The castleWe were on the road to Pittsburgh for about two hours. I drove fast with Lucian giving me directions.When we got to Pittsburgh, he directed me to a very lonely path which looked like it led in to the deep woods, so I steered the car away from the highway and drove into the woods.I drove in it for most part of the journey and marveled at how extremely hidden their castle must be. I thought how it is no different from my pack, carefully hidden from the eyes of the human specie to separate the two different worlds.After driving for about up to two hours in the woods without meeting any other car or person on the way, we finally got near the grounds of the castle. Suddenly, the weather changed from very warm to extremely cold. It was a warm day, that is why I dressed light when we started the journey and it was warm some minutes ago, how come it's now as cold as Arctic region now? I thought. That's weird, I thought.I looked sideways and saw that Hera and the others did not
In the dungeonThe guards led us into the underground of the castle where the dungeons apparently are.I exchanged glances with Hera and linked her."what's the way forward Hera?" I sent into her head, not wanting to ask aloud so as not to alert the guards to our plans."don't know yet...but trust me, taking us to the dungeon is a good thing" she linked me back, nodding her head.I was confused, how is this a good thing? wouldn't it have been better if we handled the guards and go straight to the vampire lord?"No, that will be a very bad idea, Tys" she said, reading my mind "My father would be very cranky right now and any mistake we make would be a great disaster. We must not presume to be on the same level as him, he's very dangerous, Ty's, very and very unpredictable" Hera said."so what are we going to do then?" I asked "we wait. The commander of my father's force who is actually my brother would soon be here. When he comes, we will know what will happen" Hera replied in my head.
Siblings' love"Arrax" shouted Hera excitedly as she saw her brother. Arrax who hadn't known how much he had missed his little sister felt his heart pound with joy at the sound of her voice.In less than one minute, he registered the fact that she was not the only one in the cell, a woman he didn't recognize was also there with her. She was petite, and very beautiful with blonde hair and blue eyes. Arrax wondered who she was. In the next cell, next to Hera's cell was the most breath taking sight Arrax had ever seen, there stood a man at least six foot five inches tall with long brown hair and the bluest captivating eyes he had ever seen. He was not muscled, he was just lean with broad shoulders, but it was obvious that he was extremely strong and had such a powerful aura about him. He did not look like a vampire, yet he did not look ordinary either. Arrax had never in his entire life felt such a powerful aura from anybody. Who was he and what was he doing here? Arrax wondered.He
KaslaOut of the dungeon, Hera, Kimi and I followed Arrax through the passage we had pased when coming in.We came out into a spacious barracks where young soldiers were training.This place sure looks like it operates in different times like the medieval period, I thought.Most of the soldiers stopped their training and focused their attention on us, then bowed slightly when Arrax passed in front of themArrax stopped and gestured to one of the soldiers to come"hey Ben, have you seen my father today?" he asked the guy who was staring openly at me"yes sir, I saw him not quite long ago, he is in the great hall, I think he has a meeting with Lord Petyr"the guy Ben replied, then Arrax told him to go back.He bowed to Arrax and acknowledged Hera with a slight nod and then went away.Leaving the barracks, we entered into the main building that I guess housed the personal chambers of the lord and his family members.servants were running helter-skelter performing one job or the other."Ar
The vampire lordAs we approached the great Hall, I felt my heart pound with fear.Fear for how my father would react to the whole thing.Would he be understanding? Would he refuse to listen to reason?Tys continually rubbed my fingers, subconsciously giving me support and lending me his strength. I thought about every thing that has happened since we got here, and thought how it would be a waste of time, if my father refuses Tys help.Yes, he is that proud and stubborn, and even if he accepts Tys help, what about Maugrim? would he agree to a truce in the light of the fact that his daughter is already pregnant. Surely he would not want to lose his daughter's love just because of a stupid beef he has with my father. Surely, he would reason that destroying his enemy's kingdom would alienate his daughter forever. He wouldn't want that, would he? I hope he was at least sensible enough to not to let his thirst for revenge override his love for his daughter.Both my father and Maugrim need
Mysteries"Now, will someone tell me what the fuck you have planned to do about this ticking bomb you guys have started?" my father demanded. He sat down again in his chair, and tapped his fore finger on the table in furious impatience.Arrax glanced at me, sending me a message to talk.I swallowed nervously. Okay, here goes nothing."father, when we found out that Kimi was pregnant, we decided to come back home to help in the war or even stop it" There was a look of half interest on his face at the beginning of my speech, but now, he just erupted in laughter.What was so amusing? I thought, clenching my teeth in anger.I continued "I know it is funny in theory, but we can achieve it with-" he didn't let me finish, he chimed in rudely which I hope he did unconsciously."I'm sorry, Hera, but I have to break it to you, because I see that Arrax and co did not bother to educate you on that part...you see, it takes more than an additional three people to an army to actually win a war" he s
A shocking revelation"oh God!" said Amarog, stunned, plonking down on a nearby chair, his face frozen in shock. His hands were trembling.I was astonished by such reaction to my mother's name. Kasla stood up and ran to her husband, stooling down before him and taking his hands in hers in concern "Amarog! what is the matter?" she asked in alarmAmarog did not answer. I was not even sure that he heard. He was busy staring at me, an amazed look on his face.What was the matter with him? Why was he behaving like he just saw a ghost?Hera came to stand beside me, her face lined with worry for her father.'any idea why he is being like this?' she sent to me'I have no idea, Hera, it is a mystery to me too." I replied, taking her hand in mine. I burned to kiss her her then and there but it was not the right time, I reasoned."Tys" called Amarog in a whisper."yes Amarog""what your brother told you is true...That man you called your father is definitely not your father" He said, looking at
********thanks guys for reading this far, I appreciate and love you ❤️❤️please don't forget to comment, vote and follow me, thank you so much once again 🙏**********Secrets unveiledNot long after Theo was gone to fetch Lucian, They both walked into the hall. Theo was leading while Lucian followed hesitantly behind him.Sighting her son, Kasla jerked up from her seat and ran to Lucian who picked her up with much ado "Mother" he cried with great pleasure, smiling from ear to ear and planting plenty kisses on her face which made most of the people in the hall smile except his father who looked on without much emotion."oh Lucian, how I have missed you, my son" Kasla said, weeping into Lucian's shirt while he consoled her with much affection.Amarog cleared his throat loudly, stopping the display of affection between mother and son. Kasla slowly went back to her seat, still mopping her wet eyes with a small kerchief while Lucian turned to his father."hello, father" he said dryly, bowi