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Chapter 24

He finally left me alone after a while. My body was still sore and healing. By tomorrow, I knew it would be healed. But I no longer cared.

If Jaiden is dead, then I no longer care what happens to me. I will never feel love again. Or happiness. Everything is dead to me.

My body was still in his control, but my mind and soul still was mine. Pain still soared thru me. I felt numb. Part of me had a shred of hope that he was lying about Jaiden. But the words alone caused me pain.

Servants came and went. Time was a blur to me. Several times I was forced to sit in that throne and smile at the many subject who came and addressed us as King and Queen.

I tried to ignore it all. Every touch the Dark King gave me made me sick. I would love nothing more than to give him as much pain as he has given me.

After another couple of days, my body was no longer sore and the scars were completely gone. I was given plenty of blood in a crystal glass. I drank only when I was ordered to. At least he wasn't making me drink from humans.

I was sitting in a chair next to the large window in my room staring out into the night. When I wasn't in the throne room being paraded around like a doll, I was in here. The same room he slaughtered innocent people while I watched from inside his head.

I use to try and think of ways to break free from his hold and run away from him. Now I don't see the point if I had nothing to live for.

The door opened and the Dark King walked in. He was wearing dark trousers and a matching shirt with black boots. He looked very sinister.

He walked up to me, smiling. He dropped down on one knee in front of me and stroked my hair.

"You look as lovely as ever, my love. You truly were a queen worth waiting for."

My body smiled.

His hand went from my hair to slowly dragging one finger around my neck where the necklace was.

"I wish I could take this off. But you would still fight me, wouldn't you? You will never stop fighting."

I said nothing but kept smiling.

"This body may belong to me now, but your mind is still your own. It's a shame this necklace can't give me that too."

Finally, I stopped trying to ignore him and started listening. Maybe I would hear more about this damn necklace.

He continued stroking my neck.

"This was made for the same reason I need it. A powerful vampire only wanted his woman to accept him. But she too was stubborn and fought him. In every way she could. It took him many years to have this necklace created. It was given as a gift to her as a way of showing he was finally going to leave her. She believed him and put it on to be kind. But he finally had her."

His smile widened.

"Just like I have you"

My mind was spinning with thought.

But how did she break free? There had to be a way!

He went back to stroking my face and hair.

"I won't be foolish like that man. He took it off after a few centuries, thinking he finally had her faithfulness. That fool truly thought he had her. Instead, she drove a steak thru his heart while he slept and had the other necklace made so no one else could control her."

His hand went into his pocket and he brought out the other necklace.

"At lease I now have the collection."

I itched to grab it from him.

He placed the necklace on the table, right in front of me.

"That necklace will never touch your neck again. From now on, that necklace will be the only thing you wear. Other than your crown."

His hand reached out and took the crown from my head, placing it on the table next to the necklace I was desperate to wear again.

He gave me a dark look.

"But you wont need that at the moment."

I felt myself suddenly be grabbed into his arms and my mind went into panic mode.

I'M GONNA BE RAPED!

He placed me on the bed and climbed on top of me, both his legs on either side of me. My mind raced to break free and get away from him.

His hand traveled from my face and down my body, touching my breast and stomach. He slowly started to reach his hand under the skirt of my dress.

I gasped as he touched my most intimate place.

"Don't worry, my queen. I'm a very generous lover. I'll give you pleasure that no one else ever could."

His hands then went to the back of my dress and started unzipping the back.

"I'm starting to enjoy these up to date dresses. Much easier to remove then in the earlier centuries."

In a flash, the dress was removed from my body and I lay on the bed in nothing but a pair of white panties.

His eyes traveled down my body and I felt cold from the inside out.

"I always get what I want. Everything…" He whispered. More to himself than me.

I couldn't move, but I couldn't stop the tear in my eye from falling.

My life is over…

He lowered himself to my face and placed a cold kiss on my lips.

Before he broke away from me, the door burst open and two guards came in this Sabin in the lead.

The dark King snarled and quickly threw a blanket over my body. My arms clutched it to me, shivering from the cold.

At least I can do this much…

"WHAT THE HELL IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?" He snarled at the men, standing in the doorway out of breath.

Sabin immediately fell to his knees and the other two followed.

"My king, we apologize for the offence, but we are under attack!"

His face cleared of all expression for a moment, as if for the first time he was clueless. After a second, he was on his feet charging for the door.

"What happened?" He demanded.

"Most of the guards outside are dead. We can't find the intruders but our guards keep falling!"

The Dark King growled and followed them out, apparently forgetting about me for the moment.

I got out of the bed and grabbed the dress, putting it back on quickly. I was cold and shivering.

Well… I didn't get any orders. Maybe I can still try and do other things.

I went to the table and tried to make myself grab the necklace, but my hand wouldn't move.

He did say I couldn't have it around me neck again… damn it…

I dropped my hand and tried to make my way to the door.

Maybe I can find someone to help get this necklace off

Before I reached the door, it burst open and two servants entered and bowed.

"We apologize your majesty, but your king wants you to wait in the throne room. He feels you will be safer there."

I sighed and followed them.

There goes my plan…

As soon as I entered the throne room, I saw several guards in front of the Dark King, kneeling.

"You all have your orders! Protect my castle and my Queen!"

They all gave a nod and swiftly left. He turned to me and motioned me to come to him. My body went to him and sat on my throne as his body ordered me to.

He turned to the servants.

"Where is her crown? My queen must always wear it when in the presence of her subjects!"

They quickly bowed and left to retrieve it.

He turned to me.

"Do not leave this room or this chair until I order you to. I don't know who would dare attack out castle but they will be taken care of quickly and painfully."

The two servants returned with the crown on the velvet pillow and knelt in front of him. He snatched the crown and placed it back on my head.

"Never take this off unless I do it."

I smiled and nodded.

He waved his hand and the servants left quickly, obviously afraid.

He sat on the opposite throne, obviously waiting for something.

After about what seemed forever of sitting there, Sabin swiftly entered the room and knelt down in front of him.

"Well?" The Dark King demanded.

"My king, we do not know the intruders. We have only spotted them wearing all black with masks. We cannot identify them"

He growled and stood, pacing.

"How many guards have fallen?"

"Several sire. We are still trying to locate and capture them."

"Kill all but one. I want to question them personally."

Sabin stood to go, but the front doors to the room burst open. Sabin drew his sword and stood in front of us, ready to fight.

Several large men in black clothes and masks charged into the room. Most held guns while others had knives or crossbows.

"You really should change your tactics Vlad. Guards carrying nothing but swords? Very old fashioned." Said the deep voiced man in the lead.

I blinked. Vlad? Really?

He growled and stood, obviously not intimidated.

"Who the hell are you? And how dare you attack my castle!"

The man chuckled. "Yes, my men and I sure have some balls coming here. But this is the last time we fight Vlad. One of us will fall."

The man finally took off his mask. He was very handsome yet very intimidating. His smile made him almost as sinister looking as the Dark King.

Oh wait… VLAD…

He snickered and raised his gun.

"I'm going to enjoy blowing you to pieces. You slaughtered my family along with several other innocence. You also took the only chance of hope for the future we have." He cast me a glance. "We are here to rescue our queen."

I flare of hope rose in my chest, but extinguished a moment later.

There's no point in being rescued if Jaiden isn't with me…

Vlad laughed. "You think I keep her here against her will? She came to me willingly! She knows her destiny is with me, at my side!"

The man looked to me.

"My lady, is this true?"

My body smiled. "Yes. I am here to be with my king and husband."

My mind screamed. They don't know about the necklace…

Vlad smiled at him. "You see? She is only fulfilling the prophecy as she should. She is my wife and Queen. There is nothing anyone can do to take her from me now."

I felt tears in my eyes again.

"That's because you're controlling her."

My eyes traveled all over for the source of the voice. One man stepped out of the crowd, mask still on.

He put his hand on the leaders shoulder.

"Curtis, look at her neck. She's being controlled by dark power."

Curtis looked and nodded. "I see it now."

Vlad glared at the new man up front.

The man chuckled and removed his mask, making Vlad snarl.

My eyes widened.

Jaiden!

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