Dahlia's heart skipped in terror as she stepped into the room. They were only a few guests there as the rest were yet to arrive. It was still too early for a wedding to take place, and most of the guests were not informed of the shift in time. She was sure that a whole lot more would come later.She saw the king seated in front, on his throne. He wife was seated beside him, and there was another smaller throne which she guessed would be for her, in his other side. She felt insulted.Her gaze scanned the entire room. The room was heavily and luxuriously decorated, but she wasn't in the mood to admire the decoration. She looked around, and her eyes met her mother's who gave her a curt nod of encouragement. She looked away from her and met her father's eyes, who had a smug smile on his lips. He was perhaps feeling victorious.She couldn't bear to look at them anymore, so she turned away from them. But no where seemed to be better. There was no familiar face. She felt trapped and hopeless

Freya stared at the woman hugging her son from a distance. This wasn't what she had expected when she thought of his mother. She even reeked of alcohol. How could she be his mother? Elric was too responsible, where as... Or was it too early to judge?The woman seemed to be falling on him, so he had to hold her to keep her steady. She stared at him with a wide grin."It's been so long Elric, you have refused to come see your mother.""I have been very busy here mah." He answered, sounding somehow awkward. "We should go inside. And why didn't you inform me that are coming with aunty and whoever that is?" He asked, referring to the man. "And you made me wait for days. I was worried.""You don't always have to worry about me. See? I am fine." She swayed heavily, and he caught her before she would fall. "I don't think you can walk." He sounded a little annoyed now. He then picked her up, and carried her in his arms. His gaze then searched for Freya before giving her an apologetic look."H

Dahlia and the general got to Durville in about forty minutes. They had no reason to slow down as they were both vampires. It was only when they got to a path that would either lead to his house or the castle that Lorenzo stopped. Dahlia stopped along with him."Is there a problem?" She asked."Should I take you to the castle... or you want to spend the night in my house?""Easy choice there. Your house. There is no need to disturb those at the castle as it is the middle of the night and they are already sleeping." She then turned to him and winked.He lowered his head, but his gaze was on her, then he gave her a boyish grin. "If only you know how you look right now." He then tried to wipe her face which was stained with dried tears with his palm."Oh." She then tried to wipe it by herself, but he caught her hand."Allow me." He said, and she dropped her hand. He then used his thumb when he saw that the palm wasn't really doing anything. Finally he gave up and decided that she should

The Duke's gaze darted from the king to the general, then to the queen and her guards, and his face paled."You can't disrespect my queen in our own castle, and certainly not in my presence. Kneel now to save your head. We will talk after that."Duke Malthus saw the look in his eyes, and he knew for sure that there was no way he would escape it. He would have to kneel to a human, an inferior being. The thought annoyed him.But having no choice, he hesitantly went to stand in front of Luciana. His gaze met her daring and unwavering one. He challenged her with his eyes, but he seemed to be losing terribly. In the next moment, he dropped to his knees.There was a look of surprise on his face. He didn't know the moment he knelt. It was as if he was pulled down by an invisible force. He then tried to get up, but it felt like his body was too heavy for him to carry. He looked up, and saw that her gaze was still on him.The king then came to stand by her side, and she looked towards his dire

Luciana and Raziel's alone time was cut short when the members of the king's council arrived the castle. The members were already seated around a large and long rectangular table in the throne room, when Raziel and Luciana entered, hand in hand. There were murmurs before they entered, but it died down as they were spotted. Raziel led Luciana to sit on a chair at one end of the table, while he sat on the other. The people didn't fail to notice the air around them. It was as if they found peace in each other. It was obvious that they would rather be on their own at that moment.When Raziel sat down, it was quiet for a while before he eventually started."It was brought to my notice that you had something crucial to discuss with me and the queen, may I know what it is?"One of the dukes cleared his throat. "Your majesty, ever since your father passed, and especially ever since your coronation, they had been increasing complaints about you. People say that you don't listen to them, and