Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Dear Prince of Darkness: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

"Come," Tristan said, holding his hand out. "It seems Indigo wants some exercise.""But..." I stammered, fixing my gaze on the beautiful creature that was watching me almost expectantly."Don't worry," he continued, smirking. "Indigo is a very well-trained girl. She is by far the safest to ride."Even though I didn't necessarily doubt his words, it didn't make me any less nervous. Sure, I was aware that in my previous life here, I used to ride them. However, it had been many years since then, and I couldn't stop my fear."If you don't trust the creature, it won't trust you." Tristan pointed out, noticing my hesitance. "A rider and beast need full trust and to be like one being instead of two.""Right." I puffed, drawing in a calming breath. "Have to trust the creature."Reaching out a hand, I rubbed the side of Indigo's feathery face again. As my hand moved, I could feel a low rumble reverberate throughout her body before she closed her eyes in contentment."Better to just rip the band

It felt as if the world around me had crashed to the ground. Was this man really saying that I was going to die again and this time stay dead?"As a mage, you should know about this." Geofrey pointed out, seeming amused. "Are you really one, or are you just faking?""I only recently learned of my past self." I responded slowly, still trying to process what I was just told. "There is still a lot I have to learn again."Closing my eyes, I took a calming breath. How is this even happening right now? How long did I have?"Can you tell me more about this body-snatcher thing?" I asked, suddenly feeling desperate. "Is there a way to stop the rejection?"Instead of responding, Geofrey narrowed his gaze. From the look that was slowly forming on his face, it was clear he didn't know what to think of my question."Come with me." He sighed, reaching out and grabbing my wrist. "This isn't the place to talk."Having no reason to decline, I allowed him to lead me down the long hallway and towards a d

Lifting my hand, I gingerly touched the spot that Vladimier had hit. The skin there was already swollen and tender to the touch. There was no mistaking the amount of force he put behind it. He intended to do damage and damage he had done."Why?" I managed, trying to remain calm. From the anger boiling off of the man before me, I knew that losing my temper wasn't a wise move. "Why did you?""Who gave you permission to wander the castle alone?" He demanded instead, ignoring my question. "Do you know what could have happened?"After my run-in with that lizard creature, I was well aware of what could have happened. However, I didn't understand how that warranted my needing to be smacked."It seems I've been giving you too much freedom." He continued, crossing his arms. "From today on, you'll be in confinement until the wedding.""Wedding?" I squeaked, my eyes growing wide. "But I never...""You've taken long enough deciding." Vladimier said, cutting me off. "Now, I'm making the decision fo

The next three days flew by in a blur of preparations and hopes that Elias and his army would show up in time to save me. However, in the end, he never showed up, and the night of the engagement ceremony came.Vladimier made sure that I was up early in the morning so that I could go through the motions of preparing for what was to come. Starting from fasting from sun up to the ritual cleanse to remove any and all taint that may be on my body from another man, and then, of course, being placed in a parlor to have my hair and makeup done. Followed by being squeezed into a long white dress with too many ruffles and lace.Staring in the mirror now, I wondered how it would look to see this beautiful woman before me splattered on the ground, because if in the end I wasn't rescued, there was a good possibility that would be my fate. One thing I was well aware of was that if I let this ceremony take place, then my life would be forever tied to Vladimier's. That was simply the way this type of

"Elias..." I hissed as I watched the group of wendigos that were beginning to make their way towards us. "What should we do?"Behind me, I could hear him moving, but I didn't dare turn my attention away from the trouble that was fast approaching. One wrong move and I could become monster chow, and I wasn't about to let that happen so easily."When I say move, you move." Elias finally responded close to my ear, sending a shiver through me.Tensing, I nodded, knowing that he must have a plan in place. At least, that was what I hoped."Ready..." He murmured, "Set... GO!"As the word left his lips, I could feel a hand wrapping around my wrist and tugging. With wide eyes, I found myself being pulled in the opposite direction of the wendigos while they began to chase."This is your plan?" I demanded, managing to not fall on my face despite the roots that were threatening to trip me. "You aren't going to attempt to fight them?""Are you really going to sit here and fuss about escaping?" Elias