All Chapters of Bound by the vampire's temptation: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Raven I cautiously made my way back into the house, my heart pounding in my chest. It was almost three am when I arrived and I'd sprinted all the way from the deserted road, running in my beast form and hoping no stronger beast attacked me and snatched the staff of authority. Vlad would hate me forever. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, urging me to move swiftly and silently. I breathed a sigh of relief when I passed the security guards at the gate. The half-awake guards flashed their lights at me, surpirsed but not asking questions much to my relief. "Please don't tell my dad I snuck in this early. He'd be pissed," I said to Roger, the chief security officer at the pack house. He grunted a response and I walked away. I couldn't risk my dad seeing me. He'd ask questions until he unraveled the truth. Clutching the staff tightly against my body, I tiptoed through the mansion, my senses on high alert. It made me uneasy, knowing how powerful the object was, but most important

Nova The editorial team and leaders of the school's literary and press society gathered at the school hall, preparing for our social night, setting the venue and discussing the activities for the event. Tracy, the vice president who vowed to never let me rest and determined to challenge every idea I brought up and frustrated the hell out of me. As usual, I took several breaths, remaining composed and pretending that she was nothing more than a botfly. "I think it would be great to have the matron and some house mistresses attend the social night. The last time we didn't involve them, they sent us back to the dorms after lights out." Tracy crossed her arms and shook her head. "No way, Nova. That's way too boring. Think of something else." I raised an eyebrow, trying my possible best to stay calm and not explode. My mum taught me the best trick to disarm troublemakers. "Tracy, we've already discussed this. We can't keep going back and forth." Tracy scoffed and countered me, "N

RavenThroughout the morning run, I couldn't concentrate on anything. My heart pondered, wondering what mystery was behind Vlad's strangeness. His indifference and detachment messed up my head. He neither returned my calls or texts and hadn't bothered asking about the staff of authority up till now.His father's source of power.Our sadist trainer's roaring voice pulled me out of my trance. He pushed us to our limits, forcing us to take several laps and yelling like a banshee.My legs scrambled into motion, running past the sturdy oak trees. My lungs burned and I crashed to a halt. Something was wrong with Vlad. I could feel it in my heart. His eyes didn't rake boldly over my body like I was the only one that mattered, or like he was photographing me to his memory The sooner I found out, the better it would be for me. Taylor grew increasingly concerned last night when I didn't touch my dinner. Despite counting sheep, tossing, and turning like a child with the flu, I didn't catch

Dora's POV (DORA IS VLAD'S NANNY) Eighteen years ago Young Olivia's complicated battle for her life during labor was the most agonizing event I had ever witnessed. I didn't know what to do or how to relieve her of her pain, considering that Elvira poisoned her. I had never wanted kids out of fear of dying in childbirth and the excruciating pain that accompanied it. It was ironic that I had become a midwife, caring for countless vampire women delivering their babies. Olivia's situation was unusual. I had never seen anyone fight so fiercely, despite the plans to kill her, just as she had done. She was merely a child herself, barely eighteen years old and struggling to stay alive, fighting for every breath. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to her unborn baby. King Vladislav didn't deserve to be backstabbed. Olivia's welfare wasn't supposed to cause me concern, but there was something about her that compelled me to protect her. The evil matriarch, Queen Elvira, i

LucianPresent dayAngry bursts of rain banged on the window space cascading down the earth. I was restless and paced around Vlad's fancy dorm room, thinking of the next step to take.There were a whole lot of things to be done in such a short time, most especially, pretending to be Vlad until I got the staff of authority.I thought I was prepared for this, but after the swap, I discovered I didn't have the nerve to do half of my requirements of being Vlad's imposter.For four years, my uncle, Dimitri, coached me on my twin brother's mannerisms. He made me talk like him, walk like him, use his catchphrases and even wear his signature half-smile. Vlad trusted the king to death. He did no wrong in his eyes and so, Vlad couldn't go against him. The fool didn't know that our father and his evil wife were behind our mom's death. Revenge was the driving force behind my plan to take my rightful place and have the staff of authority. Dimitri taught me to be strong, no matter how hard it see