As the doors boomed closed again Kat was already darting to the windows and inspecting them for any latches or locks…finding that none of them opened. This room was truly sealed and she wondered if the glass would even break if she tried to smash them.
She wandered back over to her original seat and collapsed down in it, her eyes drifted to the double doors at the other end of the room. They were painted a blood red and instead of lion’s heads these had dragons upon them painted in black. The doors looked very oriental to Kat’s eyes but it was what lay beyond them that she mused at.
King Luisette’s bedroom…
There was no way she was going to give in to her curiosity and open the doors…no way in hell…even if the bathroom was in there, she would rather burst. Not that she needed to go right now, she would have to monitor her fluid intake as she had no idea how long she would have to wait.
She dozed after inspecti
Kat was lying on one of the large sofas curled up asleep. The tiny timid fairy maid who called herself Maree returned at some point with a heavy crystal carafe of a dark red liquid that Kat could smell was blood. She had put it under a special heat lamp that would keep it at the perfect ambient temperature and Kat guessed it had some sort of anticoagulant in it. She had collected up the food tray and left with a nervous little smile in Kat’s direction that was clearly filled with pity. Kat had hoped that didn’t herald the arrival soon of King Luisette, but as another two hours went by she guessed not and had made herself comfortableShe heard one of the doors open and jolted up onto her elbow to look over with a startle, blinking in a haze to clear her sleepy state quickly. She saw the dark blue robes, the pale muscular chest and the white hair, knowing who it was before her vision fully cleared.She saw his satisfied smirk as his eyes fell upon her laying
“I knew you would be good at this…” Luisette purred out as he watched Kat dance.As she bent forward she arched her back and curled back up doing a body roll and flicking her hair dramatically, she felt the pole between her buttocks and as she came up she pressed her back against it, lifting her arms above her head and grasping the pole between them.Luisette grinned as he saw the chain was between her legs and the motion made it tighten against her pussy. She closed her eyes and swayed her hips, feeling the chain rubbing her through her panties.“Oh yes…very good at this…” Luisette murmured.Kat’s eyes shot open as she suddenly felt his hand press against her shackles and lock her wrists down against the pole. She met his heated gaze as his breath came to tickle her cheek, just as the music stopped. Her heart started hammering in her chest again at his close proximity fearing his words earlier were compl
As soon as King Luisette fell into the deep sleep that seduced all vampires down at the rising of the sun Kat sat up and stared down at him wanting to be able to plunge a dagger right into his black heart.She knew there wouldn’t be any obvious weapons in the room and she had noticed how even General Batton kept giving her food she could eat without cutlery…but she knew she couldn’t touch Luisette even if she really wanted to…and she really wanted to! If he wasn’t completely confident that there was no way she would kill him, he wouldn’t have allowed himself to sleep. He was a powerful vampire which meant the pull to sleep was merely a fancy he allowed to happen…it wasn’t critical for him.She looked at the rope binding between her wrists, it was a complicated knot but she was sure she could untie it…if not that one…perhaps the one attached to the bed post? She gazed up at it. Could she undo it and retie
Kat woke to the feeling of a cool body pressing against her back and curling in, spooning her, as an arm came over her and curled around her waist like a snake, constricting her as it pulled her back. Luisette’s face came over her shoulder and he pressed his cheek against hers.“How lovely to wake up to something that smells this wonderful…” He breathed out before tipping his face down to her neck and inhaling deeply. It gave her goose bumps and her heart hammered.Luisette lifted his head and propped up on his elbow so he could look down over her shoulder as she lay unmoving. He looked up at the rope tied to the ring then back at Kat’s side profile as she lay prone in his arms. He grinned wickedly and licked his lips.“I’m surprised you didn’t try to escape…and perhaps a little disappointed…or perhaps you want to stay in my bed willingly, hmm?”He lifted the arm curled around her waist
As Kat ate a few more morsels of food from the hand of the Vampire King she noticed his eyes darkening to an intense glint as he seemed deep in thought about something that Kat knew was to do with her. He had fallen into a broody silence after confirming that only someone more powerful than her would ever be able to keep her.“Please don’t hurt me.” She breathed out, looking up at Luisette from under her lashes imploringly.Luisette froze and regarded Kat with a new perspective. “I don’t have any intention of ‘hurting’ you, precious…” She didn’t like what his emphasis on the word hurting could potentially mean. “…but not all pain hurts.” He gave her a little cruel smile.“Pain is pain.” She muttered, looking down at the floor under Luisette’s chair.He regarded her a moment with a small frown. “Some pain is merely a prelude to pleasure, precious…
As Ruben entered the meeting room for the hearing he saw a large board table with Mikhail seated at one end and the four Lords of the Ancient Bloodlines, not including the Semenovs, seated down one long side of the table with King Luisette. Ruben looked at his father who indicated for him to be seated at the other end of the table opposite Mikhail and next to his own seat.Across from the open side of the table sat any interested parties, including some of the Semenov Clan including Mikhail’s sire and his wife, the woman who raised Mikhail like her own son.Ruben glared at his father coldly as he took his seat. Luisette smiled pleasantly at him with a little amused twinkle in his eye. Ruben knew it was because of him keeping Kat and frowned, looking up at Mikhail seated at the far end of the table instead.“This hearing is to determine if Lord Mikhail Semenov clearly defied the Crown Prince and sought to take control over a demon that potentially has
General Batton stood up as Luisette came back in from the hearing, coming to attention and bowing his head.“That was quick.” He uttered a little startled from where he had been reading through a few papers, conducting his work from within Luisette’s chambers as Kat sulked, still peeved at Luisette’s treatment of her earlier, in a chair wrapped in a blanket.Luisette’s eyes fell upon Kat first with a little ire, he was still reeling from his encounter with his son, before his eyes slid to Batton. “I already had the outcome in mind, I just needed the Lord’s to agree on the time period for the sentence.” His voice sounded annoyed and Batton frowned at the tone wondering what else had happened as Luisette glared at Kat.She baulked and slipped off the chair she was in and fell to her knees, remembering his instruction from yesterday.He gave a vile smile. “Lucky…” He muttered, causing General
When Kat emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in a large white spa towel, she inched on silent feet to the bedroom door and peeked out around it, looking for the General.She saw him standing before a couple of women who were unpacking several small items that looked like a hair dryer and other such things. He seemed to sense her presence and turned his torso to look back at the doorway. His golden rimmed eyes speared her and he gave a small smile.“You’re out, lucky, I was about to come get you.”Kat glowered at him and stuck her tongue out, his eyes darkened instantly. “What’s all this?” Kat asked flicking her head to the two women.“You need your hair done, a little better than what I did the last time…you are presenting in the throne room today.”“Oh…okay…”“I have your clothes here…” Batton walked to where there were a couple of garment bag
Kat felt faint and sleepy all of a sudden, collapsing to her knees before slumping to the ground, closing her eyes on the sight of Ruben and Michael within the golden column of light. She called out his name softly before falling into a deep sleep as she was enveloped within the same golden light, appearing to grow transparent before she vanished from the Demon King’s throne room completely just as the golden column of light, Ruben and Michael also vanished. . When she awoke she found herself lying in a meadow on the side of a mountain capped with snow. She sat up and looked around to discover she was surrounded by these amazing snow-capped mountains. In the distance sat a great castle overlooking the valleys below with a river ambling between. Kat saw Ruben standing not too far away on the edge of a small precipice, looking out at the view, his hands casually in his pockets and his hair blowing in the gentle breeze that also blew the long grass around her. Kat stood up and walked
It was a half hour wait filled with the Demon King going about his business completely ignoring Ruben and Kat as they were ushered to the side and given seats, something to drink and eat and treated by the courtiers like honoured guests.“Ruben, what are you going to do if they do return you to the human realm?” Kat asked under her breath, hardly wanting to be caught speaking.He frowned as he looked at her. “What do you mean?”“Well, you are the proper King…won’t they want you to return to being their King if you return?”Ruben scratched his cheek and shrugged. “I suppose they will…but I don’t want it and I know you don’t want to return to that place…so I guess I’ll have to abdicate…”“Won’t that put the General’s position in jeopardy?”Ruben’s eyebrow raised as he heard her concern for the General. “Perhaps…he currently has the palace under Marshall Law…but what is it you are trying to say? You don’t want to go back to the Terran Realm?”Kat shook her head. “I would just rather be a
“However…I know the story behind Basille’s apparent desperation to flaunt the rules and decide to try and recreate a being he should have never fallen for…” The Demon King stated with a little patient smile. “Shall I tell it to you?”“Yes, please…” Kat whispered, her voice not wanting to come out of her.The Demon King grinned and lunged forward, scooping an arm around Kat’s waist and dragging her round and up onto his lap. He placed a hand on top of her head sending a calming sleepy spell over her, making her compliant and still as she dropped back against his chest and looked up at him with a dreamy smile as he patted her and rubbed her ears like a pet.Ruben lurched to his feet, his fists clenched and surrounded by a blue flame. “Let her go!”The Demon King flicked his fingers, not even looking away from Kat’s dreamy expression and Ruben was sent flying back through the hall and crashing into one of the gigantic marble pillars, dropping like a stone to the floor.He coughed blood,
The Demon King was huge and sat upon an impressively massive throne that covered the entire back wall from floor to ceiling like organ pipes in a cathedral. Ruben’s eyes narrowed as he took in the mighty beast languishing on his throne. He was clearly about twelve feet tall, long black hair fell down to his shoulders as two foot long curled black horns stuck through it on either side of his forehead. He was chiselled and cruel looking, his eyes were literally flaming, swirling with red, orange and yellow, the pupils slits, where the sclera were usually white his were black and bottomless. He was dressed in a black house coat embroidered with gold thread depicting dragons, his bare chest and astonishing abdominal muscles were displayed with arrogant pride. His black leather pants tight to his thick thighs. At his feet were two demon girls, fawning over him. They were beautiful and both had long forked tails and tiny horns. They both turned and hissed at Ruben’s approach showing their
As Ruben stepped into the private rooms at the top of a massive tower that were once occupied by Basille he looked around with distaste before looking up and gasping. “Holy shit, this is not what I expected…” The entire ceiling was see-through to the sky like a massive atrium. It was dark outside and they could see a million stars twinkling down on them. Kat hugged her arms around herself as she looked around the room with a small pout. “Even though this room was Basille’s it was my most favourite room in the whole castle.” She looked up at the sky with a whimsical smile. Folding his arms and setting his feet only a foot over the threshold Ruben frowned darkly. “As lovely as that is…why do you think I would want to stay here?” Kat turned back to regard him, her lips pursed. “Where else? This really is the best rooms in the whole dreary castle.” Ruben scowled at the rudimentary furniture and the large wooden four poster bed with a mattress that looked like it was stuffed with a mi
After tidying themselves up they walked out of the catacombs and back up into the palace. Kat startled to see a small group of vampires waiting for them, amongst them was King Adicus Luisette, now wearing his crisp uniform jacket but instead of his peaked hat he wore the simple gold crown and looking very dashing. He smiled at them as everyone else applauded politely. Kat turned her head in embarrassment to see Ruben laughing with delight. He stepped forward and started shaking hands with the people waiting as they gave him their congratulations. Kat stayed where she was not sure if she should follow him or not. A voice behind her made her spin around with shock as Ruben did the same, grinning from ear to ear. “How about a hello to your favourite childhood friend?” Vladimir was standing there in all his flouncy glory, a young noble looking man standing behind him, both dressed up to the nines with frilly shirts and outrageous velvet suits. “Vladimir!” Ruben shouted with amazement.
Kat was enduring the preparations of her eternal bonding with Ruben. He had left her in the charge of the two fae women from Luisette’s harem, where she had been instructed to soak in a bath full of goat’s milk in which a drop of Ruben’s blood had been added, then showered clean, her hair and makeup done.Kat was dressed in a stunning gown of black, with a corseted waist and long straight skirt. Her wealth of golden blond hair shined like real gold in the flickering candle light from the hundreds of candles that lined the crypt like room as she was led by Von Dulce down into the catacombs under the palace.She looked around the circular room, with many tunnels leading off, with a little apprehension knowing down here was where many vampire rested in long sleep. Now, including King Luisette.She turned as she heard movement and saw Ruben and Batton walk out of one such tunnel, their faces grim after having just laid King Luisette to rest.Ruben, was wearing a matching black suit, the v
They made quick work of rounding up the Lords they needed, as soon as they opened the doors to the rooms and the vampires saw the great demon as the shadows crept in behind them they quickly made their way down the halls with no great objections, their expressions grim and wary as they were herded towards their destination of the Throne room. As they all stepped in they gasped as they saw Ruben sitting upon the Throne looking very regal with the King’s robes around his shoulders and the inert body of King Alessandro Luisette lying upon the couch to one side. Ruben watched them with an eagle like stare as they were herded in and grouped together, surrounded by soldiers. General Batton stepped up the dais steps and took position to Ruben’s left as the demon cat jumped up and stood on Ruben’s right. Ruben reached out a hand and placed it on Kat’s head as she smooched it affectionately. Lord Echron stepped forward, his face livid. “What’s the meaning of all this! If you wanted the thro
As Ruben walked into the throne room he looked around and surprisingly saw Von Dulce sitting behind his desk, frantically scribbling something down on a piece of paper. Ruben and Batton looked at each other before Ruben coughed for Von Dulce’s attention. He looked up and paled to see both General Batton and Prince Ruben standing together. “You…” He stuttered. “You’re in on this together?” He gaped at them with fear of the unknown. Ruben gave him a reassuring smile. “Relax, we aren’t going to throw you out of office…” “You’re not?” Von Dulce gulped, a little relieved. “No…in fact we need you to help make this transition go smoothly…” Ruben looked down at the desk with a curious frown. “What are you writing?” Von Dulce gave a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. “Instructions…for whomever took over the administration of the palace…” Ruben raised an eyebrow at him. “Wait, you thought you were going to be executed or something and so diligently wrote down instructions for y