"Are you planning on seducing me?" He saw her freeze in shock, she quickly closed the book, stood up and turned to look at him, his face was so close to hers, making her stagger back and gasp when she was falling, her eyes widen in fright only to feel a powerful hand round her tiny waist and pull her close, their body touching with her hands on his hard chest, she stared into his eyes and he did same, they stood that way for few seconds, then She blinked, "Excuse me," she was about to step back when suddenly he pulled her back close again, she gasped "Let me go!" She said staring into his eyes and he just grinned, She suddenly stopped moving as she stared at him, he noticed her eyes flickering between white and green, then it turned white and she suddenly raised her hands and rounded it around his neck, who smirked looking at her. "I want to kiss you?" She said seductively and his grin widen, he knew she wasn't in her right mind now, her mermaid being had taken over but that's what her being wants and he wanted to see what would happen when she gains conscious. "Go ahead," he said smiling and watched her get closer to him, the she touched her lips to his in a kiss, she closed her eyes and he only stared at the expression on her face with his hands in his pocket, she just rested her lips on his in a simple kiss, because she wasn't experienced in doing this things, neither her mermaid self nor her human self but even with the simple kiss, he could feel himself arousing, he could feel his manhood hardening.
In a village called Hallow, in the busiest market place called Freshvilla, a lady with jet black hair walked almost running with the way she moved with a sack like bag in one of her hands, her hair was tied in a loose ponytail which continued to sway left and right with the way she walked, women couldn't help but look at her in envy, she was a looker, very pretty with a rare pale skin, emerald green eyes, sharp pointy nose, full red cherry lips and not to forget her amazing body structure, she has a tall and slender body, but her boobs were fuller than any other woman and her buttom were also
as full making her appear enchanting but right now she was putting on an oversized gown making her curves hard to notice but still men too couldn't help but stare at such a rare beauty, while she smiled and moved playfully.
"Good morning, Mrs Fisher!" She said cheerfully with a sweet smile on her face, to a middle-aged woman who was trying to lift a huge sack from the floor but hearing the voice turned and smiled at the pretty young lady, while the market kept being busy with people buying and selling at every corner of the shops.
"Can i help you with that?" She said again with a playful look.
"Of course, my dear," Mrs Fisher smiled and turned back to look down at the sack on the floor, "Have been having a hard time lifting this sack filled of potatoes," She sighed.
"Don't you worry .... I will get that done in a giffy and be on my way," She said again before bending down and making an effort to lift the sack.
"Sabrina!," Someone yelled from afar and hearing her name being called ,she turned to look at the direction along with Mrs Fisher and they saw Sabrina's dearest friend, Elena who was a brown haired with matching eyes, she is also beautiful as she approached them, she heaved for air when she arrived at where they stood,
"Good morning, Mrs Fisher!," Elena managed to say after catching her breath.
"Morning, Elena," Mrs Fisher frowned, "It's so unladylike of you to run around the streets, you know how your mother is,".
"I know, Mrs Fisher," She smiled.
"You and Sabrina are really something, you both know how your mothers can be yet you do these things," Mrs Fisher scolded them both.
"We can't help being who we are, madame," Sabrina said lifting the sack and taking it into the house," Our mothers would just have to love us for how we are," she giggled and so did Mrs Fisher and Elena. On entering the big but not too big house they came across a man, he was tall,lean,handsome too with black hair and black eyes, on seeing Sabrina his face lit up like Christmas, he quickly made his way to were they stood at the entrance of the hall.
"Sabrina!," he said slightly excited his eyes then lowered to what she was carrying "Let me help you with that," he said before taking it from her.
"Thank you, Lyon," Sabrina said "I was just passing by when i saw that your mom needed help with what she was struggling with,".
"Always nice of you, Sabrina," Lyon replied flashing her a dashing smile he then took it to their kitchen and came back out just as quickly.
"We should leave now, madame, mother would be furious at how am turning late," Sabrina said.
"Me too," Elena added.
"Yes! Yes! Thank you for the help girls!," Mrs Fisher smiled sweetly.
"I will escort them out, mother," Lyon quickly added and soon they all walked out of the house.
"We would be on our way now, Lyon," Sabrina said before hooking her hand with Elena's "Bye?,"
"I will see you around, Sabrina," he finally replied before stepping back into the house.
Sabrina and Elena continued walking through the street heading to were their mothers sent them.
"Have you heard?," Elena suddenly said turning to look at her friend,who gave her a confused look.
"Heard what?," Sabrina questioned confused.
"You are in Hallow but you don't know what's going on?," Elena said with an amused smile on her face.
"Tell me or don't," Sabrina replied with a glare.
"Alright! Alright!" Elena snapped glaring back "But seriously how could you not know, everyone in town are all talking of it," she paused " Everywhere you go, they are discussing on it and you tell me you haven't heard about it,"she completed with a grin on her small and cute face.
"My dear friend, Elena," Sabrina started with a smile on her face,"That is because i don't gossip,you see i like to mind my own business than mind others,so saying if you don't want to tell me about it,its fine,"Sabrina ended who glared while Elena giggled.
"Alright! You do not have to be so serious about it, Sabrina,"she paused and put on a gentle smile,"I was only kidding, actually the king is looking for a bride for his son,".
"So what, Elena? Is this what you wanted to tell?" Sabrina asked with a slight frown on her face as they stopped at where they were going to get some vegetables.
"Good morning, Mrs Hooke!," Both girls greeted an elderly woman who was arranging her vegetables,she turned to look at them and smiled,she had a brown hair with few white strands and she was plump.
"Morning, Sabrina,"she turned to look at Elena,"Elena,how are your mothers?,"she asked staring at both of them.
"They are fine!,"They said together.
"Come to get vegetables,I see?" Mrs Hooke said looking at their bags.
"Yes Mrs Hooke," Sabrina replied "Mother likes your vegetables more,".
"And so does mine,"Elena added. They both handed their bags to her as she smiled.
"I will be right back then,they are fresh vegetables inside that just arrived,i will get them,wait here," The woman said and they just nodded and watch her leave.
Sabrina turned to her friend," It's not today that people are getting married to each other, Elena. The king's son wanting to get married,is that a big thing?" She questioned with one brow carved up.
"It is, Sabrina," Elena grinned," But that's not what's got people talking, His highness wants all eligible maiden to attend the upcoming ball so his son could pick a bride,".
"What!" Sabrina exclaimed shocked "You mean he wants people like us to attend a ball for elites and not only that,his son is going to marry any maiden he picks,both rich or POOR! Are you serious?,"
"I am," Elena paused "We were all shocked, I mean they are vampires,not ordinary ones but a pure-blooded ones,no one ever expected them to want to pick an average vampire,less a human as a bride," Elena said amused "Anyways, I for sure would be attending this ball which would be taking place in the next seven days, Mother has got me scenting oils and other things to beautify my face," Elena said smiling from ear to ear.
"What! You can't be saying that you would attend it?" Sabrina questioned her with a frown.
"Of course, Sabrina! Are you not going to attend it?" Elena asked her frowning.
"Why should I?" Sabrina asked.
"Then you must be crazy, Sabrina, every maiden in this village are all attending, why not you! It is a great opportunity! If one were to get married to him,you would live all your life full of luxury you would become an elite too like them! What is there not to love?" Elena said infuriated by her friend refusing to go with her while Sabrina was in thought, I could only pray that Mother haven't heard of this she thought to herself knowing her mother,if her mother were to know about this,she would be attending for sure but no she won't go,Never! Sabrina then turned to her friend,
"Yes there are lots of luxury if you were to marry him but would it be out of love, do you love him or does he loves you? You do not even know each other" Sabrina paused "What if he got married to you but always mistreats you,Hit you, what if you give birth and your child was brought up the wrong way, will that luxury cover for all this torture?"
"Sabrina, how can you tell if he is going to be a monster and hit you. You do not know him,"she paused and then continued,"And on the matter of love, Love can happen, He could stare into your eyes and fall in love and you will too and once married you get to know each other better," Elena said smiling "My friend you are thinking too much,".
"Say whatever you want but am not going," Sabrina concluded as Mrs Hooke came out and gave them both their bags while they payed her with silver coins and turned to leave.
"Fine if you are not going but i am,"Elena said excited.
Sabrina, on arriving home found her mother in the kitchen,cutting the potatoes and tossing them into the pot of boiling water. Her mother turned on hearing the footsteps to look at her daughter with a serious look on her face, she had a black hair too and pale skin but her daughter looked more paler,she had black eyes, but also very beautiful.
"What took you so long, Sabrina?," Sarphina asked her daughter who only stared back at her.
"I bumped into Mrs Fisher who was carrying something heavy and needed help,so i decided to help her with it," Sabrina replied before placing the bag on the kitchen counter.
"So unladylike of you, Sabrina, to carry heavy things in an inappropriate way," Sarphina frowned "She has got a son, you could have called out to him for her instead of doing it by yourself,".
"Am sorry mother, it skipped my mind and i could not be sure if Lyon was in the house," Sabrina said staring at her mother who only glared at her.
"She has got a butler,does she not? Don't do such things, alright?"
"Alright, Mother," Her mother and her were the only ones living in the small but also not that small house, her father who was rich passed away before she was born, her mother had always told her of how they were rich before and lived in a huge mansion and that only cleared her of how her mother was always harsh on her whenever she did unladylike things,she said they were thrown out to the streets by her father's family after his death,they didn't know she was pregnant with her but because they were yet to get married before he died and the fact that they didn't know or care about her being pregnant they threw her mother out,saying she just wanted to enjoy the life she never worked for.
After sitting and having lunch with her mother,she got up,
"I will be heading to the library now, Mother," Sabrina said before going to pick up her bag.
"Okay dear," Sarphina smiled "Be careful and don't do inappropriate things,remember you are a lady now and not a teenager,"
"Alright, Mother," She went close to her mom and kissed her on the cheek before waving bye and leaving the house.
In a big castle,Far away from the villagers of Hallow the guards at the sides of the gate opened it wide for a high quality carriage to ride in, carrying it's master, When the carriage came to an halt, the coach man jumped off his seat to open the door, for few seconds no body came out, then a man stepped down on his shiny pair of shoe,he had silver hair with deep red eyes, He was tall and well built ,very handsome too, He stood with a grin on his face as he started making use of his handkerchief to wipe off the blood stain from his hands, suddenly a man came out from the entrance of the huge castle,he was well dressed,he had brown hair and bright red eyes, an average vampire, he was handsome looking too but not even equal to the silver-haired one.
"Lucian," The brown haired called out as he came to halt in front of the silver-haired named Lucian who was still busy wiping blood from his hands clean,the other man only stared while the coachman returned to his seat ,"Welcome back"The brown haired bowed.
"Theodore,how are you?,"Lucian said finally looking up from his hands to grin at Theodore.
"Am fine, My prince. How about you?" Theodore asked not smiling.
"You know me, Everyday i find amusing than the other," Lucian grinned "Tho not more than five kills today, too low plus the unwanted package in the carriage which i want you to make dispose of, if you don't mind, Theodore?" He asked mischievously.
"Of course not, Your highness," Theodore replied already smelling the blood of the dead person.
"Excellent," Lucian said and started walking in, he walked in the entrance to be greeted by the butler and servants,
"Greetings, Young Master?" The butler bowed .
"Where is father, Odin?" Lucian asked the average vampire.
"He is in his study room, Master,"Lucian walked from corridor to corridor when suddenly,
"Lucian!"............................................
Trigger warning!!! Intended for mature readers who enjoy morally complex, slow-burn, poseesive, forbidden, dark romance that pushes boundaries. ***EXCERPT*** Blood everywhere. Trembling hands. "No!" My eyes blurred. His lifeless eyes stared back at me, his blood pooling at my feet. The man I loved-dead. Killed by the one person I could never escape - my stepbrother. *** Kasmine's life was never hers to begin with. Kester, her stepbrother, controlled and monitored her every move. At first, it was all sweet and brotherly until it began to turn into an obsession. Kester was the Alpha, and his word was law. No close friends. No boyfriends. No freedom. The only consolation Kasmine had was her twenty-first birthday, which was supposed to change everything. She dreamt of finding her mate, escaping the sickening control of Kester, and finally claiming her own life. But fate had other plans for her. On the night of her birthday, not only was she disappointed that she wasn't mated to the love of her life, but she found out that her mate was none other than him - Her tormentor. Her stepbrother. She'd rather die than be mated to a man whom she had known as her big brother all her life. A man who would do just anything to make sure she was his. But when love turns to obsession, and obsession turns to blood, how far can one girl run before she realizes there is nowhere else to run to?
“You need a bride, I need a groom. Why don’t we get married?” Both abandoned at the altar, Elyse decided to tie the knot with the disabled stranger from the venue next door. Pitying his state, she vowed to spoil him once they were married. Little did she know that he was actually a powerful tycoon. Jayden thought Elyse only married him for his money, and planned to divorce her when she was no longer of use to him. But after becoming her husband, he was faced with a new dilemma. “She keeps asking for a divorce, but I don’t want that! What should I do?”
Brenna lived with her adoptive parents for twenty years, enduring their exploitation. When their real daughter appeared, they sent Brenna back to her true parents, thinking they were broke. In reality, her birth parents belonged to a top circle that her adoptive family could never reach. Hoping Brenna would fail, they gasped at her status: a global finance expert, a gifted engineer, the fastest racer... Was there any end to the identities she kept hidden? After her fiancé ended their engagement, Brenna met his twin brother. Unexpectedly, her ex-fiancé showed up, confessing his love...
Two years ago, Ricky found himself coerced into marrying Emma to protect the woman he cherished. From Ricky's perspective, Emma was despicable, resorting to underhanded schemes to ensure their marriage. He maintained a distant and cold attitude toward her, reserving his warmth for another. Yet, Emma remained wholeheartedly dedicated to Ricky for more than ten years. As she grew weary and considered relinquishing her efforts, Ricky was seized by a sudden fear. Only when Emma's life teetered on the edge, pregnant with Ricky's child, did he recognize-the love of his life had always been Emma.
My marriage to Mathias was supposed to make me the happiest woman in the world. Although I knew he didn't love me, I thought he would fall for me once I showered him with all the love I had to give. Five years passed and Mathias still didn't give a damn about me. Instead, he met his true love and cut all ties with me because of her. He showed her off; something he never did for me. His abandonment pushed me into depression. I was broken in every sense of the word. Even on my deathbed, my so-called husband didn't come to say goodbye to me. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself reborn. I was still Mathias's wife and it was two months before he met his true love. In this life, I refused to be hurt by him again. After talking some sense into my head, I asked him for a divorce in other to escape being heartbroken like I was previously. Mathias tore up the divorce papers time and time again while also shutting me down. "Rylie, stop all this nonsense! Playing hard to get doesn't work anymore!" To show him that I was dead serious, I went ahead to file for divorce. Only then did he panic. He abandoned the "woman of his dreams" and came to my side. "Please give me a second chance, Rylie. I promise to do right by you. You'll be the only woman in my heart from now on. Don't leave me, okay?" A war broke out in my mind after this apology. On one hand, I didn't want to be hurt again. And on the other, I didn't want to let go of the man I loved so dearly. What should I do?!
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."