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My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Forty Six: Heated Encounter
I quickly made my way towards the training grounds on the morning of my assessment. I spent the week practicing with Roland and Derrick, making sure that I became stronger, even if it was only the slightest bit. I was going to prove to them and myself that I was capable of helping. I wasn't some useless human, as I had been deemed.Many servants eyed me as I passed them, their voices rising and falling in whispers. Ever since the night of the banquet, this is how it had been. Most managed to learn about the strange relationship I had with Elias through the grapevine. I couldn't help but admit that rumors were powerful things, and they were becoming the bane of my existence.Ignoring their looks of disgust and judgement, I continued forward. At the moment, I had no room to worry about them."Valerie!" Whirling, I turned to face Nathan, who was quickly making his way towards me. "Thank goodness I caught you.""What's wrong?" I asked, raising my brow.Nathan seemed to be on edge. Even as
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Forty Seven: Depend On Me
I continued to cling to Elias even after my orgasmic high had washed away. Laying my head on his shoulder, I listened silently to his even breathing."We should..." He began only to stop."We should probably get ourselves together." I offered for him, lifting my head and looking into his eyes. "Was that what you were going to say?""Something like that." Elias responded solemnly.Unwrapping my legs from his waist, I allowed my body to slide down his until my feet touched the ground. Looking around, I located my pants and quickly pulled them on. Keeping my gaze fixed on the hall's exit, I tried to get my whirling thoughts together.What the hell had just happened? Now that I was out of the moment, I couldn't believe I did that. What's worse, Elias started it. What was going through the man's head? I wasn't sure, and I didn't have the energy to try to figure it out."Where were you heading to?" Elias asked, breaking me away from my thoughts. "Allow me to escort you there."Slowly looking
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Forty Eight: Long Talk
"How am I supposed to depend on a man who is engaged to someone else?" I asked as a sour taste began to form in my mouth.I kept my gaze firmly fixed on Elias as he considered my question. Though I hoped for some remorse to appear on his face, it simply remained cold and impassive."Have I ever openly said I would marry Veronica?" He asked, taking me by surprise."But you're engaged." I murmured, not quite knowing how to take his words. "And you've never openly said you wouldn't."Even if he was being serious, that still didn't change the fact that he asked me to be his mistress. If he didn't intend to marry Veronica, then he still had no intention of doing anything deep with me either, and in the end, that was what mattered the most."This ridiculous engagement is my father's doing." Elias sighed in frustration. "I don't know how many times I need to repeat this. I have no interest in Veronica other than as an annoying little sister."How many times? For me, it would be however many t
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Forty Nine: Kidnapping
"HOW CAN YOU SIT THERE AND ASK ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE?" I yelled, not even caring if I looked like a woman throwing a tantrum.I was pissed, I was exhausted, and I couldn't continue to deal with all this. Something absolutely had to change about mine and Elias' relationship. I couldn't continue to play this game of push and pull anymore. It was wearing on my nerves and driving me mad."Valerie, you should..." Elias began, looking around with discomfort. "Calm down before we draw too much attention.""I WON'T CALM DOWN!" I shrieked as tears began to form in my eyes. "HOW CAN I? YOU'VE BEEN DOING NOTHING BUT HAUNTING ME EVERY SINGLE DAY!"How could I? I was madly in love with this man, and he didn't even realize it. Instead, he treated me like a whore at his beck and call."Elias, I can't do this anymore." I sighed, trying to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall. "What are we?"Though my heart was beginning to beat wildly in my chest, I fixed my gaze firmly on his, determined
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Fifty: Wendigo Attack
In the burlap bag, I felt the ropes coming free. Strengthening my attempts, I fought until I felt them loosen enough for me to get out. Sitting up and looking around, I took in my surroundings. It seemed that whoever kidnapped me threw me into the back of a carriage, and we were currently heading to some unknown location.Under me, the carriage rattled with each rock and bump and occasionally swayed on the uneven road it was taking."Think Valerie." I murmured, looking around at the crates that surrounded me in an attempt to come up with an escape plan.Slinking forward, I pulled aside a flap and stared at the dirt road quickly racing past. Immediately, I began to wonder just how badly I would be hurt if I were to simply fling myself onto it. Deciding that whatever damage I took was better than being taken to who knew where, I settled on this being my only route.Sucking in a breath, I climbed to the edge and waited until the carriage managed to make its way across a grassy field. Clos
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Fifty One: Halluleia Tyraniyaar
My protests continued until Tristan burst through the woods, making the darkness of Allsbrook disappear. Looking up, I took in the much-too-bright sun and the clear blue sky. It was a stark contrast to the sky that I had become accustomed to in the Kingdom of Allsbrook.Allowing my eyes to adjust, I examined the large white castle with bright blue flags sitting high atop massive spires that seemed to reach to the heavens themselves. Where in the hell were we?This place was so different from the kingdom of Allsbrook, and though I was seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn't help but feel that I was dreaming."Beautiful, isn't it?" Tristan asked, drawing my attention to him."It is something." I murmured, unable to quite understand why it felt oddly familiar to me. "But I really should get back where I came from."Despite the pull I was feeling for this place, I couldn't shake the urge to want to get back to Elias. Even though he rejected me and we were at odds, where he was was where I b
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Fifty Two: Do I Know You
After the healer finished stitching up my leg, Tristan took me to a guest room to stay for the night. I couldn't stop feeling uncomfortable as I looked around the massive castle that we moved through. It was so similar but so different from the one that Elias stayed in. And just seeing the similarities made me instantly miss him.Frowning, I began to internally kick myself for missing a bastard who made it clear that I meant nothing to him. However, no amount of reminding myself of this made the emptiness in me feel better."You can stay here for the evening." Tristan instructed, opening a door at the very end of a very long hall. "This is the guest quarters, and no one should bother you.""Is this really okay?" I asked, eyeing the large room ahead as my anxiety continued to grow.Inside the room was a king-size bed with an intricate wooden frame that seemed fit for royalty. At the foot of that was a fluffy white bear skin rug that had to be imported from somewhere cold. The walls held
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Fifty Three: Pixies
I remained silent as Vladimier examined me as if trying to find something. When he finally seemed to find it, he gave a small smile."Tristan, do you mind leaving us?" He asked instead of answering my question. "I'd like to speak with our guest alone.""Of course, sir." Tristan said, quickly bowing.Not saying another word, he hurried out of the room, leaving us alone.For a moment, he continues to not speak, instead choosing to take me in as if I were the most interesting thing in the world."Well?" I pushed.If he were to say that we didn't know each other, there was a good possibility that I would call him a liar. The way I felt in that memory didn't lie, and it was very similar to how I felt about the other man that appeared."Would you mind taking a walk with me?" He asked, taking me by surprise."Where to?""Castle grounds." He responded easily.Deciding that there really wasn't any reason to decline, since this was the man's domain, I nodded and stood. Wincing, I tried to ignore
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My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy Five: Return Home
That evening, in the dead of night, Tristan appeared, escorting a single Griffin. He seemed slightly nervous, and I wondered just how much danger he was putting himself in to help us."Are you sure this is okay?" Elias asked as he took the creature's reigns from him. "Won't they notice one is missing?""I have a plan." Tristan smirked."Okay," Elias murmured, holding out a hand. "Thank you for all your help, my friend.""Anytime." Tristan beamed. "Just try to stay out of trouble, got it?""Sure." Elias chuckled.I could feel tears beginning to prick at my eyes from the warm send-off between the two men. I couldn't explain it, but to see Elias having someone on the other side that has his back made me feel a little more at peace with the fact I could leave him at any moment."I'll see you when I see you, then." Tristan announced taking a step back. "Hopefully next time will be under better circumstances.""We can only hope." Elias agreed.With that, he turned and grabbed my waist. A sma
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy Four: Escape
For the next few days, Elias and I laid low in the cabin that Tristan provided for us. Each morning, he would bring us food and a change of clothes and then disappear for the rest of the day, leaving us to our own devices. It was a good time for us to grow closer—much closer. It was also a good time for me to tell him a bit more about my past than I now remembered, starting from when I was born to the time I was murdered.I knew that it pained Elias to hear these things, but he listened quietly and didn't ask many questions. Likewise, he told me more about his past, like the time before the curse. Back when he was a happy young boy, the king wasn't so strict and smiled more. It looked like we were a pair of ruined souls that somehow managed to find each other despite the difference in universes and time."You awake?" Elias murmured on the morning of the third day.I was, but I was still thinking about everything, including the fact that I hadn't told him that I was slowly dying. As tim
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy Three: Confession
"Listen." I said, slowly sucking in a breath. "I know maybe this sounds ridiculous, and honestly, it could be highly offensive towards you.""Offensive?" Elias repeated, lifting a brow. "What exactly is going through that head of yours?""I can't help but wonder if it is me that you care for or my blood." I said quietly, feeling the blood begin to rush to my face.There, I expressed my biggest worry. It was now out in the universe, and I couldn't take it back. I could only hope that I wasn't ruining the moment entirely, but before we proceeded, I had to know.Lifting my eyes, I met Elias' unreadable gaze and found myself wishing that I could read his thoughts. I wanted to know what he thought. I wanted to know how he felt about what I had just confessed to him."You think..." He said slowly, clearly trying to get his thoughts together. "That I would possibly mistake my feelings for you for an addiction to your blood?"Flinching, I realized just how bad what I had said sounded. Of cours
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy Two: Doubt
I felt a shiver rush through me at Elias' sweet words and tender touch. It was definitely going to take a lot for me to get used to him being like this."I think I will go find a healer." Tristan said slowly, drawing my attention to him."You don't have to." I said, quickly blushing ferociously. "I'm really okay."I was okay, truly. However, I wasn't going to be okay. I had almost forgotten what I had been told about slowly dying. That meant that eventually I would start to show signs of the end, and I wasn't sure how Elias would take it."What's wrong?" The man in question asked, immediately catching on to my discomfort. "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?""I'm fine." I assured him, plastering on a fake smile. "I just want to be able to go back to Allsbrook."For now, I simply wanted to go back to the place that had become my home and spend the rest of the time I had left with Elias. I didn't want to have to worry about a major battle or about having to kill someone."Soon," Elias s
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy One: Next Move
The room around me grew quiet as my words sank in. We were in for quite a fight with the fake Vladimier. I knew from experience how nasty and terrifying he could be when he wanted something. What the hell was he even planning?"Tell me how the original curse was cast." Elias spoke, causing shock to roll through my body. "That way, we know what we are up against.""A life." I whispered, shivering. "In order to cast the curse, a life must be sacrificed.""A life?" He hissed, seeming unable to quite believe what he had just heard. "If that's the case, then who..."The rest of his question never managed to escape, as realization began to show in his eyes, followed by a horror that left me feeling happy and sad at the same time."You're saying..." He managed as his face paled. "That bastard."I could feel Elias' aura beginning to seep off of him as his anger at Vladimier's method of cursing his land sank in."You need to calm down." I murmured, reaching out a hand and touching his arm. "We'
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Seventy: Realization
Elias held me while I cried, not speaking a single word. Instead, he just made comforting noises while his hand rubbed soothing circles against my back. I knew that I didn't deserve this kindness that he was giving me, but I couldn't bring myself to try to pull away from it. After days of being with Vladimier and dealing with conflicting emotions at all times, it was just too wonderful to be in the arms of the man that I truly loved."I know you're upset, and now isn't the time to be asking this," Elias began, finally breaking his silence. "You mentioned that you were used to cast the curse."Tensing I began to realize exactly what it was that he wanted to know. He wanted to know if there was a way to break the curse since I knew how to cast it. Of course, I knew how to break the curse, but there was only one way to do it. To break the curse, I would have to repeat what happened to cast it."There is a way to lift it." I responded slowly while sitting up enough to wipe tears from my fa
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Sixty Nine: Reveal All
"Why do you look like you're a criminal up for execution?"Elias' voice was calm as he spoke, but there was a hint of unease in it as well. It was like he was expecting the worst but hoping for the best. That made two of us, I guess, but it made what I had to say that much harder."Maybe I am." I responded bitterly.I knew he was trying to lighten the mood with his words, but he had no idea what I had discovered. Honestly, I wasn't even sure if he would look at me the same again once I revealed it to him."What could you have done so wrong for that?" He countered, stepping forward and reaching out a hand.Instinctively, I found myself flinching away from his touch. As I was now, I didn't think that I deserved to be treated like that by him. Not when I was solely responsible for how much he and his people had suffered."You don't understand." I whispered as tears pricked at my eyes. "Elias, I've remembered everything. From my time before meeting you and before that even.""You've rememb
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Sixty Eight: Unexpected Helper
"Elias..." I hissed as I watched the group of wendigos that were beginning to make their way towards us. "What should we do?"Behind me, I could hear him moving, but I didn't dare turn my attention away from the trouble that was fast approaching. One wrong move and I could become monster chow, and I wasn't about to let that happen so easily."When I say move, you move." Elias finally responded close to my ear, sending a shiver through me.Tensing, I nodded, knowing that he must have a plan in place. At least, that was what I hoped."Ready..." He murmured, "Set... GO!"As the word left his lips, I could feel a hand wrapping around my wrist and tugging. With wide eyes, I found myself being pulled in the opposite direction of the wendigos while they began to chase."This is your plan?" I demanded, managing to not fall on my face despite the roots that were threatening to trip me. "You aren't going to attempt to fight them?""Are you really going to sit here and fuss about escaping?" Elias
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Sixty Seven: Just In Time
"Good bye." I murmured as my body began to fall toward the earth. "I'm sorry we couldn't meet one more time, Elias," I continued, feeling regret that I wouldn't see his face before I died. However, before I could fall into misery, I felt an odd tug at my consciousness.Confused, I tried to allow whatever was happening to happen. Slowly, flashes of the past appeared one by one. Each showing Vladimier with a crazed look on his face, pulling at chains that I could only assume were attached to my wrists at the time."You belong to me!" He hissed as his hand shot out and connected with my cheek. "HOW DARE YOU ATTEMPT TO KILL YOURSELF?""I don't want to be part of your plan!" I heard my voice speak as fear clutched at my heart."You don't have a choice." Vladimier snapped, turning and leaving.Finding myself alone in a cell with whip marks across my arms and legs, I finally realized what was going on here. This was another memory of my time with Vladimier. Only this was the one that showed h
