“YOUR majesty, General Damon is requesting an audience in the main hall. He said it’s code red,” the butler outside the door announced which broke the rising tension between me and Zachary.Of all the times Damon appeared, today was the day I feel truly thankful. Code red meant there was something that required Zachary’s immediate attention.He stood, annoyed.“Why does he have to do that? This is beyond him. He is never the kind to do things in a formal way. If it’s code red, we could communicate directly. What the heck is wrong with Damon these days?”“I… have no idea, your majesty. Pardon me,” Larry replied.“Go back and tell him I would meet him in a while,” Zachary ordered.“As you wished, your majesty.”“And Larry?”“Yes, your majesty?”“I remember telling you that I don’t wish to be disturbed when I’m resting in my chambers. You only had one job and you still failed to do it properly. I don’t want to hear your voice or even your footsteps here tomorrow morning and all the morni
MIRA was a very bright and curious child, she always had questions for almost everything that’s why her silence made me worry. If I wouldn’t agree with Violet’s suggestion, Mira might end up doing things she would regret, things that would make her hate herself. And that was among every mother’s worst nightmare.I can’t believe I’m putting the fate of my child onto a stranger’s hands, but the situation leaves me no choice.I opened my eyes and typed, ‘Proceed with the spell. I will see both of you in a month, Jonathan. Please thank Tau and the Mage for me. I will contact you often for updates.’My phone was password protected, but for added protection, Jonathan had me install an app that automatically deletes messages once read by the recipient.I put the phone back in my sling bag and took it with me before leaving Zachary’s room. Every servant I saw bowed their heads upon seeing me, but I noticed how much they were against doing it.They had always treated me with hostility. They ha
CLAUDIA and her followers hated me with passion. They were all giving me a death glare as they walked towards the small bridge that connects to the tower. I managed to wriggle myself out from trouble before because His Majesty would constantly show up by my side like a phantom who quietly wanders around the castle. Unfortunately, that knight-in-shining phantom was busy today. I would have turned the other way if only they weren’t quick to see me. When their leader smiled, I knew I was doomed. I forced myself to keep walking until we met on the middle of the bridge. I stopped and against my better judgment, I lowered my head to greet Claudia. “Greetings, my lady,” I said in a polite tone. “So, the rumors are awfully true. The weakling had transformed. You look… a little decent now with all those expensive clothes His Majesty had wasted on you, but you are still an ugly and a dirty bitch in my eyes. Did you know how happy you made me when you suddenly disappea
(Damon)“YOU didn’t seem surprised, your majesty,” I said as the king quietly browsed the photos on the table. Jonathan sent all of them in my email this morning.The photos were about the black roses, rogues, and mages who were found with marks on their necks. Twelve of them were said to be strangled by an unseen force during their sleep. That was not their only common denominator. Those people were also associated with the Vampires. The Mages who died had recently allied with the Vampires and the Black Roses were the new scouts we hired to work for us. But those allies and scouts were all gone now.As for the Rogues, they could live and die and we won’t care at all.The photos were the evidences which Jonathan had gathered until last week.‘This is to show my gratitude for what you did for Katerina,’ he said along with the photos.Katherine Dela Torre was Kate’s name as a Hunter. Her birth name was Alena Katerina Gregory that’s why Jonathan sometimes calls her Katerina as a reminder
EVERYBODY was dumbfounded by the king’s statement.“Your majesty!” Claudia cried out. “That human is lying! She broke the law and harmed the Vampires! She should be punished!”“With all due respect, why would you choose to believe a human more than your own kin, your majesty?” Vivianne added. “This is totally absurd! You only knew her for two years while you’ve known us for decades!”“That’s exactly the point.” The King smirked. “Except for Claudia who claimed to be the daughter of Lord Voroncova, I’ve known you all for decades. Lady Vivianne, you are an actress but you are more famous for your indecent behavior and for being a chronic liar. There are several scandals involving you all. You must be surprised how I knew about them. That’s because your fathers wanted me to choose you all as my concubines. But I cannot accept just anyone in my castle that’s why I had you all investigated. Should I tell everyone here about the interesting things I found out so far?”“I believe that you do
(Kate)“I’M SORRY,” I said in a low voice.Zachary didn’t respond. He looked betrayed as he ran his fingers over his hair.“I am your ally, Kate. Then and now, that did not change. You could have come to me as soon as this happened to you. Doctor Juno could have checked on your wounds sooner and I could have punished those women right away but again; you did not do that. It’s always so hard for you to think of me. And it’s always me who thinks of you.”His voice sounded so hurt. And I was not sure why but it was hurting me, too.“It’s not like that, Zachary. I just didn’t want to bother you.”“I am your man. You can bother me anytime.”How could I say anything to that? My heart had been overwhelmed since Zachary summoned me in the main hall, since he looked at me with faith in his eyes as if he was ready to trust whatever I would tell him. I know that being peculiar was his forte. Still, I didn’t know he would do all those things for me.When Zachary was sitting on the throne, he didn
CLAUDIA sobbed along with her friends.Twelve knights and five ladies were both tied for every town people to see. This was to set an example. Anyone who would defy me again would suffer the same fate.The average Vampires could not stand the sun. Unlike in movies, Vampires don’t sparkle. They don’t easily die in the sun either although they get extremely weak and they burn. And the wounds they get from the burn don’t heal right away.In the past, only selected Vampires could enjoy the sun. It all changed during Valentino’s reign. His wife Dayanara, crafted a gem that would enable the average vampires to live like humans. The gem had a special spell in it. She then ordered the Mages to create the same gem and gifted it to the Vampires. She was a good queen, the first in the vampire history. She always thought about the welfare of her people.Unfortunately, when Dayanara died, the Mages who worked under her left the city. They did not want to join us in maintaining the peace anymore. T
(Zachary)‘YOUR majesty, the governor, some of the council members, and officers are at the gate. They said they heard about Lady Morelli finally waking up. They are requesting for the return of their daughters’ gems.’While I was in the bathroom, I heard Emmet’s voice in my head. As my righthand-man, he was the one who was currently keeping the gems we took from the nobles.‘They are pleading, saying that their daughters would not survive for another two days under the sun,’ Emmet added.‘Send the guests away. I don’t want to be disturbed when I sleep. As for their daughters…’ I grinned. ‘Since Kate still has a slight fever, let them burn for a day more.’‘As you wish, your majesty.’I dried my hair using my wind ability before coming out of the bathroom. Kate was sitting on the bed. She patted the left side of the bed, but instead of using the pillow, I rested my head on her legs.If heaven was real, this must be it.“By the way, what’s with the countless guards earlier? It seems to