Luciana sat on a chair in front of one of the tables provided for them in the room, deep in her own thoughts. She had gone to see the royal physician, and he applied medicine to her wound before covering it up in bandage. She thought the prince was so different from the rumours. Or maybe he just had different sides. Or he didn't want them hurt what whatever reasons he was keeping them. But one thing about him stuck to her most.
He was a vampire!The moment she realized, there was a certain feeling that clouded her mind.She hated those creatures. The creatures that were the cause of her nightmare, the creatures that had brought indescribable pain to her.She didn't want to think about it, but her mind kept taking her back to that faithful day. The day one of them, a vampire mercilessly took her family away from her for the slightest reason.Luciana came home that day from the garden, carrying her fruit basket. She met her parents kissing on the table on the living room table. Her aunty was busy in the kitchen, while her brother and sister were preparing gifts, as it was their parents anniversary. Even the house had been tastefully decorated.Luciana was happy for her parents, but she was also very worried."Mama, Papa, how can we afford to celebrate when we still owe Lord Kruger?" She asked, looking disturbed.Her father owed the vampire he used to work for, Lord Kruger a huge amount of money, and that day was the deadline for their payment. She wouldn't worry too much if it was someone else, but everyone knows cruel Lord Kruger was, and plus the fact that he wasn't human."Oh, I got a good job in the Turner's mansion, and I will be paid tomorrow. So I would have enough money to pay off the debt, and some left for us to spend. Besides, my wife comes first." He smiled and turned back to his wife, eyes gleaming with love.Luciana shook her head, but she was at least relieved."I also had some money saved up from my work in case what you have is not enough."She used to work as a governess for a wealthy human family."Thank you Lucy. But you should use the money for yourself. You have earned it. Your father and I got this one covered." Her mother said with a gentle proud smile.Luciana was going to say something to counter her, when they suddenly heard noise outside."What's that?" Her mother asked.Then they heard her sister's voice, followed by her brother. They were screaming. The three of them dashed towards it door, only for it to be broken down, almost falling on her father.Her brother was then roughly thrown forward and pushed down by a guard. Then her sister, followed by her aunty. Luciana turned alerted. These were Lord Kruger's men. Did he come for his money already? But this was only the last day. She expected that he would at least give them a day."Stop treating them like that!" Her father yelled at the guards.Then a man walked through the door, looking as mean as they remembered him to be. Lord Kruger!He nodded his head as he looked around the house. "You are having a party when you have not paid me.""My Lord, I have more than half of the money here with me. I promise, it would be complete by tomorrow." Lucy's father pleaded. He too did not expect that the lord would come on that day.Luciana noticed that her father was scared, from the slight quiver in his voice and the trembling of his fingers. He was only human.They live in a society where human life was not valued, especially the poor among them. They could be easily killed, and no one would do anything about it.She then felt a tap on her shoulder, pulling her out of her nightmare."Luciana stop it! You are hurting yourself." Annalise's worried voice sounded behind her.That's when Luciana looked and saw that she had reopened her wound, and was now peeling it with her fingernails. She had no idea she was doing it.Annalise carefully took her hand and tied it with the bandage again. She then looked up at her."You piqued the prince's interest." She stated."He perceived the smell of my blood."Annalise nodded. "You should talk to him more next time so as to spend time with him. Try to charm it. I am glad he wasn't offended by your manners though."Agnes, one of their roommates intruded."You had the chance to speak with the prince and even got him to speak back to you, yet you didn't try to seduce him."Luciana rolled her eyes. All they could ever think about was how to seduce a man.Annalise was suddenly behind her with a brush."Luciana doesn't care about seducing anyone." She stated almost exasperatedly. She then began to brush her hair, while Luciana sat quietly. She never remembered to take care of her hair, it had become a duty for Annalise."Since you piqued the prince's interest, you might as well try to look pretty."Annalise then proceeded to making braids on her hair. "I will make them into waves by evening." She smiled, satisfied at her work. "Now let me teach you how to seduce a man."She turned Luciana's chair to face her, then she went to the middle of the room, drawing the attention of the other girls."You should always do things slowly, and with elegance, starting with your walking step." She then proceeded to demonstrate what she meant to Luciana. "You don't have to talk much. Let your eyes speak for you." She batted her lashes in a seductive manner, "and if you have to speak at all, say things that are innocent on the surface, but have deeper meaning...""You are really good with this seduction stuff. You should try seducing him." Luciana remarked, before standing up."Where are you going?" Annalise asked almost in frustration, as Luciana was heading out of the room."To find the library." Luciana replied."But we are not done here." Annalise protested, but Luciana ignored her."I would like to learn. You can teach me." Agnes told Annalise, and she sighed, a little frustrated because of luciana before going to teach her.Luciana came out of the house, and was surprised to meet two guards, as she didn't see them in the morning when she had previously snuck out.She pretended they weren't there, and proceeded forward."Hey! Human!" One of them called.She turned to them a little irritated, not only because of how he called her, but also his tone. She could easily tell that he was one of the many who treated humans badly."Luciana!" She corrected, and he frowned."Your name doesn't matter. Where are you going?" He asked."The library. Rebecca is aware, she let me go." She lied with a straight face, and he stared at her, probably trying to listen to her heartbeat to know if she's lying. But her heart was calm."You may go.""May I know where it is?" She asked politely, and the guard pointed to a big building not too far from there. She then walked there.Luciana got to the library, ignoring all the stares she was getting on the way. Maybe they have never seem a human in the library before. She was sick of how scared humans have been made to be, and that was part of the reason she was visiting the library.She went to look for the librarian who was in the ground floor. To her surprise, he was human.The old man looked up from the book he was reading when he noticed her presence. He gave her a 'how may I help you?' look."I am looking for books on vampires and werewolves." She gave him the most genuine smile she could muster. She could tell it wasn't good enough, but the man just pointed to a shelf of books."You can't take them away." He told her."I don't plan to." She replied.Luciana searched through the racks of book, but most of them didn't contain what she was looking for. They were mainly about the history, abilities and the classes of vampires and werewolves. She could only guess that the ones that she's looking for were not available for the public."Nothing piqued your interest?" She suddenly heard a deep voice behind her.She turned around, only to come face to face with the prince. She bowed in greeting, before raising up her head to look at him. He had never met a human so not intimidated by him."Your highness.""Vampires and werewolves?" He asked as he looked around the shelve of books."I find them fascinating." She replied."Did you see what you are looking for?""No.""May I know what it is?" He inquired from the weird girl."I'd rather keep it to myself." She politely told him."You might be looking for a way to eradicate our races." He joked, but she just kept staring at him.If only she could, then the humans would be free from them. But now, what she wanted was to at least learn their weaknesses, and create a defense for humans."May I request a favour your highness?" She asked, and he nodded, surprised again. "Can you give me access to the restricted books?""You aren't scared of me at all." He stated, unable to contain it anymore.She gave him a long stare, as if studying his features. The man had dark hair which was tied into a ponytail at the back, his eyes grey, and his jawlines sharp and masculine."You don't look scary at all. I would rather describe you as very good looking." She didn't sound like she was trying to compliment him, she was just stating facts.He only shook his head. "Come with me."Luciana went with prince Raziel to the secluded side of the library. Only royals and some nobilities were entitled to that section. He then left her alone to make whatever research she wanted to make.The prince came back hours later, only to find Luciana still sitting there, immersed in the book she was reading, or maybe it was another."Vampire weaknesses?" He read aloud as he covered the book to get her attention. "You are really planning to end our race?""Your highness." She bowed politely, but then continued her reading."I didn't expect to see you here." He said, then he went to check the shelves, looking for a book."I spend a lot of time reading your highness." She said to him."I don't expect that from you though."She then closed her book and turned her attention to him, clearly irritated by what he said, and what it implied."Why?""You know...""Most humans are not educated, and have no business reading a book." She completed his statement, and he shook his head, his lips
Warning: Triggering contentPrince Raziel was in his study inside his quarters studying, when General Lorenzo entered. The general was the prince's closest subordinate. "Your highness, the king summons you." "Any idea why?" Raziel asked without raising his head from his book."No your highness."The prince continued reading his book for a while before he closed it. He then went out with the Lorenzo to find his father.He was not surprised to find his father sitting on his throne, as it was the only place he sits apart from his bed, just to show his power. The man had dark hair and grey eyes like his son, and he looked not too older than him."Father." Raziel bowed in greeting."I summoned you here for three reasons. "The king of Morbury have declared war against us." The king said, but Raziel kept looking at him, knowing he was not done with what he was saying. "Bring me his head.""Consider it done." Raziel said. He then turned to leave."Raziel! We are not done here." The prince t
Luciana went outside the house, walking to no where in particular. It was not dawn yet, and she couldn't see clearly. She took the small knife along with her, cutting herself. Even unconsciously sometimes. That was the only way for her to cope with the pain.Her body felt weightless as she moved, she couldn't feel anything, or rather, she didn't want to feel. She knew that she had wounded herself badly, but that was the least of her concern at the moment. She couldn't even tell the exact place she was.She really hoped someone would find her, and maybe put an end to her misery. She caressed the knife she was holding, thinking of driving it through her heart. But there was something stopping her.She remembered seeing her mother, father, her aunt, and her little brother being killed. But she didn't see them kill her sister. What if she was alive? The possibilities were very slim, but she had been holding on it. But she couldn't still help but be bothered. If she was alive, was she with
Raziel went to have his breakfast at his dining table, but he stopped in his tracks when he saw the princess already sitting there. Who showed her the way in here?Princess Evelyn got up and walked to him, her steps seductive, she was almost floating."Good morning my prince." She smiled sweetly at him. She extended her hand, hoping he would take it, but he walked past her and went to take his sit. She went after him."We started off roughly yesterday, I believe you were stressed."She came to stand behind him, her fingers caressing him lightly."Did you sleep well?""Who let you in?" Raziel asked instead of answering her.She was stunned for a moment, then she smiled."Since we are going to be married, I think it's best we eat together.""So you have not changed your mind about marrying me yet?"Evelyn gasped. "Why would I? We are the perfect match for each other."She only met him the previous day, and she had already concluded that they were a perfect match?"Have a seat." Raziel s
Luciana could not seem to get what the prince had told her out of her mind. She had a lot of anger in her. Anger? That was an understatement. It should be more like rage, the pressing need to avenge her family. If she was going to live, she would kill Lord Kruger and his minions. She didn't know how or when, but she knew she was going to figure out a way. Her heart had been filled with hatred, and she was going to hold on to it. It was better than the pain.Her mind went back to the prince? Even though she didn't know his real purpose of buying them, he doesn't treat them badly. He even granted her most of her request. She wondered if he would grant her one more request? She wondered if he could find her sister and buy her too since he likes buying slaves. Maybe they would be able to escape together. She sighed tiredly, knowing that plan was almost impossible.She wasn't sure her sister was alive. It was also very likely that the prince would not do that. And she still worried about t
Luciana was surprised that the prince offered her his hand, but she took it. She couldn't find the strength to get up on her own. When they started walking, she couldn't resist asking him;"Are you taking me to get my wounds treated again your highness?""What did I say about hurting yourself?" He answered her with a question of his own."I'd be punished." She answered like it was a normal thing. "Your highness, may I know where you are taking the girls?" She asked the important question that had been bothering her.Raziel shook his head. The punishment was not her problem at all. For someone who often inflicted injuries on herself, she might even be looking forward to it."I told you they are okay.""Why did you buy us your highness? Why do you like buying slaves?"He stopped walking and turned to her."Do I owe you an explanation?"Yes. "I was only curious to know your highness.""Your curiosity will land you in a lot of trouble your highness."She fell quiet. He said Annalise was s
Raziel walked passed the princess like he didn't notice she was standing there, and Luciana walked closely behind him, wondering what was going on between them. She didn't notice how the princess glared at her back.After they were out of sight, princess Evelyn grabbed the nearest maid there. She was human."Who is the wretch following my prince?" She asked the maid who had her head down."I... I don't know your highness."She then slapped the maid. "Useless! Follow her, and give me reports on her if you don't want to end up as meat to wild animals.""Yes your highness." The maid answer in a fearful voice, before she scurried out of there to gather information on Luciana.Just then, general Lorenzo entered, but when he spotted the princess, he quickly turned back, not wanting to deal with her. But luck was not on his side, as she already saw him;"Hey you! Where do you think you are going, come here!" She ordered.Having no choice, the general walked to her."Your highness." He bowed i
The maid princess Evelyn ordered to find out who Luciana came to her. The princess was busy enjoying a massage session from different servants that the king sent to her, when the stupid human maid came to interrupt."Who gave you the right to enter into my room?" Evelyn asked the lowly maid."But... but your highness... you sent me to find out..." Before the maid could complete what she was going to say, the princess zoomed to her, taking the maids attending to her unaware. Evelyn slapped the human with her vampire strength that she fell down and spat out blood. "That should teach you to learn your place." The maid held her stinging cheek, trying to hold back a sob. She was only doing what she was asked."And it took you a whole day to deliver? How very useless of you." Evelyn rolled her eyes. "Now report." She ordered."Your highness?" The maid called in surprise. She thought the princess didn't need her report anymore."My nex