(Kate)IN THE middle of checking the photos the butler had sent regarding Algernon, I noticed Jonathan peeking at his wristwatch. There were more photos to look at. Others were about Mira. She sent the pictures herself. She was getting along really well with her friends. She had completely adapted to her hybrid life.Whenever I’m away, I can’t be at ease unless I see the reports about my children. Even with the blood link, the trauma the witches and the hunters had caused me will take a while to get rid of. And I was glad that Mira understood. She was the one who volunteered to send her daily pictures to me to keep me posted especially whenever they had school activities.But in time, I know the trauma will disappear.The other photos were regarding my husband and Alain who had caused troubles in the office. Violet sent them to me after giving me a call since she visited Damon there and brought him his blood bag. He caught the general in the l
(Zachary) IT WAS almost five in the afternoon. It was time to pick up swan from her campus. I was about to call the twins who were running around the lawn when I saw how Mira swooped in and carried Alain in one hand and Algernon in another. The twins were playing with their guards who were now sweating so hard. After getting caught by their sister, the boys pouted and lowered their heads. Their playfulness had never worked on my eldest. “What time is it now?” she asked the twins. “Five,” Alain answered. “It’s still three minutes and eleven seconds before five in the afternoon,” Algernon added. “Aren’t you forgetting something?” Mira asked again. The twins gasped and together, they said, “It’s time to pick up Mommy from the human realm!” “You finally remembered. Now go to your rooms and fix yourselves. Don’t come to her campus looking like that. Both of you were the ones who insisted on picking her up today and yet, you forgot?” The t
AMID the heavy music, the laughter, the sound of wine and blood spilling everywhere, the gasps and the moans from variety of strangers as they drown themselves in blood and sex, I heard her. First, it was her footsteps. They were careful and light as a feather as if she was afraid to make a single sound, afraid to be noticed.Then it was her voice.She cleared her throat. “Pardon my intrusion, your Majesty,” she said. Her voice was soft, but it was devoid of emotion humans ought to have. “I’ve brought the file you requested.”“Human, if you know you’re intruding, then you shouldn’t have come at all! You are not welcome here. Shoo,” the female Vampire who was with me commented just when I was about to speak.My forehead creased. I took my hand off the woman’s thigh and released her neck before looking at her. I don’t remember her name. I only remember that she was from one of the twelve noble families in the Kingdom. Other than that, everything about her was forgettable.If not for her
(Kate)“WHO ARE you? And what are you doing inside His Majesty’s quarters? If you don’t want to get hurt, drop your weapon, raise your hands, and face me.”I flinched. I didn’t know I’d get caught. The inspection around this area took place half an hour ago. Why did the guard come back just when I was almost done copying the files? I quickly grabbed my flash drive and fixed my mask before turning to the guard.I did what I was told. I dropped my dagger before slowly turning to him.“You haven’t answered my question yet.”This was one demanding guard. If I speak, regardless of my mask, he would know who I am. And I can’t risk that.“Are you the son of Dela Torre, the Hunter? The one we’ve been trying to search? So, you finally came on your own accord, huh. How foolishly brave. You came right on time, though. This is my chance to earn the King’s favor!” he exclaimed; his expression was already celebrating as if he had caught me in his hands.If I remember it right, his name was Parker,
THE PAIN quickly disappeared that it almost became a memory as ecstasy followed right after. Zackary lifted me and wrapped my thighs around his waist. In a blink of an eye, we were already inside his quarters. He pinned me against the wall, his tongue was stroking mine, gently at first, as if he was trying to calm me down.I could push Zackary away. I could try to fight until he recovered his senses, until he was back to being sane again. Because there was no way that someone like him would hold someone like me.But the instant he took me in his arms, I was suddenly reminded of the reason why I stayed in this domain even when I shouldn’t.Seconds later and Zackary must have realized that being slow was not his thing. He tore my clothes and underwear while his mouth was still on mine. He was assaulting my tongue and was touching me in places no one had ever seen or touched before. I shivered when I realized that I was now completely naked before him.But the coldness didn’t last long.
I WOKE up when I felt something hard inside me. That was when I realized that Zackary’s shaft was still buried deep inside me. I could feel his warmth flowing into me. He was embracing me from behind and by the sound of his breathing, he seemed to have fallen asleep as well.He didn’t pull out as if even in his sleep, he didn’t want to let me go. Surprisingly, my body didn’t feel sore at all.When I glanced at my wristwatch, it was already ten in the morning. And yet, the entire Castle seemed to be quiet. Was it still because of the lingering effect of what Zachary did to them last night?After a while, I shook my head. My life was already so messy. I had no time to think about other things. All I know was that I have to escape now.Alucard had found me which just meant that I couldn’t stay in this Castle anymore.When I tried to move, Zachary stirred and squeezed my nipple. I bit my lower lip to suppress my moan especially when I felt his thing getting harder inside me. But I could s
“MOMMY!”My heart pounded when I heard that voice. When I turned around, I saw a little girl running towards me. I’m guessing she was around five years old. She had chubby cheeks, curly blonde hair, and bright blue eyes. She was beaming as she tried to reach out her tiny hands to me. The sight tugged at my heartstrings. She looked so beautiful and yet, so familiar which was odd because this was my first time seeing her.I should know because I would have remembered that face. That was a face that was not easy to forget.She stopped when she was in front of me. And when she smiled at me, my chest swelled with so much warmth, joy, and pride.Wait. Pride? But why?I didn’t even know her. But somehow, it felt like my heart knew her, like I was gazing at a face that I had known my whole life which was really weird.And when she held my hand, all of her dainty fingers were clasped on mine, it felt cathartic that I found myself suddenly tearing up. What was this feeling? Who was she? How cou
“IT WAS truly a pleasure working with your brother. He will be deeply missed,” Elliot said.Out of the hundreds of children that were brought in the Dela Torre residence, only Terrence and I were the ones allowed to inherit the surname. The first lesson that Leonel Dela Torre, the former King of the Hunters, taught us was to get rid of our human emotions. We were raised not as humans, but as robots, who could only move based on his commands.We were the seniors’ possessions. They were our owners. The only way you could get to own yourself was to rise to the top. That was the reason why Terrence and I strived to be better than anyone else. And we achieved that. In the end, we were acknowledged as Leonel’s children and became members of the family we hated.We were sick of the rules. And yet, we follow them because once you get inside the Hunters’ territory, there will be no way out for you.Others who tried to seek freedom were branded as traitors. And traitors, for the seniors’ vocabu