Attack

I remember my hand shaking vigorously when I was opening it with my heart beating in fright and anticipation. I had ripped the last strip of ribbon out and counted one to a hundred before flinging open the cover of the parcel. I froze as my eyes beheld the most gruesome thing, anyone doesn't deserve to behold in their lifetime not to mention on their wedding day.

A human heart. A fresh bloodied human heart.

Then inside was a note which read: ‘You won't see me coming’

I was still frozen to the spot that I didn't know Leonard had entered the room until he snatched away the parcel from my hand which drew my attention back. I looked at him to see the same expression I had on his face. He has demanded who sent it and I had told him it was the parcel from the guy that met us at the altar and then I had gone on to tell him everything amidst tears and shivering

“He would never stop coming. I know him. I know how ruthless he can be with his enemies and now that he considers me one, he would surely come for my head. I have done one thing he abhors with fervor__reject him” I had told my husband who's face was dark with resentment and anger for Gregory

We never heard from him ever again, until I started having the nightmares and then the attacks began.

Here we are now

“What do you think you are doing?”

“Let me go, Leonard. I have caused you enough grief already. You heard him clear when he said he won't stop until he had your head on his platter. Run away Leonard I beg you. I would rather die than be a companion to that monster” I cried as he cuddled me from my back. I loved my husband so dearly and I knew he does too. So no matter what happened, I will never allow any harm to come to him. So I did the one thing I knew I could.

I turned slowly to look at him and him thinking I was deflecting on my decision, loosened up his hold on me. I used that as an opportunity to cradle his face and cast a spell of sleep upon him. It was one of my great abilities__To let people into an unfathomable slumber. Just he was about to collapse to the floor, the gamma ran forward to hold him while I used the opportunity to escape.

When I reached the courtyard, there was bloodshed everywhere. I saw most people's heads lying in a corner while others had their intestines wrenched out of them. I jerked up in disgust feeling nauseous. Only a particular breed of vampires could do this__the Northern revolters. They were rumoured to have originated from the bloodline of the originals. They were as fierce as they were ruthless and leaves nothing within their clasps descent.

Here comes my queen” I heard the very voice of Gregory behind me causing my goosebumps to stand at an edge. I stiffened but didn't turn around. He circled his arms around my body and sniffed my neck like an idiot that he is. I was shaking. My chest was hammering

“What do you want?” I managed to breathe out

“What else my dear Punita” he licked my neck in a revolting manner and I flinched away from him. His hands snaked up my ribcage towards my breast and I did the only thing I could__I elbowed his ribcage with every strength in me and jumped away when he released me and held his side coughing up blood

“I hate you, Gregory. You are nothing but a stupid cry baby who can't accept no for an answer!” I shrieked and made to run away. Before I would throw two steps he had me to his chest and this time, his hands were up my neck strangling the life out of me “You think he is off better than me huh? If you won't marry me then no one will!”

“No! Let her go!” I heard a familiar voice from behind. My chest thumped faster in anger but this time at my husband. How could he do this to me? Why would he renounce the spell and how did he do it in the first place?

Gregory chuckled devilishly before turning us to meet the face of my dear husband “Let her go and take me. Do whatever you want but please don't hurt her” Gregor's face was posed as if he was considering it before he pushed me off to the ground. I ran to my husband and held him crying into his shoulder

“You shouldn't have come here. I told you I will handle this”

“I will never allow anything happen to you my love,” he said cradling my red face

“Well, it's already too late. He said one person must die and that person has to be me” his eyes were twitching about not understanding what I was saying. I touched his face one last time trying to memorise every part of it and then before I would change my mind, I raised the dagger I had snuck out of Gregory’s sheath and stabbed it into my heart.

“Noooooo” I heard both men shout. I could feel black spot clouding over my eyes as Leonrads face hovered over mine in tears .

“I will come back for you my love” were the last words I said before my hands fell off his face darkness saturating my world.

20 years later ...

“You are mine,” his gruff voice said in conviction

“Let me go you, arrogant narcissistic bastard!” I thrashed about as the stranger held me down to the ground trying to push up my clothes

“What are you going to do huh?” his dark smirk was on, with his evil brow arched high in his head. He reminds me of Phinehas in the haunted house part 4.