p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 26,0000pt; font-family: 'Bell MT';"BLOODWIND: /spanspan style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: 'Bell MT';"A SOUL'S WORTH/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"CHAPTER THIRTY/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"EL/spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"'S POV/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"Authors note: please don't get confused this is a flash back lol/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';" /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"*flash back begins*/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"The ball room was in full swing. The night was alive with stars and moonlight which seemed to add to this cheerful night well cheerful to some. The last of the Corvinus family had come of age the kingdom was thriving it was time to make allies. I let out a long breath. I loved it here i loved my new family and siblings. I loved riding with my older brothers, learning the bow, sword and spear. I had taken to hunting but not for sport. I/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"m surprised at myself seeing as i loved animals so much. I felt as if this was my 2/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"nd/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" chance to fix all the fuck ups i had in my previous life. The others besides Chanelle didn/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t see it that way then again they all had their perfect lives. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I consumed books/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" in the library, learned all the languages that were known in and out the kingdom even that of the Siberian king /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;", /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"I /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"snuck into meetings between my father and his war council begged my mother to teach me all there is. I liked making her proud she was the mother i always wanted, but she didn/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t stay with me long when i had turned /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"9/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" she was killed. I was so heartbroken. To finally get the mother i had always dreamed of ripped away from me. I cried for 3 days before I buried myself into reaching perfection. We had all grown to trust each other over the years though it took awhile and there were still doubts,/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" but/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" i loved them. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Chanz fights with half of them and her being my best friend first i always take her side and fortunately me being Williams and Marcus/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'s favorite they stood by my and chanz side even when she was wrong. They hated it i could tell eventually i became a neutral party less complicated that way. I was the only black chic though it was nothing new to me i was a coconut in previous life. In this backward world it seemed far more dangerous to be this skin tone. though i was a caramel light it still posed some problems. Being royalty had improved me. My confidence posture and all round personality improved. After roasting my older siblings on more than one occasion they soon came around. I had to argue that we didn't know how long we would be in this world and that we better suck it up and learn all that we can. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I looked to my right, my siblings were all stiff i couldn't blame them. The one thing i was hoping only happened in books and movies were real. We were getting married off /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"to /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"the powerful neighboring countries. This was a big opportunity for father and the other countries. William and Marcus had decide to co rule fathers land perhaps one of them would marry to produce heirs but that was it. The rest of us were to be married off. Saying they were pissed was an understatement but never underestimate the humans need for power. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Casually i had commented on there being one pro of this the looks of "have i gone mad" mad me giggle uncontrollably for about 10 minutes, when i pulled myself together i had finally told them "You get to rule your own country be true kings and queens" like i suspected each of them paused giving it some thought "Besides that you know we cant run away where would we go at least this way maybe you can send your own people to find out exactly whats going on maybe use the resources at your disposal to find a way home" to be honest i just wanted them to stop arguing and going against father. I had no plans of returning home and i think they knew that. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"So me suggesting that came with suspicion. I had to look away their eyes spoke volumes i swallowed the lump in my throat "Listen. I may not want to go home but you guys do. Isn't this what you do if you love someone put their happiness first or some shit. I am being serious though different lands hold different knowledge and for all you know this knowledge could help us in the long run. There is no lie when some say knowledge is power." Emma who/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"m/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" i had realized shared the same passion as learning as i do. Looked deep in thought i knew then that she would be able to persuade the others better than my horrid speech that i had made up on the spot./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" Her eyes dulled slightly in surrender she saw the logic in my plan. After that it was just tense. Now we each sat on our respective thrones.I looked at the hall filled with various lords and ladies each with their sons and daughters hoping to catch our eye or us catching theirs. I wasn't worried i doubted that i would be courted and it suited me just fine over the years i had advised my father and war council in many occasions and some how i ended up as the castle psychiatrist and many came to me for advice. My father and brothers always seek me and i loved to be needed. I had told my brothers not to worry that i was less than likely getting chosen tonight. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"They shook their heads "You don't understand what you are hold more beauty than any jewel in this land"I simply gave him a look and went to my chambers to get ready. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"One Princess had approached Ramon whose real name is Leati, i call him Lee on occasions and had introduced h/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"er/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"self. If i though/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" Ramon Reigns was handsome before in real life his absolutely eatable now. The way he carried himself and the light black stubble on his face and the healthy glow of eating right and exercise made him a man all women wanted. The princess of Romania was by him now she was a pretty thing dark haired pale snow white that looked as if she bathed in butter milk. The dress pushed her massive cleavage out but in a nice way not like most where they spill out of the dress. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I couldn't help the jealousy that flowed through me though i was more confident with my looks now than i had been i still had mosquito bites for tits and /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"all /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"my sisters had porn star ones.I never failed to tell them this or grab one of them when im feeling particularly bored and need entertainment./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"The princess had a small waist line and the purple dress complimented her nicely as she curtsied in front of my brothers i couldn't stop the snort of laughter as they all looked at her impressive cleavage when Chanz lifted a questioning eyebrow at me i simply inclined my head at the not so subtle peep show. She then covered her laugh with a cough. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""Announcing King Drake of Sumeria" there was a hush and all heads turned to the door even the princess of cleavage turned at the name. Draco from what i understood was immortal much like us. And ruled Sumeria and other neighboring countries with an iron fist and a river of blood./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"All countries feared and respected him. He was a warrior his skill in the battlefield had me on the edge of my bed when either Marcus, father or William had read the stories to me. I have to admit he inspired me to be a steel maiden of sorts wanting to surpass him or at least be on par with him. Rumors he had riches that would make us look like dirt beneath his shoes. They say many countries had tried to give their daughters even their sons to him and declined. I couldn't help but sit higher in my seat wanting to catch a glimpse of the legendary king. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"A man stepped in, yes defiantly a man the way he walked drew you in but there was something about him that also made you pull back he wore a red tunic that looked like leather exposing his chiseled chest and the scar or birth mark right in the middle of it he looked as well built as Roman yet at the same time he seemed more defined. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"He had golden green eyes and was very handsome I have to admit that at least. The only thing that turned me off was his arrogance it was as if you could smell it from where i sat. He looked down on us as if we were nothing more than cockroaches here for his entertainment. I couldn't help but feel annoyed who did he think he was? I looked away from him having my fill of drop dead gorgeous asshole and looked down at my dress. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I bit my lip to stop myself from groaning out loud i had forgotten it was a crimson red dress. Unlike the rest of the women here including my sisters who decide to play safe and boring. I opted for one moment of rebellion and wore my mothers red gypsy dress it was stunning a slit on either side allowing me to show some leg but not offensively. IT was a bit tight and like i remember my 16 year old body was built like an hour glass small waist and good birthing hips as nana would say I loved that silly old handmaiden . My hair was done beautifully with red jewels glittering in it and i had found a red clay that i put on my lips to finish the affect. Roman told me that i was the forbidden apple in the garden of Eden. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"My fathers eyes nearly bugged out when he saw me. I had done my best to looked good for tonight putting in more effort than i usually did and it payed off. The twins had turned red as i walked down the stairs and i got ugly looks from women. I did what i had set out. Now i was regretting it. I felt his eyes on me. My skin prickled slightly as if warning me of a predator. I refused to crumble instead i sat up straighter and turned to look at him. I didn't know how much i would regret that. When our eyes connected it took everything in me not to turn away. It wasn't love at first sight no those don't exist. It was the raw energy between us it was like crackling electricity in the air./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" From the corner of my eye i saw Emma and Kess fanning themselves. Was it hot? I refused to break eye contact and by the 7/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"th/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" time i blinked he was in front me. I'm surprised till this day i didn't jump at the sudden appearance. He then grabbed my neck roughly and bared his teeth that looked shark like and hissed at me. Once again i have no idea what got into me well actually yes i know exactly what got into me. He was acting like a cave man and even though we had adapted to this place i was still a 21/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"st/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" century women and i was not going to bow/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" to/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" no man. I hissed back. He was shocked and loosened his grip, i used it to my advantage and pulled free and socked him in the face./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" Yes that's right i punched the most powerful and dangerous man right in the face and it barley fazed him. My knuckles were throbbing i could feel the blood sliding down. That hurt like a bitch but i refused to show i was in pain. I bit my lip and held in my whimper. I could feel my blood pumping harder through my body my chest heaving and I continued to look at him defiantly. The boys had their swords drawn and were making their way over. I held my bloodied fist towards them to pause. I didn't think they would listen but they did. This was my battle i didn't need them coming to save me from a man who thinks to high and mighty of himself. Also i didn't want them to get into trouble. I saw my father signaling the guards to the boys. He probably understood why i stopped them and was willing to let me either fix it or fuck it up further. Most likely the latter. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"When he finally looked at me again his golden green eyes now had a tinge of red in them. The scratch i had given him from one of my rings was healing rapidly as if i had never punched him. I don't know how long we stood facing each other not a sound made and it seemed everyone was holding their breath. He then looked at my knuckles. Breaking the war between us he took my hand. A hot jolt went through me and my heart literally skipped a beat but not in a nice way this was actually rather painful as if someone punched me in the chest with a hot fire poker, his eyes shot at me again. /span/p
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p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Now the stupid fucker was grinning like a cat with milk. He slowly brought my knuckles to his mouth and began to lick my wounds and dried blood. I couldn't keep up my mask of defiance and indifference and i know for a fact i had that "eeeeew" look on my face. I was to shocked to move my hand. When he eventually let go i saw that my hand was free from the blood (eew) and the wounds. (meh that's cool i think)"You should say thank you" his voice my god is it legal for a man to have such a sexy voice il admit i think my hormones took their pom poms and started doing a "Come jump me cheer" at the sound of his voice. I looked at him again my mouth open. /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;" /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"Say thank you El./spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" Kess's voice hissed into my head i opened my mouth again to say thank you as my older sister had instructed "That was fucking disgusting" is what came out instead. I heard several groans and palm slaps to the forehead. Before anyone could stop me i carried on "You the one who started /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"I should say thank you./spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"" i couldn't hold back the sneer in my voice " You should bloody well be saying sorry who in their right mind just goes up and strangles a person not just any person a princess no less. What the hell is wrong with you strangling and licking people. Then they must say thank you...?" i was breathing heavily now and wanted to continue to give him a piece of my mind. /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"Don't you dare! /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"A collective scream in my head said i winced slightly and spoke again "Thank you" i said through clenched teeth good thing I decided to stop my rambling cause it was about to get me into trouble problem was i had already dug my grave bought my casket and organized a beautiful funeral service with my big mouth. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"He looked at me and before i knew it he let out a big laugh. Everyone looked shocked hell i even began taking steps back from his weirdness before i could make it to one of my siblings he pulled me towards him our bodies touching. Now i really did regret this dress as the material was thin and it almost felt like skin to skin. Before i could come up with an excuse he kissed me and i bit him, i bit him so hard i drew blood no one just kisses me after that! He pulled away still with that shit eating grin on his face and licking his lips. my brothers were being held back by fathers guards they wanted to skin him alive or stop me from doing dumb things... Probably the dumb things part./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""Yes.." he looked at my father "I will marry her in a fort night". He wasn't asking he was telling. My inner 21/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"st/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" century amazonian women came out "Excuse me? I don't remember agreeing to shit dick face and who says I want you?" he looked at me again we were a bit to close for comfort I really need to get my survival instincts in check cause really i have no form of self preservation what so ever. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""I want you," he then began nuzzling my neck i could feel his sharp canines grazing my lips barley touching my skin but his how breath against me i couldn't help but stumble slightly his firm grip of my waist kept me from falling to the floor in a pile of goo. Soon my skin sliced under under one/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" of his predator teeth/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" and blood began to come out it before it could reach my collar bone i felt his tongue lapping up the blood from me. I'll admit I'm a girl come on who doesn't like the whole kissing on the neck thing. But this whole blood licking thing was just nasty . /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I pulled away from him and attempted to slap him this time. He I'm not dumb enough to hurt my knuckles twice. He caught my hand and attempted to pull me closer "If my daughter wishes to be yours i would be more than happy to organize the wedding". I had a feeling my father was trying to understand him and was caught up in whatever spell we had placed with our strange courting attempt. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I admired my father he showed no fear towards the apparently most dangerous man of all time. He stared my father down as if trying to force him to force me to accept him. My dad never broke his gaze from him. I decide to try free my wrist from him. I ran to my fathers side and hid behind him. Hey i might have punched the guy but that doesn't mean i wont hide behind someone who stands a better chance than me see i do have some sort of self preservation. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. I stuck my tongue at him, he grinned wider fucking weirdo. Seriously what is up with this guy. "So be it. i shall court your daughter should we discuss the arrangements" he then stepped down and waited for my father. I realized i l looked like a gold fish my mouth opening and closing. I didn't know what to say. But something was telling me no matter what i said that stupid prick was still going to be here and attempt to get in my /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"knickers/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" or under my dress or what ever really. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Ramon stood next to me, as my father left with Draco to the outside balcony to discuss probably my stay in in hell. The music was playing and people were slowly bringing conversation to get rid of the last intense moment. Many people were looking at me some with admiration others with well they were hating before this so really. "Seems as if you were wrong for once" my head snapped to Ramon "About what?!" he gave me a stupid grin "About you not getting picked to rule your own kingdom". Once again my mind went back towards the scene replaying it piece by piece. "Shit" Ramon began to laugh at me... /spanspan style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri;"*flash back end*/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Thinking back on it i liked the way he approached me, i liked that he challenged me and reminded me that there was so much more to life and that in a way i also had a big stick up my ass. He humbled me. He made me want to be better. I was his queen and him my king. He never judged me or forced me to be different. He even allowed me to explore the darkness in my soul that i had kept locked away from others. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I remember riding with with him into battle. A war cry on my lips my sword raised. We were the red king and queen with all the blood left in /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"our/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" wake. We had good memories. He was abusive i realize that. In every way physically and mentally. The sad part is i enjoyed the abuse and retaliated we were both broken souls fitting into each other. We loved each other in our own sick and twisted way. Falling in love with the devil. I couldn't help but shake my head. It was the worst and best mistake of my life that unfortunately i would repeat over and over again. If it wasn't for Roman and the others. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I tried concentrating on cooking again and then realized why i had gone back to the past. Everything was don/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"e /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"and i was left alone in my thoughts. I decide to check up on the roasts and veggies as i looked in the oven and time i realized nearly 40minutes had passed. Should all be ready soon maybe i should set the table its no good going down memory lane. With that i made my way to the dining room. The sun was setting and that also means the Cullen's are back by now. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I wonder if i should give them more fae blood. Nah they probably full any way. While making my way to the dining room i saw Kess and Chanz dripping wet in the hall way I would have laughed at how they looked like drowned cats but an inflamed bite mark on Chanz's shoulder caught my attention. I phased right in front of her examining it "What did you do?" how could she do this she knows we dont stay long in one place what the hell was she thinking? "Its just a bite mark El it will heal /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"prehaps it mi/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"g/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"ht/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" take longer" she didn't seem stressed about it./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" I took a sniff of it "Seth?" i couldn't believe it but then again i don't really blame her if Paul was near by i would have probably jumped him anything to avoid those memories. I looked at the bite mark it looked fresh there was blood even still oozing out from the wound. I reached over and poked it. Before i knew it i found myself on the dining room table which had broken in half from the way i was thrown with such force. Emma and Lee quickly came to see whats going on and saw chanz panting heavily standing in the middle of the two hall holes she had made with my body . /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Emma hissed at her loudly "What the hell!" her eyes turning an icy blue. Chanz looked shocked "I'm sorry i swear i didn't mean to" she was stuttering all over herself. The noise attracted our guests i just got up and popped my shoulder back into place. "Are you alright" Jasper was near me. I nodded my head and looked towards my sister "You took a mate. I-" That's all i had to say before i collapsed darkness sucking me in. /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"br style="page-break-before: always;" clear="all" /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"CHAPTER THIRTY/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"EL/spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light';"'S POV/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"Authors note: please don't get confused this is a flash back lol/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';" /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"*flash back begins*/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"The ball room was in full swing. The night was alive with stars and moonlight which seemed to add to this cheerful night well cheerful to some. The last of the Corvinus family had come of age the kingdom was thriving it was time to make allies. I let out a long breath. I loved it here i loved my new family and siblings. I loved riding with my older brothers, learning the bow, sword and spear. I had taken to hunting but not for sport. I/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"m surprised at myself seeing as i loved animals so much. I felt as if this was my 2/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"nd/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" chance to fix all the fuck ups i had in my previous life. The others besides Chanelle didn/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t see it that way then again they all had their perfect lives. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I consumed books/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" in the library, learned all the languages that were known in and out the kingdom even that of the Siberian king /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;", /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"I /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"snuck into meetings between my father and his war council begged my mother to teach me all there is. I liked making her proud she was the mother i always wanted, but she didn/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t stay with me long when i had turned /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"9/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" she was killed. I was so heartbroken. To finally get the mother i had always dreamed of ripped away from me. I cried for 3 days before I buried myself into reaching perfection. We had all grown to trust each other over the years though it took awhile and there were still doubts,/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" but/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" i loved them. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Chanz fights with half of them and her being my best friend first i always take her side and fortunately me being Williams and Marcus/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"'s favorite they stood by my and chanz side even when she was wrong. They hated it i could tell eventually i became a neutral party less complicated that way. I was the only black chic though it was nothing new to me i was a coconut in previous life. In this backward world it seemed far more dangerous to be this skin tone. though i was a caramel light it still posed some problems. Being royalty had improved me. My confidence posture and all round personality improved. After roasting my older siblings on more than one occasion they soon came around. I had to argue that we didn't know how long we would be in this world and that we better suck it up and learn all that we can. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I looked to my right, my siblings were all stiff i couldn't blame them. The one thing i was hoping only happened in books and movies were real. We were getting married off /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"to /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"the powerful neighboring countries. This was a big opportunity for father and the other countries. William and Marcus had decide to co rule fathers land perhaps one of them would marry to produce heirs but that was it. The rest of us were to be married off. Saying they were pissed was an understatement but never underestimate the humans need for power. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Casually i had commented on there being one pro of this the looks of "have i gone mad" mad me giggle uncontrollably for about 10 minutes, when i pulled myself together i had finally told them "You get to rule your own country be true kings and queens" like i suspected each of them paused giving it some thought "Besides that you know we cant run away where would we go at least this way maybe you can send your own people to find out exactly whats going on maybe use the resources at your disposal to find a way home" to be honest i just wanted them to stop arguing and going against father. I had no plans of returning home and i think they knew that. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"So me suggesting that came with suspicion. I had to look away their eyes spoke volumes i swallowed the lump in my throat "Listen. I may not want to go home but you guys do. Isn't this what you do if you love someone put their happiness first or some shit. I am being serious though different lands hold different knowledge and for all you know this knowledge could help us in the long run. There is no lie when some say knowledge is power." Emma who/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"m/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" i had realized shared the same passion as learning as i do. Looked deep in thought i knew then that she would be able to persuade the others better than my horrid speech that i had made up on the spot./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" Her eyes dulled slightly in surrender she saw the logic in my plan. After that it was just tense. Now we each sat on our respective thrones.I looked at the hall filled with various lords and ladies each with their sons and daughters hoping to catch our eye or us catching theirs. I wasn't worried i doubted that i would be courted and it suited me just fine over the years i had advised my father and war council in many occasions and some how i ended up as the castle psychiatrist and many came to me for advice. My father and brothers always seek me and i loved to be needed. I had told my brothers not to worry that i was less than likely getting chosen tonight. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"They shook their heads "You don't understand what you are hold more beauty than any jewel in this land"I simply gave him a look and went to my chambers to get ready. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"One Princess had approached Ramon whose real name is Leati, i call him Lee on occasions and had introduced h/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"er/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"self. If i though/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"t/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" Ramon Reigns was handsome before in real life his absolutely eatable now. The way he carried himself and the light black stubble on his face and the healthy glow of eating right and exercise made him a man all women wanted. The princess of Romania was by him now she was a pretty thing dark haired pale snow white that looked as if she bathed in butter milk. The dress pushed her massive cleavage out but in a nice way not like most where they spill out of the dress. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I couldn't help the jealousy that flowed through me though i was more confident with my looks now than i had been i still had mosquito bites for tits and /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"all /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"my sisters had porn star ones.I never failed to tell them this or grab one of them when im feeling particularly bored and need entertainment./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"The princess had a small waist line and the purple dress complimented her nicely as she curtsied in front of my brothers i couldn't stop the snort of laughter as they all looked at her impressive cleavage when Chanz lifted a questioning eyebrow at me i simply inclined my head at the not so subtle peep show. She then covered her laugh with a cough. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""Announcing King Drake of Sumeria" there was a hush and all heads turned to the door even the princess of cleavage turned at the name. Draco from what i understood was immortal much like us. And ruled Sumeria and other neighboring countries with an iron fist and a river of blood./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"All countries feared and respected him. He was a warrior his skill in the battlefield had me on the edge of my bed when either Marcus, father or William had read the stories to me. I have to admit he inspired me to be a steel maiden of sorts wanting to surpass him or at least be on par with him. Rumors he had riches that would make us look like dirt beneath his shoes. They say many countries had tried to give their daughters even their sons to him and declined. I couldn't help but sit higher in my seat wanting to catch a glimpse of the legendary king. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"A man stepped in, yes defiantly a man the way he walked drew you in but there was something about him that also made you pull back he wore a red tunic that looked like leather exposing his chiseled chest and the scar or birth mark right in the middle of it he looked as well built as Roman yet at the same time he seemed more defined. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"He had golden green eyes and was very handsome I have to admit that at least. The only thing that turned me off was his arrogance it was as if you could smell it from where i sat. He looked down on us as if we were nothing more than cockroaches here for his entertainment. I couldn't help but feel annoyed who did he think he was? I looked away from him having my fill of drop dead gorgeous asshole and looked down at my dress. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I bit my lip to stop myself from groaning out loud i had forgotten it was a crimson red dress. Unlike the rest of the women here including my sisters who decide to play safe and boring. I opted for one moment of rebellion and wore my mothers red gypsy dress it was stunning a slit on either side allowing me to show some leg but not offensively. IT was a bit tight and like i remember my 16 year old body was built like an hour glass small waist and good birthing hips as nana would say I loved that silly old handmaiden . My hair was done beautifully with red jewels glittering in it and i had found a red clay that i put on my lips to finish the affect. Roman told me that i was the forbidden apple in the garden of Eden. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"My fathers eyes nearly bugged out when he saw me. I had done my best to looked good for tonight putting in more effort than i usually did and it payed off. The twins had turned red as i walked down the stairs and i got ugly looks from women. I did what i had set out. Now i was regretting it. I felt his eyes on me. My skin prickled slightly as if warning me of a predator. I refused to crumble instead i sat up straighter and turned to look at him. I didn't know how much i would regret that. When our eyes connected it took everything in me not to turn away. It wasn't love at first sight no those don't exist. It was the raw energy between us it was like crackling electricity in the air./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" From the corner of my eye i saw Emma and Kess fanning themselves. Was it hot? I refused to break eye contact and by the 7/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"th/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" time i blinked he was in front me. I'm surprised till this day i didn't jump at the sudden appearance. He then grabbed my neck roughly and bared his teeth that looked shark like and hissed at me. Once again i have no idea what got into me well actually yes i know exactly what got into me. He was acting like a cave man and even though we had adapted to this place i was still a 21/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"st/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" century women and i was not going to bow/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" to/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" no man. I hissed back. He was shocked and loosened his grip, i used it to my advantage and pulled free and socked him in the face./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" Yes that's right i punched the most powerful and dangerous man right in the face and it barley fazed him. My knuckles were throbbing i could feel the blood sliding down. That hurt like a bitch but i refused to show i was in pain. I bit my lip and held in my whimper. I could feel my blood pumping harder through my body my chest heaving and I continued to look at him defiantly. The boys had their swords drawn and were making their way over. I held my bloodied fist towards them to pause. I didn't think they would listen but they did. This was my battle i didn't need them coming to save me from a man who thinks to high and mighty of himself. Also i didn't want them to get into trouble. I saw my father signaling the guards to the boys. He probably understood why i stopped them and was willing to let me either fix it or fuck it up further. Most likely the latter. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"When he finally looked at me again his golden green eyes now had a tinge of red in them. The scratch i had given him from one of my rings was healing rapidly as if i had never punched him. I don't know how long we stood facing each other not a sound made and it seemed everyone was holding their breath. He then looked at my knuckles. Breaking the war between us he took my hand. A hot jolt went through me and my heart literally skipped a beat but not in a nice way this was actually rather painful as if someone punched me in the chest with a hot fire poker, his eyes shot at me again. /span/p
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p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Now the stupid fucker was grinning like a cat with milk. He slowly brought my knuckles to his mouth and began to lick my wounds and dried blood. I couldn't keep up my mask of defiance and indifference and i know for a fact i had that "eeeeew" look on my face. I was to shocked to move my hand. When he eventually let go i saw that my hand was free from the blood (eew) and the wounds. (meh that's cool i think)"You should say thank you" his voice my god is it legal for a man to have such a sexy voice il admit i think my hormones took their pom poms and started doing a "Come jump me cheer" at the sound of his voice. I looked at him again my mouth open. /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;" /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"Say thank you El./spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" Kess's voice hissed into my head i opened my mouth again to say thank you as my older sister had instructed "That was fucking disgusting" is what came out instead. I heard several groans and palm slaps to the forehead. Before anyone could stop me i carried on "You the one who started /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"I should say thank you./spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"" i couldn't hold back the sneer in my voice " You should bloody well be saying sorry who in their right mind just goes up and strangles a person not just any person a princess no less. What the hell is wrong with you strangling and licking people. Then they must say thank you...?" i was breathing heavily now and wanted to continue to give him a piece of my mind. /spanspan style="font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;"Don't you dare! /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"A collective scream in my head said i winced slightly and spoke again "Thank you" i said through clenched teeth good thing I decided to stop my rambling cause it was about to get me into trouble problem was i had already dug my grave bought my casket and organized a beautiful funeral service with my big mouth. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"He looked at me and before i knew it he let out a big laugh. Everyone looked shocked hell i even began taking steps back from his weirdness before i could make it to one of my siblings he pulled me towards him our bodies touching. Now i really did regret this dress as the material was thin and it almost felt like skin to skin. Before i could come up with an excuse he kissed me and i bit him, i bit him so hard i drew blood no one just kisses me after that! He pulled away still with that shit eating grin on his face and licking his lips. my brothers were being held back by fathers guards they wanted to skin him alive or stop me from doing dumb things... Probably the dumb things part./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""Yes.." he looked at my father "I will marry her in a fort night". He wasn't asking he was telling. My inner 21/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super;"st/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" century amazonian women came out "Excuse me? I don't remember agreeing to shit dick face and who says I want you?" he looked at me again we were a bit to close for comfort I really need to get my survival instincts in check cause really i have no form of self preservation what so ever. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;""I want you," he then began nuzzling my neck i could feel his sharp canines grazing my lips barley touching my skin but his how breath against me i couldn't help but stumble slightly his firm grip of my waist kept me from falling to the floor in a pile of goo. Soon my skin sliced under under one/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" of his predator teeth/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" and blood began to come out it before it could reach my collar bone i felt his tongue lapping up the blood from me. I'll admit I'm a girl come on who doesn't like the whole kissing on the neck thing. But this whole blood licking thing was just nasty . /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I pulled away from him and attempted to slap him this time. He I'm not dumb enough to hurt my knuckles twice. He caught my hand and attempted to pull me closer "If my daughter wishes to be yours i would be more than happy to organize the wedding". I had a feeling my father was trying to understand him and was caught up in whatever spell we had placed with our strange courting attempt. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I admired my father he showed no fear towards the apparently most dangerous man of all time. He stared my father down as if trying to force him to force me to accept him. My dad never broke his gaze from him. I decide to try free my wrist from him. I ran to my fathers side and hid behind him. Hey i might have punched the guy but that doesn't mean i wont hide behind someone who stands a better chance than me see i do have some sort of self preservation. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. I stuck my tongue at him, he grinned wider fucking weirdo. Seriously what is up with this guy. "So be it. i shall court your daughter should we discuss the arrangements" he then stepped down and waited for my father. I realized i l looked like a gold fish my mouth opening and closing. I didn't know what to say. But something was telling me no matter what i said that stupid prick was still going to be here and attempt to get in my /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"knickers/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" or under my dress or what ever really. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Ramon stood next to me, as my father left with Draco to the outside balcony to discuss probably my stay in in hell. The music was playing and people were slowly bringing conversation to get rid of the last intense moment. Many people were looking at me some with admiration others with well they were hating before this so really. "Seems as if you were wrong for once" my head snapped to Ramon "About what?!" he gave me a stupid grin "About you not getting picked to rule your own kingdom". Once again my mind went back towards the scene replaying it piece by piece. "Shit" Ramon began to laugh at me... /spanspan style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri;"*flash back end*/span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Thinking back on it i liked the way he approached me, i liked that he challenged me and reminded me that there was so much more to life and that in a way i also had a big stick up my ass. He humbled me. He made me want to be better. I was his queen and him my king. He never judged me or forced me to be different. He even allowed me to explore the darkness in my soul that i had kept locked away from others. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I remember riding with with him into battle. A war cry on my lips my sword raised. We were the red king and queen with all the blood left in /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"our/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" wake. We had good memories. He was abusive i realize that. In every way physically and mentally. The sad part is i enjoyed the abuse and retaliated we were both broken souls fitting into each other. We loved each other in our own sick and twisted way. Falling in love with the devil. I couldn't help but shake my head. It was the worst and best mistake of my life that unfortunately i would repeat over and over again. If it wasn't for Roman and the others. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I tried concentrating on cooking again and then realized why i had gone back to the past. Everything was don/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"e /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"and i was left alone in my thoughts. I decide to check up on the roasts and veggies as i looked in the oven and time i realized nearly 40minutes had passed. Should all be ready soon maybe i should set the table its no good going down memory lane. With that i made my way to the dining room. The sun was setting and that also means the Cullen's are back by now. /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"I wonder if i should give them more fae blood. Nah they probably full any way. While making my way to the dining room i saw Kess and Chanz dripping wet in the hall way I would have laughed at how they looked like drowned cats but an inflamed bite mark on Chanz's shoulder caught my attention. I phased right in front of her examining it "What did you do?" how could she do this she knows we dont stay long in one place what the hell was she thinking? "Its just a bite mark El it will heal /spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"prehaps it mi/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"g/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;"ht/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri;" take longer" she didn't seem stressed about it./span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;" I took a sniff of it "Seth?" i couldn't believe it but then again i don't really blame her if Paul was near by i would have probably jumped him anything to avoid those memories. I looked at the bite mark it looked fresh there was blood even still oozing out from the wound. I reached over and poked it. Before i knew it i found myself on the dining room table which had broken in half from the way i was thrown with such force. Emma and Lee quickly came to see whats going on and saw chanz panting heavily standing in the middle of the two hall holes she had made with my body . /span/p
p class="p0" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-family: Calibri;"Emma hissed at her loudly "What the hell!" her eyes turning an icy blue. Chanz looked shocked "I'm sorry i swear i didn't mean to" she was stuttering all over herself. The noise attracted our guests i just got up and popped my shoulder back into place. "Are you alright" Jasper was near me. I nodded my head and looked towards my sister "You took a mate. I-" That's all i had to say before i collapsed darkness sucking me in. /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-size: 11,0000pt; font-family: 'Calibri';"br style="page-break-before: always;" clear="all" /span/p