Gwen started wheeling away the empty trolley out silently before Zezi's voice stopped her."Hmm, Gwen?""Yes, my Lady," there was a determination in her eyes like she was ready to keep on her act even if it would kill her."I need a book and a pen or pencils, anyone. It is boring not doing anything in here all day.""That?" Excitement sparkled in Gwen's eyes. "I'll get it for you. Are you perhaps a writer or an artist?""Both, if stick figures are considered exquisite art and if short bedtime stories are considered powerful books.""Oh you are so funny, my Lady," Gwen chuckled uncontrollably. "I'll tell my kids and husband about this. They sure would love it.""They sure would.""Anything else?""No, that will be all."Gwen gave her another bright smile before wheeling the empty trolley out and closing the door. Immediately, Zezi saw the door closed, she sucked in a deep breath. She didn't even know that she was holding her breath all that while. The long marks she saw on Gwen's hand
Her hand tightened around the doorknob while the other tightened around her towel. He stood there by the door rigid, his eyes on her. Taking note of her wet hair and her very exposed neck. His eyes darted to the mark and once again, something ticked in his jaws."I thought you were Gwen," she managed to say but he said nothing, his eyes turning darker and darker with every lingering moment.She wanted to close the door. Fear rushed through her veins then as the image of what she saw in the hallway cross through her mind. She wanted to sink into herself and stay far away from him yet she couldn't even close the freaking door?! Why couldn't she just look away from his burning gaze? It was like as if her feelings were out of her reigns of control, compelling her and drawing her to him. Yet there was fear, a large tussling fear.She heard someone coming up the door at that moment and he did too. "Your Majesty, I was just wondering..." A male voice started to say but before the person cou
Zezi woke up to the smell of drugs and the sharp smell of antiseptics. She found herself on a bed that wasn't all too familiar and within four walls that she didn't know.Her sight was a little blurry, while she tried hard to take in everything she could see. There was a man by the window. She couldn't see him clearly, he had his back turned to her and the light from the window made it hard to be accurate. Joy spurred through her heart when the image came close to the one she had in her mind. A kind of fire laced her skin.Was all that happened to her a dream, a nightmare she had finally been able to get away from? Had she been knocked out during training, and now waking up in the hospital of her pack?She looked up at the person by the window side again. The fire that crossed through her fire, igniting the longer she stared at him. Strange. She did love George but never had her body reacted towards him. This was absolutely new feeling, she loved it. "George..." She croacked out f
The mark on her neck felt hot suddenly like fire on her skin, snapping her out of her thoughts making her growl in pain. The torturous moment lasted for only a split second but it had been so painful. When it was over, her chest was raising and falling while she blinked in confusion. Her burning gaze on the tiled floor.'That had never happened before,' she thought as she threw her hand over the mark. It felt unnaturally warm against her palm. It must have been her thoughts? That was why it must have happened.How lost in thoughts had she been? Maybe that wasn't the right question. How much of the bond had she allowed to consume her?"Stop thinking you can leave this place, I won't let it happen."She looked up at him immediately, his eyes were brewing with anger once again.She processed his words slowly while his hand left hers on the door lock and he backed away like it was a difficult thing for him to do. The distance between them made her think clearly now and her eyes widened
"How is it that you are here?" Zezi asked immediately they were left alone. She hugged her daughter once again. It was like she just couldn't get enough. "I can't believe this." "I didn't believe it too when Alpha Gery summoned me and said that the BloodSuckers' King had requested for us. We were brought here immediately. Blindfolded and all." "I missed you so much," she said and grabbed his hand tighter. "I missed you too." "When are you coming back home, Mummy?" Mira, who sat by Zezi's bedside, asked. "Hmmm... soon." "My friends said, their Mummy and Daddy said, they are not coming back." "Don't listen to them. They don't know what they are saying," George answered, seeing that Zezi was at a lose of what to say. "Mummy and Daddy wants to talk. How about you stay over there and play with Teddy while you wait for us." "Yes, Daddy." Mira hoped off the bed, leaving them alone. "The Doctor said you got to a breaking point and crashed. Are they hurting you here, Zezi?" He asked
Zezi didn't need to pull any stunts to have George and Mira over. They were always brought to her twice in a week, like a drug prescription. It didn't take Zezi long to figure out that this must have been due to a mental health, something that the Doctor had prescribed and started how mandatory it was. During their visits, George would spend time with her, then leave her and Mira to disappear into Moon Goddess knows where. She knew he was trying to find a way for them to escape and many times she had been scared that he would get hurt, but the Moon Goddess must really be on their side, because he always returned safely to her. She hadn't seen the King after that day though. It was like as if he was deliberately avoiding her. Zezi had no problem with that anyway. After that forced closeness they had shared in a room, she was determined to stay far away from him. Not now when things were starting to look up for her. Not after she now had hope of finally leaving this dreaded place. D
Zezi shifted uncomfortably in her seat, clearing her throat awkwardly as Delice stood away from her, with her usual gentle smile on her face."I heard you were supposed to get married to him."At that question, Delice's grip tightened around her wrist slightly."Gwen sure loves to talk.""Ouch, you are hurting me."Delice quickly let go of Zezi's hand go with an apologetic smile."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."Zezi nodded, rubbing her wrists, not because of the pain because that had now faded away, but she just felt the need to keep herself slightly distracted."Does it hurt?" Zezi asked, looking up at her."It doesn't matter."It was hard to read Delice's facial expression. It was ever gentle but the way her grip had tightened around Zezi's wrists earlier had given it all away.She certainly had feelings for the King. Whatever it was, he was important to her. She wondered if the King considered Delice to be important to him too. A not so pleasant feeling settled at the base of her s
Getting through the passage was easy... in fact it had been suspiciously too easy. Stepping out finally at the other side of the passage door, which was a small circular brick space on one of the sides of the high walls of the usually highly guarded Castle, Zezi was left stunned to see that George had been really accurate about the ritual that was going on. She hadn't expected this degree of accuracy. The streets were filled with vampires in different robes, mostly red, roaming about. George was quick to pull his family into the crowd and maneuver their way down to the cave with a speed of absolute urgency, which Zezi matched without a second thought. Her heart was racing, almost like it would burst out of her chest at any moment and explode on the floor. What if her absence had been noticed? What if the vampire doctor had come for his regular check up of her and realized that they had gone missing? What if he had told the King? What if the King was coming after her with his clou