Just like his eyes were when they were in the car, they were flashing from red to black and those black veins hazardously lined his face, down to his neck where the robe started covering the rest.She stepped back slowly in fear.The fear she felt for him was overpowering, more than even the bond she couldn't fight.A cold hand grabbed her from behind and she turned, startled."You shouldn't be here."It was Gwen but it wasn't the sunshine Gwen. This Gwen had something dark and monstrous in her eyes as she pulled her away from the hallway."You shouldn't have come here."Zezi looked back at the man lying on the floor. He had black blood oozing out of his mouth, a sharp contrast with the sparkling clean white tile. His eyes had also been permanently rolled back, leaving a plain whiteness in its wake. His body stiff as he gave his last fight and suddenly he went limp.She looked back up at him and she immediately felt trapped because no longer could she look away. The compelling bond an

Her hand tightened around the doorknob while the other tightened around her towel. He stood there by the door rigid, his eyes on her. Taking note of her wet hair and her very exposed neck. His eyes darted to the mark and once again, something ticked in his jaws."I thought you were Gwen," she managed to say but he said nothing, his eyes turning darker and darker with every lingering moment.She wanted to close the door. Fear rushed through her veins then as the image of what she saw in the hallway cross through her mind. She wanted to sink into herself and stay far away from him yet she couldn't even close the freaking door?! Why couldn't she just look away from his burning gaze? It was like as if her feelings were out of her reigns of control, compelling her and drawing her to him. Yet there was fear, a large tussling fear.She heard someone coming up the door at that moment and he did too. "Your Majesty, I was just wondering..." A male voice started to say but before the person cou

The mark on her neck felt hot suddenly like fire on her skin, snapping her out of her thoughts making her growl in pain. The torturous moment lasted for only a split second but it had been so painful. When it was over, her chest was raising and falling while she blinked in confusion. Her burning gaze on the tiled floor.'That had never happened before,' she thought as she threw her hand over the mark. It felt unnaturally warm against her palm. It must have been her thoughts? That was why it must have happened.How lost in thoughts had she been? Maybe that wasn't the right question. How much of the bond had she allowed to consume her?"Stop thinking you can leave this place, I won't let it happen."She looked up at him immediately, his eyes were brewing with anger once again.She processed his words slowly while his hand left hers on the door lock and he backed away like it was a difficult thing for him to do. The distance between them made her think clearly now and her eyes widened

Zezi didn't need to pull any stunts to have George and Mira over. They were always brought to her twice in a week, like a drug prescription. It didn't take Zezi long to figure out that this must have been due to a mental health, something that the Doctor had prescribed and started how mandatory it was. During their visits, George would spend time with her, then leave her and Mira to disappear into Moon Goddess knows where. She knew he was trying to find a way for them to escape and many times she had been scared that he would get hurt, but the Moon Goddess must really be on their side, because he always returned safely to her. She hadn't seen the King after that day though. It was like as if he was deliberately avoiding her. Zezi had no problem with that anyway. After that forced closeness they had shared in a room, she was determined to stay far away from him. Not now when things were starting to look up for her. Not after she now had hope of finally leaving this dreaded place. D

Getting through the passage was easy... in fact it had been suspiciously too easy. Stepping out finally at the other side of the passage door, which was a small circular brick space on one of the sides of the high walls of the usually highly guarded Castle, Zezi was left stunned to see that George had been really accurate about the ritual that was going on. She hadn't expected this degree of accuracy. The streets were filled with vampires in different robes, mostly red, roaming about. George was quick to pull his family into the crowd and maneuver their way down to the cave with a speed of absolute urgency, which Zezi matched without a second thought. Her heart was racing, almost like it would burst out of her chest at any moment and explode on the floor. What if her absence had been noticed? What if the vampire doctor had come for his regular check up of her and realized that they had gone missing? What if he had told the King? What if the King was coming after her with his clou