The voice came from behind when Dominic and King Vilas turned around to find, none other than, Crowned Prince Cyrus standing there with a straight face.
His hands were at his back, with a broad shoulder. Taking a few steps, he came closer to King Vilas without tearing his eyes from them.
"I will help you with finding your member. But I believe it would be better for Prince Dominic to stop scaring the Soldier." Prince Cyrus was stagnant in his wordings, not expressing even a bit of his emotions.
Yet the same worried King Vilas. Despite his heart not letting him walk this man close to his daughter, he had no other choice left in his hands. 'What if I delay this anymore?1 Who knows where is Alice right now...' Taking the risk was the last choice on his bucket list.
With a clear frown and a sweat that formed over his forehead, he deeply gazed at the Vampire Prince.
Without tearing his glance get away from Cyrus's brown eyes, he answered back in the aloof and strict tone, "Lead the way, Prince Cyrus."
"As per the King. Please follow me along with your soldiers." King Vilas nodded. but on the other hand, Prince Dominic was already bothered.
The darkness in his aura was reaching its peak but knowing the density and urgency of the current situation, he held his anger back. Withdrawing his sword away from the neck of the soldier, he followed his father, who in return followed Prine Cyrus.
There was absolute silence that followed afterward, with no further yelling. Yet their mind was frozen and already crumbling down with hundreds of negative thoughts. 'Why will Alice yell like this!?' This thought was eating Vilas from time to time.
He won't be calmed until he reaches near his precious daughter and holds her in his arms.
So was Dominic who kept his head straight. Going through the corridors of the castle, he gazed at the vampire who was walking in front.
Since they have an extensive way of hearing, it didn't surprise either of them to know that Cyrus can bring them to the source of yell.
Prince Cyrus led the others when he took the path of the all-darkened lobby. The path made Dominic gulp the saliva as his forehead deepened, "I hope you are guiding us on the right way. Why will anyone come to this path"
"But I'm pretty much sure that the noise came from here. Moreover the air…" he inhaled the air in his breath once he closed his eyes. "There is something in this air… that smells like that of any other lady."
"But f-" Dominic wasn't convinced but King Vilas interrupted him by muttering straight, "Please fast. I can't wait anymore."
In return, Cyrus nodded his head and started walking deeper into the darkened lobby. The soldiers behind them took the fire-lighted wood in their hands to provide enough light.
But Cyrus found the situation a lot messier when he noted all the human soldiers already fearing slightly with the darkness that covered near them, under the moonlight.
His lips moved upwards to realize, 'Seriously they are nothing but true weaklings. Need a matchstick to see in the dark..'
He wasn't wrong in his observation, this was always proven by their actions.
Soon after, he brought them down through the stairs. No one else asked any further questions on his way. They all kept mum and blindly followed him.
All of them stopped once the man brought them to a place under the castle, the basement.
When Prince Dominic and King Vilas's gazes swept across the entire basement, they all can sense the dullness that engulfed this place. It was much colder the rest of the corners of the Palace, almost making their's worry double for Sierra.
"Keep your eyes open! If you see someone, shout immediately!!!" King Vilas instructed his people when the voice came, "Yes His Highness!"
As per his command, everyone got more alerted about their surroundings, with the mission to find the Princess. They could sense the same fear as his highness who seemed to dislike this land as well.
However, Cyrus didn't show even a single sentiment ever from the start. He could hear the heavy breathing of someone... the aura was pulling him towards the certain person.
The same fragrance of a lady that entered into his nostrils, made his eyes shine more brightly. As he rotated his head, his eyes fell on the windows on the other end of the basement.
While the soldiers continued to search the rest and closest corners of the dark basement, Cyrus!s instincts operated in alignment with his mind.
Subconsciously, his legs started to walk in the direction of the windows, something unknown that crawled under his skin.
"But why will someone come here? especially my wife?" That was still a query in his mind. Yet in the middle, he felt a stoppage down in his legs.
Having no source of light, he felt someone blocking his way when he bent down to feel someone's body on the ground.
Due to his extensive eyes, his sight caught the eye of a lady lying on her stomach and face covered due to the silver hair. He moved her on her back to see the lady already fainted.
'Wait! She has the same hair…. So was the father right? Is this my bride to be?' The face of hers was white as that of sheets. She seemed heavier as compared to her regular weight in his arms.
At this point, he was already clueless about what took place to make the Princess reach such a distant location in the entire castle 'That is not my concern for now..'
Meanwhile, Dominic and King Vilas were looking in the other corner of the entire hall to find not even a single sign of their dear Alice.
The line of their forehead started to turn round and round. Dominic came near his father to stare, "Alice will never come here! This vampire is misguiding us!"
Initially, King Vilas didn't let his own guts doubt the vampire. But then, came a soldier near them, "I'm sorry His Highness but we can't find Princess anywhere here..."
"See! I told you, father...." Dominic agreed to look at his father who stopped in his actions. Bringing his hand behind his body, his lips were sealed into a straight line. Was his son right?! have they trusted the vampire and followed him to only end up in their own sorrow?
Just then came a voice from a certain distance. "The one you are looking for is here!"
Both of them then turned around, to find Cyrus walking with Alice in his embrace, from the darkest part of the entire hall.
The girl was already lying in his arms as if she had no idea about her entire world being in the arms of her own enemy.
As expected, King Vilas' eyes widened in shock when he moved, "What happened to her!?" Sadness with the entanglement of worry started to trace King Vilas's face.
Walking close to his daughter, he saw her face only to find it leaving its color. "Who did this to her!?"
"We don't know about that King Vilas," Cyrus answered but then, he saw Dominic, who was somewhat hurt by the sight as well, still trying to not let his defense be down. He took a few steps further, ready to take Alice from his embrace.
"Thank you for finding her. I shall take her from he-" In return, Prince Cyrus immediately withdrew his hand and swept across, making them not have a sight of the lady.
His eyes constantly gave a glare, with them turning into a mocking smirk.
"If I have found her, Why shall I hand her over to you, Prince Dominic?"
.....
Please do add the story into your library and also, leave few votes. Thank you!