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Sweet Sacrifice

Chapter 36

Exasperated pants filled the dry air, feather light kisses were warm against cool skin, as fingers wove themselves into accented teal locks and pulled. Shu moaned aloud at the feeling of Everleigh's mouth wrapped around his cock, her tongue skillfully brushing along the sides of his thick shaft and slit. The boy gave a whimper as his lover sucked teasingly along the taunt head before consuming him once again. The sound of her lover groaning and grunting in pleasure, after hearing such a conversation between her and his brother, brought a triumphant smirk to Everleigh's face. All she cared about at the time was pleasing Shu, so she was going to.

…

"Everleigh, you have to meet with him… he's the visor."

The result of those words were an all too defined glare. Not even Shu, who sat quietly watching with interest at her side, could persuade her otherwise. Reiji sighed, he wasn't going to get anywhere, especially not now. The more her pregnancy progressed, the more Reiji wanted nothing to do with her. Everleigh's stubbornness all but shot through the roof to a point where now even Reiji behaved like Subaru- meaning he was losing all composure at times and losing his cool. But looking at the situation tactfully and logically, as he tended to do with everything anyway, Reiji knew that this was all just part of the ever going change into motherhood.

"Fine," He sighed in defeat. "We will meet him on your behalf."

"Sure, sure, let's go with that." Agreed Laito. "We'll take care of everything, little peacock." He gave her a wink.

Shu shot him a glare.

Laito ignored it.

"No… no… I'll go and speak with him. The last thing I need is for him to think my pregnancy has made me weak." Everleigh said as she got to her feet. " I (she pointed to herself) ain't weak or that damn helpless."

Everleigh smoothed out the creases in the sweater she wore as best she could over her belly, forcing a smile. Shu too got to his feet, taking her hand in his out of instinct. Reiji and the others watched as the pair left, hand in hand, king and queen.

Richter occupied himself by walking around, scrutinizing the fine touches the girls had added to the mansion. He had to try hard to suppress a gag; his brother had made such a horrible mistake at leaving Shu as the head of the mansion. He could've done a far better job and running the place and keeping order. Richter turned at the sound of approaching feet, scuffing lightly against the tile (which he automatically assumed was Everleigh because in his eyes the girl simply had no home training at all), his nose itching at the mixed scent of mother and child.

"My king," He gave a single bow. "My queen." The words stung more than they should as they rolled off his tongue.

Shu gave a silent, curt nod, as he sat down on the sofa.

"Richter." Said Everleigh.

Richter studied the expectant newborn, slightly taken back by how her beauty continued to radiate, before speaking. "How quant, aren't you a pleasing sight." He said. "I am happy for you both."

That was a lie.

Their race had a foolish, inexperienced, neonate as their queen- they were all doomed in his mind.

"Thank you.." Said Everleigh.

"Now, all pleasantries aside, we must get to the task at hand- the excess feeding and depleting availability amongst other vampires in your territory."

Everleigh took the vacant spot next to her king. "That's my fault," She said. "I've had to feed more, naturally, since the baby didn't take to kindly to human food. Reiji suggested that we spoke with neighboring covens to open up their feeding grounds, at least until I deliver."

Richter sat back in his spot across the pair comfortably, "That simply won't do." He said. "Other females manage to feed within their means when they're expecting, the same is expected of you. Queen or not, you still have to follow the rules."

"I understand that, but-"

"No I don't think you do, Everleigh." The older man gave Shu a look before shaking his head. "Shu, my nephew, you seriously could have done better. Such a strong willed fledgling is not fit to sit idly by and listen to those whom actually have a say in matters. And now, here she is threatening to tip the balance because she is carrying your child! You will try your best to keep that wench of yours in her place as a king should, or someone else will have to do it for you."

Everleigh got to her feet, her look strong enough to kill as she growled. "Just who in the flying hell do you think you are? Coming up in here and talking badly about me right here to my Face! For the first time since you tried killing me I put my distaste towards you aside to talk about manners that were bigger than us! And yet you're still trying to piss me off! It's like you just want me to rip your chest open!"

"Everleigh." Shu spoke in a slow, calm tone. The last thing any of them needed was her getting herself too worked up.

But that, unfortunately for them, had already been done.

Everleigh collapsed to her knees, howling in pain, as she held her belly.

"Everleigh!" The alarm in Shu's voice was enough to make the girl's heart melt.

She struggled to move, to get to her feet, but sharp pains spiraling through her body kept her grounded in a pool of blood and amniotic fluid. Everleigh gave another shrill cry, reaching out for a slightly disoriented Shu.

It was time.

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Everleigh was in so much pain it tore Shu apart knowing there was nothing he could do to help. He held his lover's hand as she produced some of the most heart wrenching screams he'd ever had the misfortune to hear, pushing his son into the world. Shu looked down worriedly at Everleigh, her body writhing in pain as she desperately held onto him. To see her in such a state, when normally there was nothing she couldn't simply brush off, was beyond his comprehension. The room smelled heavily of blood, so much that it was making Shu and Reiji (whom was delivering the tiny prince) light headed. The room itself seemed to be spinning. Everleigh gave one last curdled cry before falling back into the pillows, the room silent aside from her wheezing. Her vision was hazy, but not so much so that she didn't see the look Reiji gave Shu as he cradled the quiet infant in blood stained arms while Shu cut the cord.

"My… baby…" She wheezed tiredly. "Why… isn't he… crying…?"

Reiji quickly left the room without a word, the infant with him, while Shu went back to Everleigh's side. Far too exhausted to determine the look he had in his wide eyes, her body shutting down, lying docile among her blood stained sheets. Everleigh slipped away from her edgy lover into darkness.

It was a girl.