Chapter 447 LEAD ROLE
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Reading mind was one of the gifts among the many others he had. He could read people's thoughts except of course that of an also high ranking vampire or night creature like himself. But Eurella was a low human and even at that he had no idea why he couldn't read her thoughts.
He rose from where he sat, standing tall before her petit figure. "Come with me rosebud from now on, you'll be my personal maid." He ordered, and the little human blinked many times to be sure she had heard correctly.
She didn't know if she should be happy at this new position, or sad that this hungry vampire prince wanted her as his personal maid to eat her.
Eurella felt shiver run across her spine at the thought. It was enough she was chosen among the maids to serve in the hallow feast tonight and was glad she had escaped being eaten. But who knew their long dead prince would find her and make her his meal?
It was as if luck wasn't on her side tonight.
Rheagal did wait for her to follow and started walking away. Eurella followed closely behind him, her steps were quicker than usual, trying to keep up with his fast pace. They walked through the halls till they were standing before a large black door.
Rheagal pushed the door next to his and stepped in, his large form filled the room.
Eurella stood by the door hesitantly, staring at the now lit room before her. She could see the inside of the room from where she stood, but there's no way she'll be stepping in. Not with a man that has threatened to eat her.
"Come here rosebud." She heard his deep voice and she quickly stepped inside the room. Eurella hoped her death would be quick and less painful. She prayed to the stars inwardly for an easy death, one without struggle.
She knew she had no place on earth, death is the only option for her right now.
"This is your room from now on, what do you think?" Prince Rheagal asked seating on the bed. He watched her play with her fingers not daring to meet his gaze.
"I... It's wonderful your grace." Came her careful words and he smiled.
"Good. This way it won't be had to have you serve me whenever I want." He rose from where he sat.
"Clean up and sleep tonight, you start working tomorrow." He didn't wait for her to respond before stepping out of the room and closing the door behind.
He could see how terrified she was of him and it is what amuses him. Fear.
Fear gives him a kind of power he couldn't explain.
He could sit all day doing nothing but watching his rosebud tremble at the sight of him.
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Now everyone knew he was awake, Rheagal took the opportunity to explore his palace once more. His steps were calm as he moved through each wing of the castle, it's been so long since he walked in here freely. Maybe seventy decades or even more, he had lost count of time as the day drew closer.
First it was a week, then weeks became months and months turned into years and then decades. He didn't show himself cause he didn't crave as much blood as before and it surprisingly didn't make him weak.
At first he thought he was turning into a human, but he still had his fangs, his claws still came out of his fingers and he still drank blood. Especially the ones that turns missing in the fort. He moved his hands through his hair as he stepped into a room.
"Your Grace." Reeves and a few other soldiers standing with him bowed the moment they saw their prince.
Raeghal's eyes moved across the room till they settled on the four maiden's covered with white piece of clothe barely hanging on their body.
Reeves smiled on seeing his prince, he knew that dirty maid wouldn't be enough to quench his prince's taste. She looked so thin and barely had blood in her, he's sure she's dead by now.
Besides, the prince has been sleeping for many decades now and he knew he would need more than one human blood to quench his thirst.
"These are the maiden's we have prepared for you your grace but since you said you didn't need them..." Reeves raised his hands for his soldiers to start untying them.
"Wait Reeves." Raeghal called and the man raised his hands for his men to stop.
"Your Grace?" He responded.
"I need blood." Reeves smile widened.
He knew his prince would be back for blood that is why he hadn't let the maids go yet.
Reeves nodded at his master's words wondering if just one maid will be enough to quench the thirst of a man that have not had any blood for a long time. But what does he know, maybe his master has forgotten the taste of blood and would demand for more if he taste one.
Reeves walked up to a maid of his liking, he grabbed her chin turning her head to the side to get better view of her neck. Once he was satisfied with what he had seen he turned to his prince.
"Your Grace she's perfect." He said, but the vampire before him had something else in his mind.
"I never asked for a maids blood did I?" Came Rheagal's words and the confused gazes of everyone were on him.
He pushed himself from the table he rested on and walked sluggishly towards one of the guards. He grabbed the man's neck and sank his fangs in the back of his neck.
The bite was hard which had the man screaming so loud. One could tell from his scream that he was in so much pain.
"They call him a dangerous beast...
A merciless monster, that's why they killed him before. Little did they know he had fooled them all. All of them..."
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Two hands stretched in bed as a little mouth opened so wide and then closed back.
"Are you finally awake rosebud?" Eureka quickly jumped out of bed bowing to her prince who was seated beside her. She didn't know how this man got into her room or why their crowned would suddenly show interest in her, but she knew this was not a good sign.
"Good morning your grace." She managed to compose herself.
"Do you always get scared everytime?"
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With his red eyes, he looked like a monster. The monsters she's heard about, they ones they were warned to never cross paths with.
What she couldn't understand was how this monster got here, how did he find her. She wasn't in a place close to ballroom, she was at the deepest part of the castle where no one visits. Her heart kept beating so loud that she feared he heard it.
The beast just stared quietly at her without moving.
Prince Rhaegal had followed the strange yet alluring scent he perceived earlier only to be brought before his frightened little lamb from earlier. The person that made his lips curl and even now, the rapid sound of her heartbeat amused him.
Eurella on the other hands tried to stay calm, she shouldn't over react to things like this. This was all she had feared tonight, getting caught by a vampire, she was scared of what they might do to her. She hasn't been eating very well lately and didn't know what would happen to her life if her little blood gets taken by this vampire.
The more steps he took to her, the more blood drained from her body till her pale skin turned white. Her heart wouldn't stop hitting fast as it felt like it was about to rip out of her chest.
He stopped walking once he was standing right Infront of her. Prince Rheagal leaned in on the tiny figure before him, his red eyes staring Into those pair of frightened green eyes till she closed them.
Her eyes seems to hold a magnetic charm on him, or is it her scent. Hell, everything about her drew him closer and closer to her.
He placed both his hands on the ray trapping her in a spot. He had gotten something really amusing to play with this time. Maybe this wouldn't be as boring as he thought it would be, especially with the commotion in the palace right now.
He wasn't ready to show himself but he had no idea that stupid guard would decide to check up on him tonight of all nights.
He brought his hands up to her face to pull a.
