Chapter Sixty Eight.Nicholas's POV.I close my eyes as I swallow the last content in the wine cup I have in my hands. The alcohol, mixed with blood, which is more than the alcohol, itself, makes it sticky to the glassy material. I lay my head on the study table. I am in my wing, having secluded myself from any stress, as I have told my men to take care of things by themselves. My face is solemn, as is my spirit. Hillary hasn't been talking to me since the time he arrived. He's angry for what I did to Anastasia. He doesn't believe that I did most of it to protect that. Rather, he believes I did it for my own interest, so she does not see me as evil. That may be true, and that may not be, but the fact that it protected her at all cost cannot be insignificant. I frown and bend the last content in the alcohol bottle in the air with levitation and use the air to cool it, having changed it atmosphere to an icy one, so the liquid become solid. Having done that, I changed the shape to o
Chapter.Nicholas's POV.Along the way, I drank from three humans to sustain my energy and speed even faster. Throughout the race to Anastasia's house, I could hear Hillary's footsteps behind me. And speaking of whom, he is just arriving. He is heaving, his chest roving ups and downs. "You really did not need to have followed me." I say to him, but he only rolls his eyes at me. Now that I am here, I focus my attention on the house. I can feel the force. It is one that I have little to no knowledge about. I narrow my eyes as I use my senses to take a whiff of the air. I can smell Anastasia's sweet scent. It is pungent and fills my sensors. I close my eyes and dwell in it for a second. At this moment, her condition has bettered. And by the way, I cannot just enter the house as Kira is using her witchery powers to protect it from any Werewolves or Vampires to come inside. Hunters, however, since they are just an advanced Human setting, they can walk in. And that is where Olivia should
Chapter Seventy. Nicholas's POV. I arrive at the Kingdom just a few seconds ago and stop at my Wing. To be frank, I need a bath of human blood to restore all of my strength, but that's no worries now. I lie Anastasia on my bed, making her comfortable and pull the blanket over her to create warmth. Her skin has gotten cold and since I'm not a creature that emits warmth, the breeze got hold of her. If she was awake, she'd be shivering. Quickly, I bite myself on the wrist and pour my blood into a cup, making sure that I don't pass any impurities abreast. Done, I breathe out, shakily. My body is weakening. My healing process has gotten slow. For example, my wrist hasn't finished healing, totally. However, I push through and make her drink my blood. When I reach into her mind again, I still cannot read her entirely, but I can feel her emotions, and she's been stabilized, utterly. Furthermore, something tells me that I won't be able to read her mind anymore, not even with the influ
Chapter Seventy One. Anastasias POV.I haven't slept peacefully, as I think I did overnight. My nerves all feel calm and when I open my eyes, the only distress is that I don't recognize where I am.I sit up on the bed and use the back of my palm to wipe away the sweats on my body. The room emits too much warmth that makes me a bit uncomfortable. I look around but cannot recognize anything. Wait, did I get drunk and made out in someone else's house overnight? I mean, that might also explain why I had a good night sleep. Who knows?I hear a voice and for a second, I freeze in the sitting position that I am. Oh, I have been hearing that same voice since, in my sleep. I think it is even the reason why I had woken up in the first place. There's another voice, too, and it seems they are arguing.I may be unfamiliar with anything, but then not of both voices. I hear Hillary says, "what do you want me to say? To start spilling everything, and you won't be able to control the monstrous part
Chapter Seventy Two.Anastasia's POV.Then, I arrive at the spot. I have been too hasty that the woman, making the cupcakes has seen me before I could hide. But anyway, I did, running behind a wall. I hold my breathe. She chuckles, "hey, I saw you already." When she states, I beat myself mentally before I come out from my hiding. She has the sweetest smile I have seen in a while, and she's so dazzling. Seriously, everything about her attracts me. I have stared too long that my brain has imagined her standing under the spotlight, which would so much justice to her elegance. I cannot help but feel calm and walk towards her. I join her at the open spaced kitchen. "Here, do you want to help me keep this inside the oven?" She asks me as she outstretches the tray containing many cupcakes. I nod my head, and without talking, I collect it from her and do the necessary. I come to stand in front of the worktop, but at the opposite side, to her, so now, we are facing each other with only
Chapter Seventy Three.Unedited.Anastasia's POV."Is that for me?" I flash a broad smile at Owen when he passes me a rose. I collect it from him and kiss him on the forehead. He blushes and looks over to Anthony. "I told you she would love it.""And I do," I say at the same time that Anthony huffs. He goes back to finishing the cupcake he has in his hands. I have missed these two little trouble. When I see Ola looking at us again, I got a little intimidate to be honest, but then, if she was annoyed or anything, she is good at concealing it. Don't mind me. I can think too far at times. "So, how have you guys been?" I ask the both of them and pay them an undivided attention. "It's been boring," Anthony is saying. "But when we heard of your arrival, you can only imagine the joy. You've been here since last night, but we just got to know this morning and we wanted to come and see you, they said you were asleep." Owen explains in his tiny voice. He is so adorable and acts too mature
Chapter Seventy Four.Unedited.Nicholas's POV.I have told Hillary my mind, and I have made myself clear. Fine, I did a awful mistake that's been hitting me in the ass, continuously since the time that I did. I won't blame myself anymore, as I have no further energy for it. Plus, as the King Of All Vampire's Kings, it can only make sense when I make mistakes and learn from it. As they do say, we don't ever stop learning. All that crap. So, here is where that comes in. My moment of fucking things up big time started from the time that I went against my own mate. It's the major reason why Hillary is annoyed at me. Now, she knows and that is our reality. Everything that I tried to shield then isn't under the veil anymore, so why should I still get punished? All I need him to do for me is fins a way to rectify things and that's one thing I've made clear for him. I won't allow myself dwell in the past or discuss with him my mistakes that's pulled Anastasia into danger. She's in it, an
Chapter Seventy Five. Anastasia's POV.I thought this enormous place that looks exactly like the Kingdom in movies has no one, but as I run outside, I would rather bump into people who stand as though they are bricks, or I'd just see them staring at me. Judging by their hard contours, I can tell that they aren't humans. A Human cannot be bumped into and not shaken at all. I got even scared as I see more and more of them who are Vampires. I'm literally in a space where I can just blink my eyes and find myself hooked with my neck in someone's neck as they suck my blood. Ew. That's so gross. Just the thought of it makes me want to retch all the content in my stomach. But apart from all that, I feel depressed, distress and in discomfort. I hate that I was played by everyone I know. It is all making sense now. Did you remember that time Cole Hunter and some others were sacked from work and new staffs were hired? Questions my inner voice. I think at that time it was Vampires that fille