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Chapter Twenty: Sibling Rivalry
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My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty One: Training
For the next week, I remained locked up in my room, healing and avoiding the outside world.Wilson hadn't come to find me, nor had Elias. The only thing I could guess was that Elias understood that I needed my space and had decided to allow me as much as I needed.At least for a week at most. By the time that week was up, a knock sounded on my door, indicating that he had enough and that it was time for me to get back to my duties.Answering, I found Wilson looking apologetic. "I'm sorry, Miss Valerie, but the prince requires your presence."Nodding, I forced a smile. "Let me wash up and change; I will be out soon."Agreeing, Wilson remained in place as I closed the door. I didn't waste any time heading to the washroom so I could quickly wash myself up and change clothes. After pulling my long hair into a ponytail, I deemed myself acceptable and went to meet Wilson, who was still waiting in the hall.Looking around, I tried to ignore the curious looks from other servants as I began to
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Two: Who is he?
Even though Elias' mouth was clearly on my neck, his teeth never pierced the skin; instead, he simply pressed his lips against my skin, planting a gentle kiss that sent pleasant chills racing through me before pulling away. Immediately, a whimper escaped me from disappointment, proving Elias' point and making me out to be a fool.Flashing a smile Elias folded his arms across his chest, looking proud of himself. After his little experiment, there was no convincing him that I wasn't expecting something. Feeling embarrassed, I averted my gaze, pretending to be interested in one spot in particular on the wall."Still going to be dishonest?" Elias asked, grabbing my chin and making me look at him. "Wouldn't this be so much easier if you just gave in to your desires?""What good would doing that do me?" I asked quietly.This was nothing more than a physical relationship; if I gave into my desires, then feelings would get involved, and that wouldn't be good in the end for me.Instead of speak
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Three: Enter the Fiance
"Don't you remember?"The three simple words are all I hear before the world around me fades and I'm thrown into darkness.Eyes flying open, I took in the dark room around me to find that what I had just witnessed was a dream, or rather a fragment of my missing memory. Despite having seen that man twice now, I still couldn't remember who he was or what he meant to me. The only indication I had that he was someone important was how my heart felt after seeing him.Closing my eyes, I tried to will the memory to come back, even if it was another small piece, but I was coming up empty-handed, and a headache was beginning to form.Giving up, I got out of bed and headed to the washroom so I could clean myself up since I was covered in sweat and other...things... from my time spent with Elias. His scent covered my body, and I wanted to be rid of it so I could stop the desire I felt from it. Even if I didn't love him or even like him, I still seemed to want him.Once inside, I stripped off my c
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Four: Jealousy
Fiance, had this woman just openly announced that she was Elias' fiance? Elias was engaged and would soon be married while he was doing all those things to me?Looking proud by my dumbfounded expression, Veronica drew herself to her full height, smirking."It seems you weren't aware." She chirped happily. "Everyone in this kingdom knows about this; too bad they failed to mention it to you. Poor thing, going around looking like a slut and a fool.""Hold on." I said, holding up a hand, still trying to keep up with this. "I think you've mistaken something here."Narrowing her gaze, Veronica seemed to be caught off guard by my words. "What could I possibly have mistaken?""The relationship between me and Elias." I sighed. I couldn't help but feel the uncontrollable urge to strangle that damn vampire."I don't think I'm mistaken." Veronica challenged her gaze still fixed on my neck. "You're walking around with proof.""I think you need to speak with him about this matter." I continued tryin
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Five: His Demand
The sound of someone knocking on my door roused me from my slumber. It had been three days since my encounter with Veronica, and within these three days, Elias hadn't come to bother me once after drinking his fill and satiating his need for me. It had been a pleasant three days with no drama and no worrying about which woman would appear from the woodwork at any time.Groaning I got out of bed as my almost-recovered back screamed at me. The deepest of the wounds were now nothing more than scabs that littered my skin, while the less severe had become itchy scars. After a week and a half, I had finally grown used to the sight and wasn't as disturbed when I saw it, but I was still coming to terms with the fact that I would forever carry the scars."Miss Valerie." Wilson's voice called from the other side of the door as I made my way across the room."I'm coming." I muttered more to myself as I reached out, grabbing the door knob and turning.Wilson's smiling face greeted me as I peeked ou
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Six: Banquet
"Stay still." Patricia hissed for the third time since she had begun attacking me. "If I mess up, Prince Elias will have my head.""Is all this truly necessary?" I asked as I tried to keep from flinching due to the eyelash curler that was coming dangerously close to my eye. "I mean, I'm not an important player for the banquet, right?""Nonsense." Patricia responded, swatting my arm. "If you weren't important, why would Prince Elias insist on taking you instead of Miss Veronica?"Sighing, I tried to ignore the headache that was beginning to form. From the minute I was handed over to Patricia, this was how it went. She kept gushing on about how lucky I am and kept bringing up Veronica, whom she clearly didn't care for, all the while poking and prodding me with her makeup tools to make me the perfect partner for the prince."Here we are." Patricia, who had been digging through her makeup bag, announced pulling out a silver eyeliner. "This will most certainly make your beautiful blue eyes
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Seven: Prince Roland
Just as others had done while out in the main hall, many eyes found me, taking me in as if I were some foreign creature. Trying to pretend to be unphased, I looked around the hall, trying to locate Elias, while Wilson said something to me."Pardon?" I asked, realizing I was too distracted to catch his words."Prince Elias is over there." Wilson repeated, pointing a finger towards the front of the hall.Turning my eyes in the direction Wilson was indicating, I felt my breath hitch in my throat. Elias, who was dressed in a black shirt with red embroidery, black pants, and a pair of black boots, stood looking bored while an older gentleman talked at him animatedly.His hair was slicked back, revealing his perfectly chiseled face, which, for some reason, this evening looked even more defined and regal. He was a sight to behold, and even though I knew better, I couldn't stop the flutters I began to feel in my chest and other places."Shall I take you over to him?" Wilson asked, drawing my a
My Dear Prince of Darkness Chapter Twenty Eight: Unexplained attachment
"What was that?" Elias demanded, fixing his red gaze with mine. "Are you attracted to my brother?""Are you kidding?" Was he really accusing me of that right now? "Of course not!"If anything, I was so damn startled by how similar he looked to the man I had been seeing that I was left stunned."Then why were you oggling him?"Why was I oggling Roland? How could I possibly explain the reason I was so taken with Roland? I knew anything I said would set Elias off. One thing that I was beginning to learn about him was that he was extremely possessive."Well?" Elias pushed, his patience growing thin with each passing second. "Explain!""I don't have anything to explain." I snapped."Woman, if you value your life, then you will steer clear of Roland." Elias warned, his voice dripping with malice. "You are my blood slave, and you are not to have any thoughts about other men.""I had no plans to." I responded, refusing to back down. "You have nothing to worry about."The area around us began t
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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
