Chapter 7: Lurked
A/n: I'm back. Pleased to see me again? Sorry for keeping all of you waiting and hope that all of you will enjoy this chapter!
"What do you want from me, Aleera," Anna asked as she cast an ignorant look toward Aleera, who was now advancing toward her while a malevolent smile was seen etched on her face.
"I want you to vanish from this world forever," Aleera replied in an evil tone as she pinned Anna onto the wall, closing in for the kill.
"Stop what you are doing right now, Aleera," a voice of a man spoke solemnly as a familiar figure appeared behind Aleera, whose canines were now touching on the neck of Anna.
Shocked, and at the same time, petrified, she quickly turned around, facing the master with a loving smile etched on her face while changing back into her human looks.
"How dare you try to hurt Anna, even after I have warned you in the hall just a few moments before," Dracula snarled ferociously as anger was surging inside him.
The prince shifted his gaze toward Anna and after he had assured that she was alright, he look back at Aleera and continued, "How dare you disobey my orders, Aleera," finishing with this sentence, he began to advance toward Aleera.
Aleera retreated as Dracula advance in the direction of hers while a malicious smile was seen creased on his face. She stopped suddenly, hitting on the wall. She looked back and realized that there was no way for her to move backward anymore. She was cornered!
Aleera watched helplessly as the Count continued to advance toward her, finally reaching in front of her after a few seconds. She stared in horrors as the canines of her master began to lengthen in front of her eyes, turning into razor- sharp, menacing fangs. All colour drained from her master once human's face.
"Aleera, you shall suffer for not obeying my orders," Dracula hissed while lowering his head. Aleera could only look and accept her fate of disappearing from this world forever as she did not have the strength or ability to fight off her master, and at the same time, she was rigid with fear at this moment of time.
"Wait, Dracula,' a weak voice of a woman spoke. The count immediately stopped what he was doing and turned his head and looked at Anna, who had just regained her composure after the shock.
"Don't kill Aleera," Anna continued.
"Why? "Dracula questioned.
"She is your wife, a woman who loves you deeply," Anna answered, recalling about how Gabriel had doubted her earlier on. "Don't let the woman who loves you feel unhappy and disappointed at you," saying this, Anna began to run back toward her chamber while silent tears was seen streaking down her cheeks.
Dracula stood still on the spot, thinking on the things Anna had said and finally turning to face Aleera.
"Go back to your chamber and rest now and don't ever had any evil motive on Anna, or I shall destroy you," Dracula spoke threateningly, casting an annoyed look toward her before he went back to his chamber.
Aleera stood there, completely stunned by the incident that happened a few seconds ago. Meanwhile, another lone figure was seen hiding in a corner, watching the event happened just now as a smirk was seen fixed across her features.
Dracula was thinking on what Anna had said just minutes ago when a knock resounded on the door of his chamber. He got up, went to open the door and to his surprise, it was Verona.
"What the matter with you, my dear," he spoke tenderly as a lovingly and a concern smile was seen etched on his face.
Verona walked into the prince's chamber politely while the kind of gaze Dracula used to look at Marishka kept revolving in her mind. It seemed like she had thousand and thousand of questions to ask him.
"Verona, do you have any problems or do you feel unhappy that I let Anna stayed here, in this castle?" Dracula asked, caring for the feelings of Verona.
"No, it is that I will like to ask you about what happen between you and Marishka," Verona asked.
Dracula floundered, trying to think about how to tell Verona when she opened her mouth to speak again, "have you already joined with her and asked her to bear your child?"
"Yes," the count replied, feeling bad for breaking his promise. "How can you...." Verona pouted as she continued, "Master, I'm tired and I wish to go back to my chamber and rest. Saying this, Verona walked toward the door and as she was prepared to open the door, she was embraced by her back.
"You can rest here tonight," Dracula spoke seductively as the evil thoughts once again filled her mind. "I...." Verona refused, thinking how he and Marishka had....
"Verona, you are the most obedient one among the three and you had never refused me before," Dracula coaxed as a charmingly smile creased on his face. "No, master, I wish to sleep alone tonight," Verona remained refused.
Incensed, Dracula pinned Verona forcefully onto the bed and spoke, "I'm the master, your husband, and your role of being my wife and the first mistress of this castle is to obey my wishes," finishing with that, he lowered his head, kissing on the neck of Verona gently.
The moans of Verona echoed throughout the whole night and ceased the next morning, leaving both of them breathless and Verona proceeded back to her own chamber and rest......
