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I know I suck at updates but its sooo busy since the past few days, final transcript exams are on my head and with all the council meetings and all the politics that comes with it drives me crazy.

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About him?

"I.." should I tell him? Maybe this isn't the right place.. Or the right time. Too many people.. And what if, just what if he's right? Or he has my sister? I need to deal with this situation tactfully.

I sure as hell didn't deserve this wonderful man standing in front of me.

He placed his hand gently on my cheek.

His eyes held so many emotions, it was overwhelming me.

I hugged him as tightly as I could "I.." tears started running down my cheek.

That got Alex worried "Let's go to our room"

I nodded and Alex led the way with me still in his arms.

Finally away from everyone he led me to the huge bed and made me sit on it.

Then he sat on the floor near my legs and looked straight into my eyes while holding my hands "What's wrong?"

Tears kept running down my cheeks. I was a horrible person.

He picked my hands and kissed my knuckles one by one.

"I can't remember anything" I whispered.

"You will someday" he said soothingly.

"That someday is too far away.."

"What's really wrong?" he asked. How could he tell that my memory wasn't the issue right now? Maybe he just knew me well.

"Where.. Where's my sister? Stephanie."

He looked confused. "Uh. She's probably back in town. She didn't want to live here with.. Us. With vampires."

"I'm a horrible sister. I abandoned her." Tears filled up in my eyes again.

"No your not" he said comforting me, he got up and sat on the bed, hugging me. "It was her own choice, you left for her and she sent you back"

"But I should've stayed with her-"

"No, you belong with me." I didn't miss the possessive tone he used.

I stopped crying. Had he been lying to me? That's what he said if I remember correctly from my flashbacks, he said he wouldn't let me leave. What if that's why I left? And this was all a lie?

No, I shouldn't doubt him. Right now, he's the only one I trust.

"Alex..?"

"Yes, love?"

"What's the general's son's name?"

"Bernard, why?"

"Just asking. I should know the name of the person I hate now shouldn't I?"

He smiled.

"Who would be the one person you trust the most?"

"You." he smiled again and this time I smiled with him. It hurt to know I might have been the one to deceive him.

"Other than me."

He thought about it for a minute and said "Emily."

"Which servant do you trust the most?"

"Why are you asking me all this?" he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Just curious. When I only have you to trust I might as well know who you trust so that I could too."

"Mary. She's been with you since the start."

He kissed my forehead and said "Now I'm going to change and get ready for a meeting with the Lords. I suggest you take your medicines and rest, how I wish I could break the generals hands for touching you so roughly but my hands are tied too" he said while rubbing my head slightly which still hurt. He sighed "I'll come get you for dinner tonight."

"Okay" I said as he walked into the bathroom.

Since I can't see him might as well ask him the question which might just clear up my mind till some extend.

"Alex?"

"Yeah?" he said back.

"Did we.. I mean.. have we…"

His head popped up from behind the door "Have we what?" he asked confused in that hot accent of his.

"Have we.. Had.. Intercourse?"

Alex burst out laughing as I blushed a million shades of red.

"Stop laughing" I whined.

"I didn't see that one coming." He kept laughing.

I grabbed a pillow and threw it at him.

Did I forget to mention he was shirtless right now?

He caught the pillow and walked towards me and said "Of course.." my heart stopped beating till he added "we haven't love"

I let go of all the breath I hadn't known I'd held.

"You should've seen your face" he whispered softly as he held my chin. "I like my women untouched. Especially you." He added a light peck on my lip.

"You're my only man right now right?" I confirmed adding a playful smirk.

"One and only" he smirked.

He was lying. Bernard was lying. I'm a virgin and I'm not having an affair. Now one last task before I make sure he's lying completely. I'm going to go give my sister a visit.

Before Alex could leave I grabbed his neck, pulled him and leaned forward to kiss him slowly.

He seemed a little startled at the least but kissed me back.

I'm not going to resist him. I'm going to enjoy him while he lasts. What If my sister was missing? What if part of it was true? I needed to find out but if it was true… I might loose him. And I didn't want to loose him when I just got him. I was scared.

I was like a bomb on a timer.

He intervened his fingers in my hair and he tilted his head to get better access.

He hovered above me and I leaned back as he pushed me back on the bed till my back hit the bed.

He was such a good kisser. I bit his lower lip which granted me a moan from him and hearing that I couldn't help but feel butterflies in my tummy.

I don't know after how long but Alex pulled back and put his forehead on mine with his left hands on my waste and the right one under my neck and half in my hair holding my face in place.

The kiss left us both breathless.

Leaning on top of me he pulled back a little and supported his weight through his elbows while pushing my hair back with his right hand.

Breathing hard he said "As much as I would like to stay" he kissed me lightly "I'm expected to be downstairs in less than 5 minutes." Another peck on my lips.

I ran a hand through his soft jet black hair and said "Am I going to see you downstairs at the table for lunch?"

He thought about it for a moment then said "I don't think so.."

"So could I have lunch here in our room?"

"Sure. Just give Mary a bell and inform her so there isn't any delay" he got up and off of me.

He walked towards his walk-in closet and went inside.

Disappearing for a minute.

"How do I call Mary?"

"There's a bell inside your bedside table"

I looked at both of them "Which ones mine?"

I grabbed the left one and opened it right before I heard the "Right one."

Looking inside I saw a small velvet box. Was that mine? Before I could stop myself I pulled it out.

There were two papers lying with it too.

Before I could open either one of them Alex suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took the folded papers out of my hand placing it in his coats pocket.

I looked up and said "What was it?"

"Nothing" he replied simply and I knew I wasn't going to get any more information out of him. I will ask him later.

I noticed that he grabbed a fresh white shirt, a coat and black dress pants.

Does he ever dress informal?

"Your suits are so sexy, I'm going to have fun stripping you." I said before I could stop myself.

He raised an eyebrow with a smirk on his face and put the back of his hand on my forehead "Are you feeling okay?"

I smiled and pushed his hand away "Give me a kiss and go, your getting late."

He bent down, gave me a kiss. "See you soon love."

He pinched my cheek saying "you're so cute" and with that he was gone.

I looked down and realized I still had that box in my hand.

I opened it and found an exquisite ring which seemed to be an engagement ring yet had a traditional look.

It was a huge oval sapphire outlined with diamonds set in a platinum ring.

I stared at it for a whole ten minutes. It was beautiful.

Finally shutting it I grabbed the bell out of my right bedside table.

After 5 minutes I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in!" I said.

Mary walked in "Good morning, how are you feeling today?"

"I'm fine, could you bring me lunch in my room when it's ready?"

"Sure."

"I'll take a nap right now so wake me when you come in and I'll leave the door open since these medicines seem to knock me out."

"Okay" she smiled.

"Uh, I wanted to go visit my sister today without informing Alex, do you think it's possible?"

"Yes, sure. I'll get a carriage ready after lunch to take you there. Obviously I'll accompany you."

"Hm.. So.." I looked at the box and picked it up. Opening it I asked "Is this my engagement ring?"

She gave it a look and smiled while saying "Yes, indeed it is. It's one of the family heirlooms. Alex's mother had it. It's one of the few things he has of her."

I frowned. That statement confused me to no extend.

"Oh, I forgot you don't remember. Alex's mother just disappeared one day when he was just a teenager. Leaving behind a few of her things named to belong to Alex. They were very close. No one knows what happened to her. After that you can imagine how wild and rowdy Alex became."

"But the Queen? I thought she was…"

"Step-mother. Thought she insisted that he should call her 'mother' instead."

"The king didn't even look for her?"

"Well, no one knows. Not even Alex. It all happened very long time back."

"Was she a vampire too?"

"Yes, she was and truly she was one of a kind. This kingdom danced with joy in her presence. Everything became gloomy when she left. Its like the castle not only lost its Queen but it lost its glow."

"Left?"

"Yeah, apparently she left leaving behind just a letter. No one knows what was in it except probably the king and his immediate family. Maybe that's why no one looked for her and in a few months the Queen was replaced…. I think the letter said 'I love you but I'm sorry I can't' and with it laid the engagement ring"

"Poor Alex" maybe that's what was on one of the papers. I'll have to check later. And I should talk to him about this too. I felt horrible about this.

"This was a lot of centuries ago. You probably weren't even born."

"Hmm. Anyway.. how do you know all this?"

"My mother is Prince Alex's nanny since the start. She told me" she said simply. "Out of love for my mother Alex turned into a vampire."

After a while she said "I have been with you since the start. Prince Alex trusted only me to take care of you" she smiled gently "I saw you fall hard for him."

She saw it, must be true. It has to. Alex was a gem of a person. I was lucky to know him. I was lucky to have him. Even if it was for a short period of time.

"Have I ever talked about my sister?"

"Yeah, you told me all the stories and memories you two shared before you came here and also the whole thing you had with her when you left but came back. That's a whole new story."

I remembered the memories before the castle not after. I'm sure I'll learn about the other ones soon but "Did I say anything about her being missing?"

"Missing?" she frowned "No. definitely not"

"Okay, that's all." I smiled.

And with our goodbyes she left.

I had a medicine and soon sleep claimed me.

*My wounds took more than a month to heal completely before I could've started moving out of bed on my own.

I had completely refused to inject venom or drink vampire blood to make my recovery faster. I wanted to feel pain and remember it so that I knew why I hated them.

But much to my dismay I couldn't bring myself to hate the vampire prince as much as I did earlier.

I felt my hatred decrease with the passing time as each day started with Alex and ended with him.

He took care of me, fed me food and basically was my teddy bear during the whole time. It would've made me laugh out loud had anyone told me that the most powerful, meanest and evilest vampire would serve as my teddy bear. Come on! For crying out loud.

He held my hand each time I was in pain, he hummed songs for me- much to my surprise- each night till I fell asleep and most shockingly he hugged me each time I would cry or wake up at night. He even whispered soothing things to me.

During the time we had nothing to do he made me watch movies, read books, listen to music, sketch or simply tell me stories or his experiences or generally about himself.

He hadn't left me for a single day neglecting all his meetings, gatherings, parties etc.

Day by day I hated him less as he blasted me with everything.

He cared for me and somehow through all the vampire attire I knew he was just like another person.

I don't know when I started to develop a soft spot for him. I felt things I wouldn't have normally*

I woke up with a start.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you" said Mary.

"It's alright."

I closed my eyes for a second, still drowsy from my meds.

I had fallen in love with this vampire way before I realized it.

I had fallen for him probably during my recovery.

This… memory.. Had left me overwhelmed.

Every detail was cramped in this little time slot of one month.

I sighed and headed towards the bathroom.

"I'll be right back"

Washing my face and all after five minutes I walked back in the room.

The aroma of my lunch had filled up my room.

I wasn't hungry much but I ate a bit of every delicious dish in front of me.

Soon I was on my way to my old house to pay my sister a visit.

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