Chapter 8
(Gabriel's P.O.V)
I punched the marble pillar and grunted in rage! I couldn't bear to see her talk about herself in such a way! How dare she? How can she fearlessly step up to a crescent but fears my clutches? I can't! I don't know why!
"Humans are more than that... my son." My mother's voice echoed in my head.
"Shut up!" I shout kneeling on the ground pounding my fits to the sides of my head. They are not! They are weak!
"Feelings are for the humans!" My father's voice screamed over my mothers.
"Shut up!" I scream frustrated, filled with anger, tears fall down my cheeks as I cry to myself.
"Gabriel!" Othilia rushes to me and cradles me. "Sh," She shushes as she comforts.
"The voices?" Cayden kneels down in front of me.
'She rather die than be with you Gabriel' My mother's voice whispers in my head. 'Kill her and get rid of her! No need to weaken yourself, you are a king!' My father's devil-like voice sung in my ears.
I continue crying. Unable to speak. I simply looked helplessly at Cayden. I'm the older brother, yet I'm the weak one. That's what my father always believed. And he is right.
"They had stopped." I cry. "They had stopped!"
"Calm down Gabriel you'll go nuts on us and we will not be able to get you back." Cayden caresses the top of my head.
"She wishes to die..." I sob.
"Who, Rose?" Othilia asks. "I heard you two fighting but I tune you guys out after I heard you call Ezra weak." She says.
"I saw her as she yelled to me." I relived my fight with Rosa and saw images of my suffering mother.
I look up to my brother. "I also saw him whenever I spoke."
"You are nothing like Draco!" Cayden snaps.
"Don't think that! Draco would have killed each and every marked one to ever walk in this house, you provide them safety and a peaceful life! Even compared to their living in their own realm!" Othilia says.
"She doesn't believe so. She called me a Tyrant." I say.
"She witnessed you choke a vampiress, then was in the room with you when you ripped out the heart of a crescent and you foolishly called the boy she got hurt for defending weak... I can see how she believes it." Cayden sighs.
"She's scared." I spoke. "Scared of me..."
"They all have been scared of you Gabriel, that's nothing new." Othilia said. "Some have even killed themselves before even meeting you. And I have never seen you quiver as you are now."
"She wasn't scared of me when I appeared to her wounded... At that moment, I knew she must have thought I would drain her just to heal myself... yet, when I was leaving she held me tightly and said for me to drink. I have never seen a human... so... thoughtless."
"Ah," Cayden smiles at me. "You have fallen for Rosabella!" He laughs. "She hasn't even been with us for a full year and you're already wanting to claim her."
"Cayden!" Othilia snaps with a grin.
"I do not." I defend myself, in fact, my breakdown is over.
I shook Othilia off and stood up. I wiped my tears and composed myself. I leaned against my fireplace and stared into the fire. It truly doesn't help that her blood is the sweetest I have ever tasted...
"Puppy love, is what they call it?" Othilia asks Cayden.
"And they call it puppy looove." Cayden sings.
"Stop it you two!" I ordered. "You're no longer needed."
"On a serious note," Cayden continued. "You mustn't forget, you must choose a vampiress by next coming year... I doubt the Masters would approve your selection if you are truly doting over Rose... So I suggest you get to searching, in fact!" He exclamates. "I will sign you up for the Bachelor!"
Both Othilia and I questionably stared at him.
"I have plenty of time to think of that matter... Rosa isn't on my list for a bride... I need to get Kamado before anything." I say trying to keep the focus on other things.
"Kamado will not let what you did slide." Othilia says.
"I know." I sigh. "Neither will I."
(Rosabella P.O.V )
I layed sobbing to myself. I cannot believe how ugly it had gotten... Gabriel... He seemed so hurt at the end...
...Dale...
"Marry me?" His voice sings in my head.
I smiled at the memories of him and as fast as I smiled I began to ugly cry as the images of the last time I saw him played in my head: He had been killed by someone, rather something. His actual throat had been ripped out and so was his tongue. I was to marry him... He was the love of my life... He met such a horrible end, unjust. Soon, I too will meet such a gruesome end... I cried out for Dale to stop, but he kept running and laughing away from me, his voice 'catch me' 'marry me' repeated over and over all around us like a chant. I kept running but no matter how hard I ran I couldn't catch up to him. Like a bizarre glitch he was no longer running, he stood still and When I turned him his throat and tongue were ripped out and his lifeless body fell on me. I scream in horror trying to push him off me but it all becomes a haze. I kept screaming and screaming it all went black... All I could hear were my own screams and my loud breathing. 'Rosa' Lord Gabriel's voice could be faintly heard around me. I searched for him, I called out for him. I felt my whole body rattled as I screamed for Lord Gabriel.
"Rosa! Wake up!"This time I heard it clear as day.
My eyes sprung open, Lord Gabriel quite alarmed, he had been holding tightly trying to awake me. His black long hair messy all around him some chunks of his hair even covered some parts of his eyes. I tucked his loose strands behind his ears as tears flowed down my cheeks. I have never felt so relieved to be in someone's presence.
"You called out for me." He says after minutes of us sitting in silence.
"It was a nightmare." I say trying to slow down my breathing.
"You're That scared of me?" He asks, I could tell he was quite distraught.
"I was calling for you..." How do I say it? "I had a horrible experience in my life-and-and everything went dark... I was swallowed by it..." I looked down to my hands. "I heard you call out to me, I felt my heart at peace when I heard your voice."
"Rosa," He leans in and raises my chin. "I would never harm you."
I stare breathlessly. "I know."
He then kissed my forehead and as he did this his hair tickled my face and I Could smell his shampoo; something tropical, fruity.
"Your hair smells nice."
"I ran out so I had to use Othilia's."
"How about Cayden?"
"Are you kidding me? He uses the same soap he cleans his ass with to clean his hair..." We both laugh.
"You have a kind smile." He said looking away.
"As do you... Well... whenever you do smile." My heart skips a beat.
"Get some rest." He says getting up, I took his hand in mine.
"Stay?" I ask. "At least till I fall asleep? It-It doesn't have to be on my bed..." I look over to the chair he had been sitting on before.
He quietly nods and sits on the chair, I could see the light from the moon reflect against his eyes as he sat in the dark. But I didn't feel frightened, for I knew he would protect me. I drifted once more after minutes of silence.
-Hey mi lovelies, I know it seems I'm posting many chapters all one after the other one. But life happens and I'm extremely overbooked for next week and won't be able to post on Thursday till after 11pm. So I am posting all the chapters I deem are ready to be read. Leaves a comment or a '⭐️' if you liked ❤️