All Chapters of The Vampire Lord Who Tortured His Mermaid: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Three o’clock in the morning, when darkness clung to the castle like a curse. The iron door of the cellar was kicked open with a harsh, echoing crash that shattered the dead silence.Guards hauled me roughly to my feet, their blows landing sharp and unforgiving across my face—each slap a dull crack, until the corner of my mouth split, blood oozing sluggishly down my chin. Only then did the cruelty stop.Lazarus’s personal attendant seized my legs, dragging me across the cold stone floor, his curses venomous and bitter, hanging thick in the stagnant air.“Isolde is hurt, you lowly thing—how dare you sleep soundly while she suffers!”The castle’s wind sliced through the corridors, carrying the acrid stench of rust and old blood, creeping all the way to Lazarus’s chambers. I was hurled roughly at his feet. Lazarus’s eyes flickered to the blood on me, his brows furrowing as if a flicker of something stirred—but it vanished, leaving only cold indifference.“Isolde is injured. Heal her.” Hi

Chapter 2

By the time I wiped away the last drop of bloodstain from the floor, my wounds had fully healed.Inside the castle, the servants had begun their night-shift routines.Lazarus emerged from his chambers slowly, a vivid, deliberate bite mark glowing crimson on his neck. His gaze fell on the mop, already stained deep red, and a flicker of something unreadable, something not quite indifference, lingered in his eyes.“Why is there so much blood?” His voice was cold, but the furrow between his brows betrayed a flicker of unease, not disgust.I bowed my head, my body hunched in deference, and replied in a low, hollow whisper: “I’ll clean it at once.”Not far away, two maids raised their voices deliberately, their words sharp and venomous.“Did you hear? That lowly siren actually asked me how to win the lord’s favor—how delusional can she be?”“She’s nothing but a prisoner, yet she dares to covet the lord? If it weren’t for her, the lord’s parents would never have died so mysteriously. She’s th

Chapter 3

Half trapped between wakefulness and slumber, I felt someone brush my hair with gentle tenderness, a scalding tear spilling down my cheek.“Aurora… if none of this tragedy had ever befallen us, how different everything would be.”It was Lazarus. Yet when I forced my eyes open, there was no one in sight.Servants dragged me to the open courtyard. Merfolk are born to dread sunlight, and I was already worn thin, clinging to the last embers of life.At my arrival, Isolde curled her lips into a cloying, feigned smile.“Aurora, would you care for some food?”Lazarus had one arm loosely around her. Watching me shrink from the sun, he lifted his foot as if to strike me with brutal force, yet he dulled most of his strength the moment it neared my flesh. Still, his boot crashed into my unhealed wound.Warm blood seeped through my robes in an instant. Lazarus’s eyes narrowed sharply. He tore off his black coat and tossed it over me in a rush, masking his flustered disquiet beneath a frigid tone.

Chapter 4

My gaze remained fixed, locked upon my little sister inside the crystal water tank.She had only just turned ten, not yet able to awaken her human form.“Sister… save me!”Tears welled in her eyes and solidified into pearls, shattering across the surface, steeped in utter despair.Leaning against a stone pillar, Isolde wore a vicious, twisted smile.“So this is the younger sister you would die to protect. Weak and pitiful. Perfect. I wonder if the life of a child will finally break your stubborn silence.”Servants dragged her out without mercy. I threw myself to the ground, kowtowing in desperate supplication.“Isolde, spare my sister! I will give you my thousand-year white pearl—only spare her, I beg you!”“I have no lack of pearls.” She sneered coldly. “I merely wish to make you taste the agony of losing your own blood.”My sister thrashed free in a frenzy and sank her teeth deep into Isolde’s wrist.Lazarus appeared in an instant, driving his boot harshly into the child’s chest. Her

Chapter 5

The grand castle banquet buzzed with unceasing revelry, as Isolde basked in the flattery of the crowd.Leaning against a corridor pillar, Lazarus was seized by an inexplicable, hollow restlessness. A guard hurried over in urgent haste.“My lord, an unexpected guest has arrived at the castle gates.”“Who is it?”“It is… your parents. They have returned.”The air around Lazarus froze solid. He darted to the entrance in an instant. The moment his parents laid eyes on him, their faces were etched only with anxiety and sorrow.“Where is Aurora? Take us to her at once. A mermaid cannot survive far from the deep sea. She will dissolve into foam and vanish forever.”A heavy dread sank in Lazarus’s chest, yet he forced himself to remain cold and unyielding.“She defied Isolde and has been confined in the forbidden storage chamber. Father, merfolk possess tenacious vitality—she will not perish so easily.”“Set her aside. Tell me, where have you been all these years?”“Where is that chamber? Take

Chapter 6

Lazarus froze entirely, his crimson eyes blown wide with staggering shock.“But I saw it with my own eyes—merfolk dragging you away that day.”His mother’s voice trembled, sharp and heavy with sorrow.“It was never abduction. It was a sacred pact forged between our bloodline and the merfolk.”“An ancient curse festers deep within our kin, one only the mermaid race has the power to quell. When your curse erupted years ago, it was Aurora who willingly offered her blood, scales and flesh, time and again, to sustain your fading life. A traitor sabotaged the ritual, which is why we could not return until now.”All strength drained from Lazarus’s frame, and he whispered in a hoarse, broken murmur.“Why… why never tell me?”His father’s expression sank with grave solemnity.“A traitor lurks within our clan. Aurora came to this castle in secret to unmask the culprit and stave off a greater catastrophe. She could not risk her mission being laid bare.”Alone, Lazarus returned to the cramped stor

Chapter 7

“Bang!”Lazarus slammed the helpless elder of sorcery into the stone wall, his crimson eyes bloodshot with unbridled fury. He screamed, his voice a raw, broken roar.“Who gave you permission to give up? If she does not survive, all of you will perish with her!”A guard could contain his outrage no longer.“My lord, you have hated her for centuries. You imprisoned her, tortured her, and now, as she hangs by a thread, you descend into this madness. Is this not the height of hypocrisy?”Lazarus froze. A wave of crushing guilt, pain, and regret surged through him. A metallic taste of blood rose to his throat, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.The third watch of the night. Isolde slipped into the subterranean chamber, her eyes glowing with vicious malice.“Aurora… I come to grant you final release.”She drew a silver dagger steeped in forbidden curse magic, lifting me from the water tank. As the blade plunged toward me, Lazarus jolted awake, moving without hesitation. He slammed

Chapter 8

The truth, uncovered repeatedly, crushed Lazarus’s soul. Centuries of misunderstanding turned into piercing regret.“Isolde, how dare you say such words? How long can you hide your identity as a mermaid-hybrid traitor?”“No… How could you know? Who told you?! ” Isolde screamed.Lazarus’s father stepped forward, patted his shoulder gently, and said in a deep, slow voice: “Now, you finally believe it.”By now, no matter how foolish Isolde was, she understood that she had long fallen into a trap, and everyone was waiting for her to show her true colors.“Good, very good. There really is no good person in this world!”Isolde screamed in despair, suddenly broke free from the restraint, rushed frantically toward the crystal water tank , and pressed the forbidden destruction button hard.“Lazarus, you made me suffer eternal perdition, and I will never let you have a good time!”“No——!!”Lazarus’s eyes were splitting with anger, he rushed forward desperately, but it was too late after all. Ru

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