THIS TIME, Zachary didn’t make me wait too long. A tear fell from his eye as he ran back to me. He pulled me up and took me in his arms. The coldness finally disappeared. His hot breath warmed my skin.“I’m so sorry I hurt you, Kate.”I put my arms around his neck. “It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean to do it. You know what’s not okay? It’s you walking away from me, Zach. I was scared for a minute there. I thought you were really going to leave me here. If you really stepped out of that door, it would really hurt.”As soon as I decided to be honest, my heart was the one which took over. It kept speaking for me.Zachary wiped my tears away and looked into my eyes. He obviously didn’t remember the things I confessed. Should I be glad? Or should I be sad?“When I told you to be brave and to risk with me, I didn’t know you would follow it to this extent. You are so foolishly brave and you still wonder why I’m in love with you?” he whispered as he tenderly pressed his forehead against mine.
(Zachary)IT HAD been a few hours since Kate had fallen asleep, but here I was, still staring at her beautiful face. I could not sleep. I was torn.After some time, I planted a kiss on Kate’s forehead and lifted the sheets over her shoulders before getting up. I tightened my robe and went to the balcony. I surrounded a barrier inside the room to make sure that her sleep wouldn’t be disturbed.Everything was quiet… except for the sound of their heartbeats.“Until when are you all going to hide there?” I asked as I sat on the steel chair. “Did you really think I wouldn’t hear you breathing?”A few seconds later and Violet appeared before me. She lowered her head to greet me. “It’s good to see you again, your majesty.”“Why don’t we skip that part already? I know you are not particularly happy about seeing me, Violet.”Many of the Mages blamed the Vampires for Dayanara’s death including Violet.“This is what I like about you, your majesty. You are sharper compared to most of the Vampires
“WE are losing time, your majesty. The Mages have tried everything. We cannot even get too close to Kate whenever we’d perform the spell because that stupid ring creates a barrier between her and the Mages.” Violet’s voice became shaky when she added, “I didn’t get to protect her twin brother. I was hoping I could make it up with Kate. You have no idea how happy I was when I found out about her existence. I owe her mother a lot. When the twins were born, I swore I would protect them but I’ve been failing, damn it. I can’t just watch Kate shatter, your majesty.”“Isn’t this too harsh of a fate? Kate does not even know who she is or what’s happening in her body right now. How could we explain that she is Dayanara and Valentino’s daughter without hurting her?” Juno asked. “Worse, how could we tell her that even if she is away from the Hunters, she is still being controlled by them again? By the same people who had ruin her and her family?“But your majesty, contrary to what Violet said,
SLOWLY, Kate opened her eyes. My heart broke when I saw how devastated she was. If I could snatch all her pain away, I would. I would not mind carrying it for her.People praised me for being the strongest and most powerful creature in the world and for a long time, that was what I felt as well. But seeing Kate in pain humbled me. I was wrong. I was not as strong as I thought. If I was, I could have done something for her already. But my power does not work that way.Tonight, in front of her, I felt little. I felt weak. I felt… useless.Only her could make me feel this horrible and desperate emotion which knocks me off my feet.The rain was no longer as strong as it was earlier. The lightning had already disappeared although the thunder remained, surprising me and the spectators behind me from time to time.And then she asked, “You still love me?”Silly girl. She had no idea that I could sacrifice the world for her. That was how much I love her. “Of course.”She looked at the blood in
“HER NAME is Miracle, your majesty. Her mother calls her Mira. She was the one who bit Kate on the shoulder during her first stage of awakening. We had to put her under a slumber spell to slow down the awakening process,” Tau explained as he kneeled before me along with Juno and Violet. Damon helped Jonathan to get up before the two approached me and kneeled together.“Princess Kate and His Majesty have a baby? How come I didn’t know about that?” Juno whispered, shocked.Damon just smacked the doctor’s head and whispered back, “And why the heck would we tell you? You are not the father. Stop acting so shocked, Juno, you are offending the true father.”He turned to me. “We only found it by chance, please believe us, your majesty. It happened the day you asked me and Tau to guard her and we were attacked. We wanted to tell you when we first found out about it. But what could we do?” Damon shook his head helplessly. “It was the first time the princess asked us a favor. And that was to hi
SLOWLY, I released Mira. These damned tears just keep on falling as I looked at her innocent face. Never in my life did I think a day would come when I would cry like this in front of my subordinates.I could feel my daughter’s overwhelming power. Giving birth to her must have taken a huge toll on Kate’s body. Knowing how much she endured and suffered without me by her side drives me insane.I should have been there.No matter how Kate pretends to be strong and to be okay, she must have been afraid. I should have held her hand. And when Mira was born, I should have been there to welcome her with Kate.But given the circumstances, I could never blame her for hiding our child. I don’t think I could ever be mad at her. She had been through countless of pain and until now, she is still in pain.I was just enraged by the fact that it was another man who was with her and Mira during all those trying times.Hearing the little girl’s agony about missing her father cuts me deep. But the way sh
(Kate) “MOMMY, does your shoulder still hurt?” My hand automatically stopped from brushing Mira’s hair when I heard her question. Did she remember the past? We are currently in Zachary’s chamber. He summoned the Mages, the head of the knights, and the Council for an urgent meeting. He promised that he would be back before lunch. I also intend to talk to the Mages later. “My shoulder is fine, sweetheart. Why did you ask?” “I never forgot about it, Mommy. I remember what I did. I remember how I bit you,” she said in a low voice. “I remember how you bled and how I hurt you.” Mira turned to me. She looked like she was about to cry again. This was what I dreaded the most: the explanation process. How do I tell her the truth? Where do I begin? I held her hands and softly kissed them. “If you remembered what happened that night, then you should also remember me telling you that it was not your fault,” I started after a long silence. She nod
“YOUR highness, is everything okay?”I turned on the faucet and wiped the blood off my mouth before responding, “Yes, Violet. I’m okay. You worry too much. My stomach just hurts a little. I’ll be out in a while.”The coven will be staying in the city. Violet volunteered to protect me along with Jonathan, Damon, and the Vampire knights who had sworn their loyalty to me. The number of people around me had increased so much. Half were assigned during the day and the other half was during the night. Mira was currently being protected by both Mages and Vampires as well.Violet was here beside me; she was on night shift today. She was the most promising Mage in her generation and also one of the most powerful.I feel like the Mages were seeing Dayanara in me. All of them had sworn to serve me the way they did to her. They even performed a blood oath in front of Zachary, of the Council, and of the knights.I could now feel Dayanara’s presence and love through these people. She may not be by