"I'll go straight to the point here. You will have dinner with Gerald, the son of Mr Collins tomorrow evening to discuss before you both get married" "What??""I have spoken with Mr Collins and his wife as well, they already agreed to the marriage. The date has been set, the third Wednesday of next month" Mr Collins used his middle finger to balance his glasses properly on his face. For the first few seconds, Laura's mouth was agape, she glanced back and forth at her mother and father. She finally managed to say " What do you mean marriage, father?" Laura asked to be certain. "Do you know not the meaning of marriage?" Mr Martin was already sitted on the couch with his leg left crossed over the other as he elegantly sipped his teaLaura's fear of standing up to her dad disintegrated as she glared at him. He knew about hers and Gerald's history. They were in a relationship for a year during their latter days in high school. However, after she caught him frolicking with her supposed s
"You're single, I'm single. Why don't we get into a relationship instead?" Diana askedHarry paid little heed to her words. That wasn't the first time she made comments just like that one. Harry knew she has never been serious about it " I must have a loose screw in my head to choose you over her " He replied as he put a small portion of food into his mouth" You make it sound like I'm not a good person. No one wants to be with you anyway"Diana was Harry's best friend. They were both in the same grade and have been friends for a long while. The dual went back to class after they had their meal. The class was a drag for Harry. He could tell the class was nearing the end as his teacher's tone always gave her away. He retracted his gaze from Annabelle and focused it on the teacher.He didn't go home after the class, he went for his basketball practice instead. Like the universe was against him, he was told to play against Kiran. Kiran, not only was he from a wealthy and influential per
The figure lifted her by the neck like she merely weighed anything. Gradually, her respiration became shallow and she stopped trying to break free, her hands fell lifelessly to the side and her legs stopped waggling. The figure dropped her to the ground and leapt awayWithout an earlier sign of rain or storm, the sky began to rumble and soon, it started to pour. The rain splattered on Elsie's lifeless body. Another figure leapt out of the darkness to where she was lying, picked her up and hoped awayEarlier, Damien had gone hunting for blood. Damien didn't usually hunt for blood every night, a single person's blood was able to sustain him for a few days. However, ever since he crossed paths with Elsie, he has been strangely hungry for blood and never got his fill. He was deep in the forest, he picked up the scent of blood which meant someone was approaching. He got a feeling which wasn't the usual feeling the smell of blood gave him. Vampires, all vampires get crazy at the smell of b
Alden glanced at him " After we're done wiping that memory, you should have nothing to do with her" He unfolded his arms and left the roomAfter Alden left the room, Damien stood at a distance as he stared at Elsie. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking as he had a void expression on. The force he felt earlier already vanished into nothing. As he stood by Elsie's side, he felt contempt. Contempt mixed with hunger His canines began to itch and his eyes gave a reddish tint. A strong enticing smell hit his olfactory nerves. Damien could feel his stomach grumble. The only possible reason for his elevated hunger was the presence of a mouthwatering meal. Damien's eyes on Elsie's face went further down The spotless skin on her neck slightly covered with her hair made him want to dig his fangs into her skin. He could almost not control himself from pouncing on her and sucking her blood. Why did he get such an urge for only a particular stranger's blood? He moved closer to Elsie an
She couldn't recollect what happened to her in a span of five hoursShe racked her head to the point of migraine and still couldn't deduce a logical reason as to why she couldn't remember. She resigned and came to a denouement that it was all due to the stress she went through earlier that day.Her eyelids soon closed as she drifted to sleep. The job search and the trek back to her house caused her to have fatigueUnknown to Elsie, after Damien dropped her off at that street, he moved in the shadows and tailed her until she was back into her house. Unclear to him as to why he was doing that, he felt strange. He hadn't had his fill and it would be dangerous if he should stay that way for a long timeHe went into the dark, relinquished and decided to feast, enticing or not.That night, Alden left the house, hoped from the top of one building to the next until he finally reached a bare street with no building nor peopleThe road of the street was untiled and was filled with tall trees. A
What the fvck is that?" Scarlet cussed" She has been infected" Alden replied as he took the extract from Scarlet and began mixing it up to cure the maid. He moved as quickly as possible to get the cure ready before the scale spread throughout the maid's body. The maid was already banging the metal gate and attempting to break free. Without looking up at anyone, Alden said "Father, get someone to instruct the entire kingdom to take wary of any powdered blue substance they may find and not to come in contact with it in any way"" You heard him. Be quick about it" King Durham instructed his personal guards. The king had gotten a grasp of what was going on. The maid had been infected with Bopils dipatita. A disease caused by contact with a rare poisonous powder" And you think these extracts will fix that" Scarlet's confusion mounted. She was in the dark and had no slightest idea about what was happening. She yelped and jolted when the metal gate looked like it was about to break due to
Everyone in the room gasped, the King in addition" What nonsense are you sprouting? You better be careful with the careless words you let out of your mouth" With balled fingers, Kenneth spoke to Dylan. He then went closer to where King Durham was seated " He's a mere maid, but I'm your brother. Don't listen to his words" " You dare to tell the King what to do?" Alden walked closer to his father's seat and faced Kenneth. The hall was dead silent, so silent that a drop of pin would create a noise. Everyone present in the hall had their hearts in their throats as they awaited what would happen next The fear they had for King Durham knew no bounds. However, the fear they had for Alden was even greater. Alden gave off the kind of aura that could make anyone cower and fall to their knees before him. Not to mention, his intelligence and power height could almost be deemed impossible At that moment, Alden's gaze on Kenneth made Kenneth feel suppressed. The liquid that dripped from Kenneth
Elsie's lips quivered, not only from lack of response, but also from being so close to him. Ever since she saw him, his face found an abode in her head space. Elsie knew it wasn't in her being to lust after people, but somehow, the stranger standing opposite her seemed to excite herRather than sulking over her breakup with her ex, she was drawn to that stranger. As she stood close to him, her heart felt soothed as though she finally retrieved something she had long lostIt wasn't until Damien spoke up again before Elsie snapped out of her trance. He bent lower and moved his face closer to her so that they were only a few inches away from each other"Are you stalking me?" The left corner of his lip lifted into a smirk" I have no reason to stalk you. You just happen to be whereever I am. Hmph!!" Elsie folded her arms across her chest. She appeared to be mad because she was caught stalking and didn't have any justification for it The smirk on Damien's face only grew wider. He stood u