Semua Bab The Kidnapped Bride: Bab 101 - Bab 110

My grandfather seemed to have gotten the news of my arrival beforehand because he sent his people to the port with a carriage.The carriage was big, so it was comfortable for all three of us to sit inside without having to bump each other with our elbows. Leo and I sat on one side while Rose sat on our opposite.She had changed into another of her endless collection of white dresses. Her long hair was tied into a braid and she wore her usual pearl earrings and necklace. On her right middle finger was a mother of pearl ring. Her lips were painted red- the exact color of blood.I wore a dark red dress. Rose had brought all the dresses for me and kept them in the ship before Leo and I reached there. Leo had to borrow clothes from the captain which was something he hated.I kept tugging on the bodice of the dress because it was too tight. I was not that slim. Rose probably mistook my body size for hers because all the dresses were too tight. Some of them made me wheeze for breath.“You do

“It looks like you are pregnant,” the doctor said.I almost threw up right there and then. It was not something I wanted to happen. I did not want a child. I could never go through something like that.“I want to get rid of it,” I said.“Well, are you certain? You can take a few days to think about it, my lady,” he said.“I don’t want to think about it. Just get rid of it.”“Is its father a human?” he asked. “I need to know in order to make a medicine that would work.”I shook my head. “A vampire. Not an original vampire. My husband’s father is an original vampire.”“I see. And are you certain it’s his child?”“You heard the rumors,” I said.“I need to confirm this. I cannot endanger your life by giving you a medicine that won’t suit you.”“It’s his. I have been only with him,” I said.“I will bring it to you in seven days. Please rest and mentally prepare yourself.”There was nothing to prepare myself for. I never wanted a child and I never would have a child, no matter what. I did n

I felt so small in front of Father’s blue eyes. I stared at the ground. I did not want to see what kind of look was in his eyes.“Tell me,” he said.My fingers were shaking. I clasped my hands together to stop my fingers from shaking.“Tell me,” he repeated. There was something in his voice that was scaring me.“I’m… I’m with child,” I mumbled.“Whose child?”He knew the answer. Why was he asking me this? It was not like whatever he heard was wrong.“Demian Silverclaw,” I whispered. I could not seem to get the words out too loud out of my mouth. I feared if I spoke loudly, Father would get only angrier.“A Silverclaw’s child. My own daughter,” he grumbled. Father was not yelling, but he might as well be doing that. It would be better if he just yelled. I could take it. But when he was talking quietly, he became even more dangerous. It meant he was angrier than ever before. “Did he force himself on you?”My legs were shaking too. I tasted bile at the back of my throat. I might throw u

I woke up and drank some soup and went to sleep. It was a routine I maintained for last couple of days. Perhaps it had been a week, or more than that. I could not remember. I did not have the energy to care about that. Honestly, I did not care about anything.It was hard to breathe. Every time I tried to take a breath, there was a sharp ache in my ribs and in the middle of my back. The two ribs would mend on their own, but it would take about eight weeks, the doctor said.I was instructed not to walk. But tonight, I had to walk. I had to go somewhere.I sat up, wincing at the sharp ache that vibrated through my whole essence. This simple movement made me want to lie back down and forget about the whole thing.But I had to do this. I promised myself that I would do this.My whole body was shaking, not just my fingers. I stood up, gripping the bed frame tightly.‘I have to do this. I have to do this. This is the only way,’ I kept murmuring like a mantra.I took a step, still gripping th

It took us almost two months to reach our destination. Amidst this time, Leo had a bad fever, but he rode on without stopping. Lloid and I begged him to stop so he could take a bit of rest. But he believed that we still had a chance to get caught by my father’s men.Fortunately, the fever had subsided within seven days.I could only imagine how angry my father must be. His own daughter escaped from him. It did not look good for his reputation.At first, I believed my father would not hurt me because I was his daughter. But he proved to be something else entirely. He did not even listen to my reasoning. According to him, no sin was greater than the one I committed by giving my body willingly to a Silverclaw, regardless of the reason for my doing so.Our destination was a small cottage in the mountain side. It used to belong to a farmer couple. Now, Leo and I would live here.When I had told Leo about my plan and asked whether he would join me, he had agreed immediately as if he had bee