When I woke up, I found myself on the bed in my room. I faintly remembered the events that had occurred the previous day. “It was evening when we were in the cab heading towards my bungalow. But what happened after that? I slept off, did I? I don’t just remember anything. Did Ben take advantage of my situation?” I tried to recall as I looked at myself. I was in my nightgown. “Who changed my clothes? What did Ben do to me?” I started getting worried already. I looked all around the room, but I couldn’t find him anywhere. I wondered where he went. I was filled with rage at him. My mind was already storming with a million questions about Ben’s character.I started breathing deeply, trying to release my frustration. I threw the vase right on the floor, breaking it into pieces. Tears rolled down my cheeks at the thought that Ben had betrayed me.“No wonder he was dancing with Sara that night. He is a characterless person who just uses girls and then dumps them.” My wrath knew no bounds, an
“You should better ask him. But if the locket is Ben's, then the chances are that he might have saved you. There seems to be something mysterious about him, Anne. I don’t know why, but I have felt a couple of times that he is extraordinary. I mean, I don’t understand how a man can overturn a truck with his hands. And the day when he saved you from the chandelier falling over you, he wasn’t even watching behind you, and how did he sense that it was about to fall? Whether you accept it or not, there is something cryptic about him.” Lily opened her heart to me finally, but I was so dumb not to listen to her. I took her so lightly that time. Had I been serious, I wouldn’t have lost my best friend and secretary, Lily, forever.Ha..ha.. What a joke, Lily! If he is extremely powerful, that doesn’t mean that he is mysterious or bizarre. I am impressed, and I would simply love to be in a relationship with him. The maid was saying that he kept awake the whole night and sat on the sofa in my roo
Ben held my hand and led me to the table. “Why does his hand seem so cold always, as if he places them in the freezer before touching me, and his skin looks a little pale as if he has hemoglobin deficiency? I should ask him if he doesn’t eat nutritious food. But this is not the right time to initiate such talks. I will ask some other time.” I thought, but then I failed to understand at that moment that he was a half human, half vampire, yes, a dhampir. That made him eat and behave like humans do. If he were a pure vampire, then he would be lying in a coffin during the day, unable to face the sunlight. But that gave him the benefit of doubt, and I believed him to be a human, and he concealed the fact from me. Although his hands felt unusually cold, every time he touched me, I got addicted to him and wanted more and more of it. I had almost lost my senses, and my only target in life was to have him as a life partner. I regretted going blind to his love. If only my parents were alive! Th
After the dance, Ben took out two diamond rings from his pocket, and to my surprise, he produced a bouquet of red roses from behind him. I just looked in surprise as something that was not present anywhere around a moment ago suddenly appeared as if by magic. He must have produced it using his supernatural powers. He presented the bouquet to me, which I gladly accepted, and then he held my hands, slipped on the ring on my ring finger, and said, “Will you be my soul mate? I can’t wait to spend forever with you.”A smile spread across my lips. I had been craving this moment since the day I met Ben for the first time. We were simply made for each other. I was glad that he proposed to me, and it just showed on my face. I could hardly contain my happiness, and I didn’t know how to reply, but keeping it short, I said, "Yes, Ben. I had been eager to hear these words from you for a long time, and I can’t think of anything I want to do other than spend the rest of my life with you.” I said as
We had already done all the arrangements and got our wedding gowns from one of the best designers in the world for our big day. Besides, we sent the invitations to all the famous business personalities around the world and also to our friends and relatives. The wedding was to be held in the church, followed by a grand reception party.Both the grooms—David and Ben—waited at the end of the aisle for us. We brides walked down the aisle together with Estella’s father because my father had passed away while I was too young and I didn’t have anybody else to call my relative. Both the couples exchanged vows and said prayers.Finally, we had the grand reception, and business tycoons from various parts of the world wished us well. David’s father was also a very famous industrialist, but David was the spoiled son of a wealthy man. Still, he was very good at heart and loved Estella deeply.Lily, who got really upset and angry at me for not having called her on my engagement, kept complaining to
I wondered how I was able to survive such excruciating pain that I had been suffering since the time I was kidnapped. There were numerous cuts and wounds over my body that had partly dried, and blood clots had formed over them. Apart from that, the fresh cuts with the sword on my limbs and shoulders made me feel that I would faint. But I think it was the effect of Ben’s supernatural powers that was protecting me since I was his soul mate. There was a time that I used to get afraid of even a drop of blood that would show itself on my hand due to some minor scratch, and now I was here tolerating so much blood loss. Blood oozing out of my body continuously had made me weak, and Joseph Andrews had not given me anything to eat for almost twenty-four hours now. Leave alone food; he had not even offered me water after I spat on his face. I had an extreme urge to drink some water. My mouth was dry, and my throat parched due to thirst.Throughout the night, I kept myself distracted by thinking
I saw the wizard Doyle Stalin for the first time in my life, although I had heard of him previously because he was a famous magician and his name kept appearing in the news headlines. He was an old man, and the wrinkles on his face were clearly visible. He seemed to be extremely wise and experienced. I noticed his hands, and I could see wrinkles there too. He had a thin frame and a long beard. Even his gray hair was long, and he had tied it into a bun. He was wearing a white robe with a black cloak over it and a pointed hat on his head. His expressions seemed to be kind and humble, contrary to what I had imagined. I thought him to be as rude and heartless as the vicious Joseph Andrews.He looked at Joseph Andrews very confidently. He didn’t seem to fear that wicked person. Joseph Andrews was dressed in his formal, professional clothes, but his face seemed to be worried. Although he had planned to behead the vampire, he seemed to fear his failure, although he didn’t want to show it to
I was just doubtful if Ben would answer my call. If he were normal and everything was casual, then he might have already sensed my pain and would have reached there for my rescue long ago. But there was something that was keeping him at bay and letting his soul mate suffer at the hands of a wicked person. I craved to know the reason for his having ignored his senses.After our wedding, he used to always be around me, and even if I caught a cold, he used to get worried and heal me. But unfortunately, I never realized that those healing powers were those of a vampire.“Is it that he killed Lily by sucking her blood because she had guessed that he was a vampire or caught him in any of his activities that aroused suspicion in Lily’s mind against him? Perhaps he was scared that Lily would disclose his truth to me, and so he might have killed her. How come I didn’t notice his fangs after two long years of intimacy? How did he manage to hide all the facts about himself from me?” My thought p
As I woke up in the morning, I noticed that Ben had already prepared a folder and was getting ready to leave. I was filled with curiosity and couldn’t help asking him, “Ben! Where do you intend to leave the folder in your hand?”I will be going to the court today. I have already sent summonses to the vampire lawyers and the accused on behalf of the vampire king. I will be presiding over the court as the judge in my capacity as the heir of the vampire king. I can’t just allow Uncle Ronald and Frank to carry on their surreptitious activities for long. They tried to kill me already, and I don’t want to give them a second chance for the same. I will expose them in court.” Ben replied as I could see his eyes go red due to the anger and frustration that he had in his heart.“If you don’t mind, can I accompany you there? I want to see the procedure in the vampire king’s court.” I asked reluctantly, as I was afraid that Ben would refuse to take me along with him.“Sure! Anne. I want you and m
After a tough struggle, I felt extremely delighted to see that all my efforts had turned out to be fruitful. I could hear Ben’s moaning sound.“Anne, save me, Anne! The silver bullet has hit me. I will die!” His hands were still on his stomach while he exclaimed,.“Ben! You are alright, Ben! Nothing has happened to you. You are safe now.” I said as I held his hand, supporting him so that he could get up from the floor.“ He held his head and said, “Why am I getting this head ache, Anne? I feel that I will just faint. I am unable to be stable. I can’t even stand straight.” He said that, and I noticed that his legs were stumbling. I supported him again and helped him sit on the bed.“Oh no! What happened to mom? Why is she lying on the floor like that? Did she get attacked as well, Anne?’ He asked me, expressing his shock as he tried to get up from the bed to see mom, but he stumbled again and sat on the bed helplessly.“It’s nothing, Ben. She just fainted because she saw you in that co
I could drive smoothly across the narrow road that was formed in between the trees, as it wasn’t tread much by anybody. The vampires hardly used the land route as they used the air route generally, and that was the advantage I was having as none of them bothered to look at the land and the activities going on over there. I tried to look for birds and animals around in the forest, but to my surprise, there wasn’t even a single bird or animal around. Either the animals had left the forest in fear or the vampires had just killed them by drinking their blood.I was worried about the further obstacles that I would have to face while collecting the gas from the volcanic site. I wasn’t a science student, and I had no idea how to collect the gas in the gas syringe. I utilized the time spent in the car by doing some Google searches about the method of collecting the gas in a gas syringe. The car being technically advanced and the fact that I didn’t have to face any obstacles on my way made me
I looked helplessly at the spray can that didn’t have any hydrogen sulfide gas remaining inside it. I wanted to ask Mom about the solution to the current problem that I was facing, but she was unconscious already. I opened the pump of the spray can and jerked it over Ben, trying to pour the contents of the can, if any, over Ben, expecting it to work miracles, but what I got was mere disappointment as the can didn’t even have a drop of gas inside it.I looked sadly at Ben’s lifeless body lying on the floor of the room, and Mom lay unconscious beside his body. I was left all alone in the battle against the pure vampires. I had already expected an attack as soon as the pure vampire had eavesdropped on our conversation, but even before we could work out solutions or discuss it completely, Ben was already attacked. I was at a loss to understand what my next step should be. As a human and that too a female, all I wanted to do at that moment was weep, but I couldn’t afford to do that at that
His cozy arms provided me with sufficient warmth, making me feel better, and I had almost forgotten my fear that he was a vampire and might turn out sucking my blood. I felt a little normal and recovered from the shock that I had received while handling the invisible vampire that had entered our room. I wondered from where I had gathered the courage at that moment. I felt delicate and timid in Ben’s presence, perhaps because I trusted him and had the faith that he would not let any danger hover around me.Ben finished his coffee and walked towards his mother. “Ben, I know that something mysterious is happening around, and I have the right to know that, don’t I?” She asked him.“It is nothing, Mom. Everything is normal so far.” Ben replied calmly, trying to hide the emotions of anger, fear, and restlessness swelling in his mind all together.“Ben! I know you very well. Don’t forget that I am your mother. I can notice even the slightest change in your facial expressions and make out wha
Ben looked all around. In fact, he jumped towards the window to see who was listening to our conversation. We had been discussing something really confidential, and somebody else eavesdropped on the same, which was detrimental to us. We could not let any of the pure vampires know about his secrets in a situation where they were at loggerheads with Ben. He was extremely worried and wanted to find out who that was.He went near the window and sniffed. As a half vampire, he could sense the smell and identify the presence of a pure vampire easily. “Why don’t I feel the smell of a vampire here? You know, Anne, all I can sense is the fragrance of a deodorant over here. Whoever reached here had applied deodorant on purpose just to mislead me.” Ben said.“Who else other than Uncle Ronald can try to mislead you, Ben? I am almost sure that it is his work.” I asserted.Within a split second, Ben was out of the window, following somebody who was not visible to me at least.“Ben! Wait! That can be
I was scared out of my wits, and I tried to find solace in Ben’s arms. I turned out to be cuddling Ben. I placed my head on his chest gently and felt relieved as he stroked my head, trying to make me feel comfortable.“This is the reason I was saying that you should be returning to the city. This is not a place suitable for you to stay, Anne. You, as a human, cannot survive in this vampire world, as it is full of danger. Many of the vampires are evil over here. Only a few of them are really good at heart.” Ben tried to explain the situation to me. He seemed to be worried about our safety by now.“I know, Ben, that the vampire world is full of danger for me, but I trust you, and I believe that you will be there to rescue me from every danger that I am subject to.” I said I was trying to calm him down.“I will not be available always, Anne. If I have to fight these pure vampires, then I will get so busy that I will not be able to focus on your safety all the while.” Ben replied.“I unde
I looked at Frank through the bars of the cage. His skin looked paler than that of Ben, and his eyes had a darker hue. His lips looked as though they were painted red, and his thin body structure made him look as if he lacked the strength to fight, but that wasn’t the case, as I could see that he was brimming with energy and self-confidence. He was wearing a black gown that was worn by people in the eighteenth century.“How old-fashioned these vampires are. They know hardly anything about the prevailing fashion and trends. He would look like an idiot if he happened to be in the human world.” I thought to myself, trying to hide the laughter that was trying to show on my face.Ben, on the other hand, was wearing a black shirt and black trousers, although he had a gown on top of them to distinguish him from humans. He was so smart and handsome. His chiseled chest, broad shoulders, toned muscles, six packs, and an attractive, charming face made him the heartthrob of millions of girls in t
Ben produced another camera from his pocket. “Look at this, Frank. This camera has all the backups from the previous one. Do you feel that you have destroyed the evidence against you? It is still safely saved on this miniature camera of mine.” Ben said.Don’t worry, Ben! I will destroy that too within seconds. I will make sure that you have no evidence against me or Ronald.” Frank snatched the camera from Ben’s hand and again banged it on the floor. The camera was broken into pieces.“Ha.ha..ha.. Did you think that I would let you win? We have made a full-proof plan against the vampire king, and we are sure to grab his throne soon. Has he perished, or is he still alive?” Frank burst into laughter.“You will soon come to know everything, Frank. Have some patience. Don’t be under the illusion that you have destroyed all the evidence, because it is still safe with me, Frank. However, I will let you know about that some other time.” Ben produced a knife from his pocket and held it right o