I SNIFFED. “That can’t be true. You hate me, don’t you?”“I wanted to hate you for leaving your King behind, but I couldn’t,” Zachary replied tenderly.“Weren’t you looking for me to punish me? To kill me?”A smile played at the corner of his lips. “You are still so naïve, Kate. Didn’t you know? There are many ways to punish someone without killing them. One of them is this,” he added as he pushed me down the bed.When he snapped, in a blink of an eye, I was no longer wearing anything. And when I felt my cheeks turning red out of embarrassment, he smirked before he ran his tongue over my neck. “Damn,” he whispered, his breath was hitting my ear. “Had I known that this was the best way to stop you from crying, I would have stripped you naked as soon as I saw tears falling down your cheeks.”I had a system error that night. What happened between me and the King was nothing but a system error on my part. That was what I had been telling myself again and again after discovering that I was
I HAD no idea how to stop this dream. But first, I need to get away from Zachary. I ripped his coat to free my hands and was about to push him away when he held me.Fury was visible in his eyes when he said, “Where do you think you are going? Will you escape again? It’s too late for that, Kate.”And then he pushed himself inside me. Against my better judgement, I found myself closing my eyes while embracing him as he took me again.“Open your eyes, Kate, and tell me the truth. Why did you leave? Where is this place? Where can I see you again?” he asked while thrusting. “If you don’t answer, I swear I will keep going.”I shook my head and just moaned when he bit me on the shoulder. It was harder this time, but just as gratifying. He kept asking, but I bit my lower lip and refused to answer. I saw the mixture of frustration, pleasure, and wrath in his eyes, but he could not seem to stop himself from moving on top of me.And then suddenly, I felt my ring finger burning. When I glanced at
OH, RIGHT. I almost forgot. There were a couple of things which Kate left in my room. Her broken glasses, her ripped clothing, the blood on the bedsheet, her lingering scent, and the memories that haunted me until today. It kept playing in an endless loop in my head.I could still remember every single thing that happened including Kate’s smile which was a rare occurrence since that was the first time ever I saw her smile at me while calling for my name again and again. I liked the sound of my name from her lips. And I didn’t know this before but Kate was the loveliest person in the world when she smiles.No one would be able to forget that smile once they had seen it.Each time I would close my eyes, I could still see the countless lovely things she kept hidden… including the dot under her left eye which I found really sexy and those perfect curves. I could still remember the softness and the warmth of her skin, the pleasant sound she makes when she moans, the way her body shivered a
(Damon)FROM a nameless Knight, I had seen Zachary rose to the throne and conquered the Rogues and his own people. When he was still serving as the General of the Army, the Vampires were more frightened of him than Valentino Gregory, the kind and compassionate King whom we served with all our hearts, may his soul rest in peace.The Knights who had been with His Majesty in the battlefield, who had seen him go to war against Rogues countless of times, would flinch just by seeing his brows furrow. He was famous not only for his strength and power, but only for his mood swings.Because when his mood swings strike, he could send people flying. And that same person whom everybody feared was currently suffering from lack of Kate Morelli. I grinned at the thought.I could still remember how the entire castle shook when the King found out that his favorite human was gone. We knew we were not going to die from the quake, but the aftershocks that followed were more than enough to give us heart a
“I DON’T do love, Damon. And have you forgotten? It’s women who fall in love with me. It’s never the other way around,” His Majesty replied after a few seconds of silence.He was saying that while staring at the fountain pen which Miss Morelli had given him last Christmas. The noble families and the other guests had given him things which were far more expensive than that, things that were custom-made to fit his taste. He had received tons of gifts that storing them in just one room was not enough.The rest were stored in the garage and in the farm since they were either cars or horses. And yet, he had given the gifts to his subordinates. We were free to choose what we wanted among them. Of course, I chose the sports car for myself. Tau and I even competed for it since the King had a rule that whoever would put their hands on the gifts first, they would be the lucky ones to have it.Tau rushed in the garage when he found out about the car. It was the first time I saw him ran that fast
I THINK His Majesty was about to tell me more about his beloved Miss Morelli when we were interrupted by the guard.“Pardon my intrusion, Your Majesty. The royal physician and the captain of the guards are here and are requesting to see you.”The King and I threw a quick glance at each other. It was unlikely for Doctor Juno to visit unless there was an urgent matter.“Let them in.”Not long after and Doctor Juno arrived along with Tau. Both of them had serious expressions. No, scratch that. Actually, they looked shaken which was odd and they were sweating buckets. What just happened?“Greetings, your majesty,” both of them said as they kneeled on the floor and lowered their heads.His Majesty’s brows scrunched. “I told you to skip that when it’s just us. Now stand up and get straight to the damn point. Why are your faces like that?”“Your Majesty, after checking the Hunter King’s body, we discovered something that requires your immediate attention. And we would like you to see it,” Do
“STAY where you are. When the preparations are done, I will come for you, Kate,” I remembered Alucard telling me over the phone. That was the night before I received Terrence’s last call.“Alucard? You’re alive?” He laughed. “What? Were you one of the Hunters who wanted me dead, too? Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, Kate. I’m going to live for a very long time, long enough to kill every Vampire in the world and to dominate the Hunters. I will reform them, get rid of the seniors, and transform everyone. We will be the best in the world, no one will be able to hurt us anymore, Kate. And then I’m going to marry you. You, me, and our future children will live in the palace I am preparing. We are going to be one happy family, Kate. That’s what you used to dream of when we were young, right? A family of your own. I still remember that. And I would fulfill it for you, I promise.”All the hair on my nape rose. I had known about his feelings for me and I had already rejected him. That was o
“KATE!”When Lilia tried raising her voice to get my attention, I blinked and stared at her blankly. The idea of Alucard coming back to the guild had brought memories I didn’t want to remember.Alucard was the only missing Hunter in the guild that’s why it was hard not to rule him out of the possible people who assassinated my brother. And Lilia was aware of that which explained her panic attack.I embraced her when I saw her having a hard time breathing. When we were kids, Lilia used to cry easily and was always too soft. That softness didn’t change after all the murders she had seen around her. That was also the reason why my brother fell in love with her and why I liked being with her.Then and now, Lilia was the only unchanging thing in our lives. She had not been into a lot of missions outside because she was considered as one of the weakest Hunters in the guild. She may be fragile and weak, but she was our source of strength. Being beside her had taught us gentleness. I turned h