What time was it? Was it already night? Or was it just dark in her room? Esmeray's mind was a fuzzy mess. She blinked rapidly to get rid of her blurred gaze. It felt like she was dying, everything in her body hurt especially her hands. And on top of that, she had the weirdest freakish dream. Esmeray dreamed of the Vampire King. Him in her domain, tending to her wounds, proposing to her, crying for her. What a crazy dream it was. . . How long was she going to pain for a meanie like him? Esmeray groaned. Even if she had left the bastard's Kingdom, the recollections of the time they had spent together won't leave her alone. "Fuck!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. When she turned around with a moan which almost made her sound like a dying whale Esmeray gasped, trying to rise above the tide of churning emotions in her head. The King of Vampires in all his royal glory was sitting on a wooden chair beside her worn-out bed, looking spooked by her sudden outburst. Her heart stu

"What are you two doing here?" Esmeray inquired with a grin, standing from her chair. "We finished sooner than expected and came to surprise you. But you seem rather busy making bizarre plans as we witnessed a minute ago." Amell muttered broodingly while taking off his shades. He was dressed in a casual grey suit paired with a white undershirt and sneakers as usual twining with his elder brother Raziel. Ignoring Amell's remark Esmeray turned towards Vladimir who was still sitting at the table assessing them. "Vlad meet Amell and Raziel. They are my companions." "Companion? What happened to me being the love of your life? Your future husband?" Amell's eyes flickered towards the Vampire King momentarily. One corner of his mouth twitched upward in satisfaction as Amell saw that he was pulling the right strings. "Why are you so quick-witted when it comes to stuff like this?" Esmeray murmured softly with a sad shake of her head. "Why do you have to be so dim-witted? Why can't you just

'Their Hearts Were Their Downfall' The bell hanging above the entrance of the restaurant chimed indicating the arrival of a new customer. There was a sudden shift in the air, pin drop silence fell over the restaurant as if an unknown threat had entered the room. Even Raziel and Amell's postures stiffened. "Now who that might be!" Amell muttered under his breath making a disgusted face. Except for Raziel both Esmeray and Amell looked back to see who had propelled the nosy humans into silence only to find the Vampire King standing at the entrance in all his royal glory dressed in a classic well-tailored black three-piece suit that might have cost a fortune. As the King strode across the carpeted floor every inch of him was humming with power, like a feral beast ready to pounce on his prey. The human around him had shrunk back in their chairs. Even if they don't know what he was their instinct still recognised him as a threat. Even Amell couldn't deny the fact that the man carried

At the age of twelve Esmeray was standing in front of a Panel of Elders of the Sacred Land of Witches waiting for them to decide her fate. She looked at her mother who seemed to be in a daze, turning her face she gazed at her sisters Maeve and Nimue who seemed to look at her as if she was a stranger. Fat tears rolled down her chubby cheeks. Her bottom lip quivered. She didn't know what was going on. The people who were supposed to be at her side were standing against her. “Why do you have called for our assistant Maeve?” Lady Ascian, one of the Elders came out of the shadows and demanded in a gentle tone. Esmeray’s eyes flickered towards the five others who were still sitting in the shadows, hidden from everyone's sights yet the aura of sovereignty and power emitting in waves from them was enough to make everyone fall on their knees. Only Esmeray was standing on her little feet. She could feel the Elder's dominance yet it was tolerable for her, suffocating yet bearable. “The gir

Standing at the doors of the Vampire Castle Esmeray could feel that her heart was home yet her mind was a different story. There was something about the situation that wasn't adding up. And deep down there was a voice inside her that was keeping her on edge. Esmeray could feel it in her bones that something big was about to happen that could crumble the life she was trying to build with Vladimir. As if her inner tumour wasn't even, Raziel's parting words were bothering her more than they should. ~Flashback~ Holding Esmeray's hand with his gloved hand Raziel stopped her from entering the portal that was going to lead her back to the Vampire Kingdom. His body was shimmering with uneasiness which was rare because Raziel never lost his front. It was like he desperately wanted to voice his thoughts but he was holding himself back. "Are you doing to say something or you are going to stare at me for another minute?" Esmeray asked while giving his hand a gentle tug."I hope you won't destr