Anastasia's POV. They have just come to a stop, and Kyra looks excited for some reason, maybe because of what they are discussing. I am just happy that she doesn't look hurt or anything as such. She laughs at some point, and a few seconds later, Cole shakes her hand right before she readjusts her bag. Then, at the same time, she turns to leave, and Cole's eyes land on my side. And he smirked. Hillary, on the other hand, is stiff beside me. I am sure he is boiling inside. It is just surprising that he hasn't started a fight yet. I'm sure Nicholas doesn't have that much patience. Anyway, the moment I see that Kyra has walked a reasonable distance for her not to see me, I take one step forward, but Hillary stops me. "Are you sure you want to do this?" He asks in a voice that tells me genuinely that he cares. I nod my head affirmatively. "Yes, I've got to know what he wants with my Kyra, and by the way, we both talked about learning how to outsmart the Kings." This is one way of kno
Chapter one hundred and twenty. Anastasia's POV. I adjust my seat on the footstool as I listen to Cole Hunter. I know at this point in my life I am not supposed to be paying much attention, as I am at the moment, but I cannot help it. I've got to listen to him anyway because, currently, I don't want to see Hillary. I mean, a part of me trusts that Kyra is safe with him, and I know as long as he is talking with her, he won't be coming to see me anytime soon. "Can I ask a quite alarming question, I mean, depending on how ever you see it?" Questions Cole Hunter with a squint in his eyes. He looks as though that question would annoy me, and for that, a part of me is scared to listen to it. Regardless, I nodded my head, affirming for him to continue. He nods his own head after me. "Has Nicholas ever fed from you?" As much as I understand what that question means deeply inside me, I act as though I do not. "What do you mean by that?" Cole Hunter licks the topping off his ice cream, t
Chapter one hundred and twenty one.Anastasia's POV."There used to be the Old World, and now there is the New World." The supernatural world was recked, right from the start, by vampires, and ever since then, the one named King Nicholas, The King of All Vampire's Kings, has been attempting to align the supernatural creatures and make them see past the offenses that have been made by his father. Even for this reason, he had gotten his father and his seven subjects banished from the face of the New World.I scoff as I read that. So much for really trying to prove he is a good guy. Nicholas the good guy, my ass. Like, he can go tell that to the werewolves whom he attacked right before my eyes: "Hey, I am a good guy, unlike my father," and they'd accept him back without first cutting off his head. He's no difference, but then, I haven't read much, so I don't know what yet his father has done. "In the old world, werewolves and hunters, including humans, were all controlled by the vampir
Anastasia's POVAs I make my way to the bathroom, I think about it. So, he only told me that it's going to be a dinner night, nothing else. I think I can put my mind at ease knowing that he isn't going to hurt me or anything. I mean, I know he won't, but then, when you're living with a creature who's capable of it, can you really not fear him? And it's not like I've been living with him for years. Abd by rhw way, I haven't seen Madeleine or Ola in a while. I think when I asked Hillary, he mentioned something about them traveling around the state at the moment, doing some sight-seeing. He mentioned that Madeleine hates the winter period, so she always tries to enjoy the outside once it's soon coming, so she won't miss the outside throughout the winter time when she would like to be indoors throughout.To be honest, I find it funny, as I do with any seasonal period. And I find winter time even more interesting, as my palms and feet do not sweat during that period. I am now done with
Chapter one hundred and twenty three. Anastasia's POV. The dining room is lit with dull lights in the colors blue and red, spread out such that they give the room a sensual sense and, at the same time, a beauty that captures my attention. Apart from that, the dining table seems weirdly long, with just two chairs arranged so that they are vertically opposite each other. Then, there are foods spread out on the table. I wonder how I'd pick the apple in the middle of the table. As I watch the decorations, I allow myself to calm down, knowing that tonight would go well. I didn't talk much with Hillary about it, so I don't know what could happen. By the way, there are people in the room. Apart from the vampires at the door, guarding that spot, I see chefs setting up the table. Almost done. I wonder if there are also vampires. Soon, they are done, and in no time, the guards open the door. My eyes shift there almost instantly when I hear the soft creak. There is Nicholas, gracing the ro
Chapter one hundred and twenty four.Anastasia's POV. Nicholas is watching me with a facial expression I cannot decipher, but I know he isn't being a dickhead at the moment. I continue with my food, while he has stopped. Since we've been here, I've noticed he's drinking more from the stainless cup in front of him, being held mildly by two of his fingers around the handle. I think it may contain blood. And strangely enough, it did not freak me out. I drop my fork and focus on him. "Are we starting a conversation or not?"He scoffs, his lips being lined to the left. "Well, can I not appreciate your beauty, Anastasia?""Well, if you waste my time, you'll find this face not sharing its beauty with you." I say back, almost instantly, and he chuckles lowly. He shakes his head at me afterward. "The way you act is very stubborn. It's befitting.""Perhaps we can start by learning what you mean by that?" As much as my statement may have sounded, I am trying to ask him when he's going to tel
Chapter one hundred and twenty five.Anastasia's POVA few minutes pass before he asks me a question: "How did you feel when you knew you were my mate? And by that, I mean, when you really understood what it meant to be a vampire's mate, my own mate?" Why did I sense a great form of possession in that last interrogative sentence? Or maybe it's just my mind playing a trick on me...I hum, not exactly knowing how to answer a question as such. "Well, I don't know." And till now, I have no idea how I'm supposed to work with that...And you know, there is a long list of many obstructions that this has. First, you are a being who doesn't die. I do. It can't even work. You won't age, but I would, and it would not even make any sense. Second, I would never want to be with someone who has a lot of enemies and who has also killed people that I cherish. It means I am gaining more enemies and I have nothing with which to protect myself. Plus, I cannot have my children already having people who wan
Chapter one hundred and twenty six. Anastasia's POV.Nicholas is next to me, his eyes checking at me through the corners, and I smile at myself, inwardly of course. I acted as though I didn't know. As a vampire, he could know that I know, but as long as he isn't talking about it, I don't care. Soon, we arrive in front of a new door. Nicholas opens the new door yet again with his mind. "I see it's something of the norm here." "You all don't know how to open doors with your hands?" I ask with a little sarcasm in my tone, and he chuckles. "Well, well," is all he states as he smiles. "Please..." his voice trails off again as he stretches his hand forward for me to take. I squint my eyes with hesitation before heading in, but then, after a few seconds of staring into his eyes and noticing that he's only just smiling at my childish act, I walk inside. This space is dim, with a few scented candles spread out. I wandered my eyes around, not seeing much, but at least I was able to see a