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Knox was well aware that the villagers have beliefs that many people will find absurd. He'd run across them before when he was hurt, and they'd taken care of him. They sense something's up with him, but they are unaware that he is a vampire. He's been dropping by every now and then since then. "Master, you've returned? This woman here appeared out of the water. She's a ghost!" exclaims the native sorcerer. Knox clarified that she was their wife, not a ghost. However, he made no reference to Rakel. The locals promptly apologized to Delaney and proceeded to find accommodations for them, embarrassed. Delaney strolled over to them, rolling her eyes. "How did this happen? Why did you end up throwing me into the water? Do you want me to drown?” “At least, you ended up in a water,” Rakel grumbled from the side but she heard it and glanced between the two wondering if something happened but they didn't comment. “Come on, let's get inside. I need to recuperate.” Knox muttered going toward
Knox walked passed him to a chair and pat it, “Sit! I can let you watch but you can't touch her for a week, remember?” Rakel blinked when he realized Knox wasn't headed in his direction. His racing heart began to slow. Goodness! He can't believe he's thinking like this. He needs to shift and run so he could clear his mind. It felt strange being around Knox because it was messing with his head in ways he couldn't describe. He could sense the shift in their relationship since the two of them made some type of agreement to work together because of Delaney. What he doesn't know is if it's a good kind of shift or a bad kind. It seems he has become a bit dependent on the vampire which he needs to stop. "You are free to walk out if you don't want to sit..." Knox said snapping him out of his thought. He begrudgingly went to sit at a corner hating that he was only allowed to watch and not participate. He will surely get back at the vamp for his pending blue balls he's going to suffer this we
With remorse in her eyes, she peered between them. “I...” Will they despise her if she tells the truth to them? "Don't even consider lying, princess; we have evidence." Knox threatened. Immediately, her eyes reddened. She responded with a lowered gaze.“Yes, I did. I killed him.” Knox and Rakel exchanged blank stares, unable to say anything. Despite the fact that they had expected it, hearing it from her confirmed how much she had changed. She must have gone through a lot in the past. They suddenly felt so ashamed that they couldn't protect their mate, but Delaney misunderstood their troubled expression for their disappointment with her and sought to explain herself. “He deserved it okay? He had tried to hurt me and my...” She trailed and cleared her throat after almost slipping. "At the council meeting, he threatened to reveal what I am. Believe me when I say there's nothing going on between..." Knox's lips engulfed hers in a passionate kiss before she could finish. Rakel then bega
Cassie ran to the spot where Delaney has just disappeared and blinked, exasperated like the rest of them. However, she and Asher don't have any idea that Delaney was a queen. They only know that Delaney somehow has the power to lead them to the hybrid kingdom. Of course, Asher didn't believe that hybrids still exists, he was merely following them thinking they didn't want to tell them the truth. “That is so cool! Does Delaney have vanishing powers? But wait, she didn't just leave us here to figure out where the hell she went to right? Not after walking for two days!” she thought of something and gasped. “It can't be that an invisible creature took her, right?” After she was forcefully mated to Asher, she had tried to deny her feelings for him but at the end of the day, she couldn't put him at arm's length anymore. Especially when her parents were pushing her to marry a man they specifically chose for her. And so, she introduced Asher to her parents. Although the result of the outcom
Delaney was escorted to her children's room during this time. "I'll see you soon," she said with a gesture to Celine. “Your schedule will be busy from tomorrow onwards. We the six warriors, protector of Asteroy thought that you might want to spend some time with the kids, so you'll have to rest early.” “Alright, thank you.” Celine walked away with a nod. Delaney inhaled deeply and pushed open the door. Something slammed into her, nearly knocking her off her feet before she could even take a step into the room. Ivan hugged her legs fiercely, exclaiming, "Mommy!" Another pair of arms encircled her thighs. "I've been missing you so much, Mama!" Ian exclaimed. Delaney guffawed, her eyes reddening as she knelt to hug her sons. "Oh my, you guys have gotten so much bigger and more attractive. I can't even lift you anymore.” It always astounds her how quickly they grow up. She suspected something was wrong with them when they were younger, but she eventually realized it was due to their
Knox was there before she could take a step outside, yanking her back inside and slamming the door shut. A squeal left her mouth as she was suddenly lifted to the air, the next thing she felt was her back to head. Rakel's face appeared in her field of vision all of a sudden. "It's not what you think!" Delaney cocked her head to the side and blinked innocently. “I didn't think anything!” Knox scoffed as he sat peacefully on the bed. “Yes, you did. Your face says it all. You like the thought of Rakel and I together, don't you?” Yes. "No!" she squeaked, her face flushing scarlet as she shook her head furiously. They heard a bang at the door the next minute, indicating that Rakel had left the room. Delaney sat up and glanced after him, a frown carved on her face. With an inquisitive gaze, she turned to Knox who shrugged. “Seems like he has something in his mind.” Her mood had now been disrupted, causing her to sigh. However, there is still a lot of time ahead of us. Knox locked his
They weren't the only ones watching. Ivan and Ian stood before the camera, watching the footage and could not help but shake their heads. “He's useless. He won't be able to take care of mommy!” Ian chuckled. “But I like him this way, he looks kind of fun...” when he saw Ivan gazing at him with a cold gaze, he trailed off. “What?” “Don't forget, you will not meet him yet until we are sure,” Ivan muttered. His shoulder dropped.“But why? Sigh, okay. What should we do next?” Ivan thought about it for a while and shook his head. "I'm not sure yet. I'll think of something soon." Soon, Ivy joined them in all smiles making Ian puzzled. “How did it go?” "Great!" she said with a toothy grin. “I love Daddy and will love to spend more time with him in future.” her smile faltered when she caught the sign of the mark in her hand reminding her of the vampire she had saved and immediately, her mood became soured. Without a word to her brothers, she went into her room and began staring off into
In another room, someone sipped on a glass of blood, with a lopsided grin. Humph, let's see how this goes. It seems like she doesn't need to interfere and everything is going accordingly. * It was time for the duel before they realized it. Knox and Rakel, who had just learned of it, rushed to the throne room, nervously just as she was about to go to the arena. Her short red hair was pulled back into a high ponytail as she dressed in black leather pants and a shirt. Instead of a combat, she appeared to be on the runway. The cheers from the arena were grating on her nerves, and she could hear them from where she stood. “Please tell is it's not true, Laney.” "I accepted his challenge," Delaney said as she moved over to them..” "How about we go to your place? It won't make a difference because we're your mates —" Delaney was already shaking her head before Rakel could finish his sentence. “That won't do, I need to do this myself. It's the fastest way to gain people's support. Or else