AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“He loves you more,” I reminded her. “And Ankeiros won’t abandon him.”
She wiped her face. “You can’t speak for Ankeiros. Theseus isn’t King. Just because he is with you does not mean his fa
ther will agree. It is a lot of trouble for a Lesser blood.”
“But—”
“Don’t piss off your new family just for me, Dru,” she said, petting my shoulder. “I have to deal with the consequences of my actions. You’ve already done too much for me.”
I wanted to tell her to take a second and relax, but I heard the elevator moving. She did her best to clean her face, sniffling a little bit more before rising from the floor, adjusting her clothes, and standing with her head held high.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to my father’s to stay with him for a while…alone.” She glanced over her shoulder as I got up. “Don’t worry, Taelon, is my mate; I’m not leaving him. We just need space. His family needs space. A few years will make his father calm down.”
“Years?” I spoke as the door opened.
Taelon was the first one inside, immediately looking for Lucy. She walked up to him, and he pulled her into her arms, hugging her tightly, not saying a word.
“Come on. We should say thank you and go,” she whispered, tugging on his clothes.
He kissed the side of her head before his eyes found me.
“I make this blood oath to you, Druella.” Taelon got on his knees and bit his wrist. “If you ever need anything in this world, I will give it to you, without question.”
I smiled. “Even Lucy?”
He smiled back, nodding; “Yes because I know you’d return her to me.”
He was right.
“Thank you, both of you.” Lucy got on her knees as well when Theseus stood beside me. “If not for you, Lord Thorbørn, I may have gotten more out of control. Usually, Taelon can talk me out of it but…thank you.”
“You were told to call me Theseus, were you not?” He questioned. “Now get up and go. We all need to clean up.”
They nodded, rising. Taelon held onto her though. I was sure she was healing now. They walked back to the elevator. He glanced over his shoulder to Theseus as if we wanted to say more, but Theseus waved him on, clearly not wanting to hear it.
“It’s morning. I wish to sleep,” Theseus replied, and I looked over to the windows, which were now tinted. Sure enough, the sun was up, but the light couldn’t get in.
“Rest well.” Was all Taelon said as the doors closed.
“And this is why I hate balls,” Theseus muttered when they were gone.
I turned to him. “Does this happen often?”
“Lucy was entertainment. There was blood all around, and yet, it was only when we were not there that she lost control. Someone did something to trigger her, but who? We will never know. How? We also will not know. What I do know is that she has a lot of control for her kind, and this was not her fault alone.”
“They voted to have her executed, how is that entertainment?”
“Ask the Romans.” He frowned. “From what I can see, President Swan enjoys the cultures of the world. He has taken a bit from each one. Did you notice the paintings? He has many other children from all over the world. His second child is Egyptian, his third from Brazil. He collects vampires like they are toys. And tonight, he wished to punish one for mating against his wishes while also entertaining his guest and keeping up appearances. A human life should not have warranted such a punishment.”
“I thought you said we wouldn’t know who?”
“Who did it exactly, we do not know. However, who could do such a thing without his permission? How did he have such a punishment ready?” he questioned.
Worry crept in. “If you’re right, he’ll try again to hurt Lucy.”
“No, he won’t,” he said, and I didn’t understand.
