Blake was working in his garden with Rowan who never stop talking, which annoyed Blake.
"the blond-haired girl was my favorite kisser, she has this ability to capture my heart anytime I thought that I have finally gotten rid of her grip,"
"Can you stop, you've been talking about the same girl for a thousand times, I'm even doubting your going to noble tranquility to learn medicine," Blake bellowed at his friend, trying to concentrate on fixing his plant carefully into its bucket.
"I haven't even told you how we kissed," Rowan let out, leaning on the table, his hand accidentally falling off a plant bucket.
"you...,"
"Oh, am so sorry, I didn't mean..."
The door suddenly opens, saving Rowan from Blake who was about to hit him, Rowan heaved a sigh of relief thanking God for plotting this scene on time.
"what," Blake yelled at the guard who distracted him from having his way with Rowan.
"your father requests your presence, my prince,"
This was the first time, Blake was happy that his father called, at least he got to be away from Rowan, he might come back to his garden later, at a time he know that Rowan won't know his there.
He immediately left with the guard to the place where his father was staying
he was surprised to see Serena and Brigitta with him too, both women were talking and giggling about something he didn't care to know about, he has so much hate for these two women, so clingy and doesn't know how to take no for an answer.
"good day father I was told you requested of me, " he told him, refusing to bow, he's never bowed to his father before, and he was the only one his father let off his hook, others could be punished by death including his wife.
"of course, I wanted to tell you that your new wife will be staying in the palace with us,"
"oh..., and who made that be," he hoped it wasn't what his mind was thinking he won't be able to stay in the palace with this problematic woman around.
"It's me, sweetheart," Brigitta gave answered, flickering her eyelashes at him, she haven't even lasted a day and she was already annoying Blake,
"dad, but we are not yet married, so why should she start living with us,"
"the marriage can be arranged, how about next month,"
"What...,"
"honey, next month is too far, how about next week, what do you think Brigitta," Selena added, she knows that Blake hated Briggitta, and she also know that Briggitta was a very crafty person but since she dislike Blake, even thou everybody called him her son, she will have to convince the King to make blake marry Briggitta, seeing him getting what he dislikes most always makes him satisfied.
"I think it a wonderful idea, mom," Briggitta added, giggling at how she managed to Queen Selena to agree with him.
his hatred for this woman knows no bounds, just hearing them speak made his blood boil more.
"Dad, I've already told you, I'm not ready to marry and even if I am, it can't be her,"
"you spoilt little child, when will you ever learn to take responsibility,"
"When you stop trying to meddle with my business,"
"am the Queen and your mother, I have every right to decide what is best for you,"
"you weren't acting like a mother before, stop trying to be one now,"
"stop shouting at your mother,"
"Mom, dad it's okay you don't have to force him into making any decision that he doesn't like, I know one day he'll get to understand my true intentions and love for him, other girls want him for his power but I want just for him," she said, pouting her face as she stared into Blake's father eyes, she knew how to get into people by just using words, she has heard rumors about Queen Selena infidelity and she knew that the vampire King was lacking true love, which vampire won't want to have someone that will love him forever by his side.
Although he doesn't show his love for his son in public, Briggitta knows that he has the best interest for his son at heart, and all she has to do was to prove that she was the one for his son, Blake knew what Briggitta was doing, and if looks could kill Briggitta would have been stab by now.
"Isn't it clear that she loves you, why are you so full of yourself, you're misogynistic and so full of yourself, you're marrying her and that final,"
Briggitta grinned looking at blake who was throwing dagger with his eyes, after some minutes of standing with saying left them and went to meet Rowan, the only person he can talk to right now.
"I can't believe that my dad will be forcing me to marry someone I hate so much,"
"there's nothing wrong with marrying, I don't get why you're so opposed to it," out of all the people he know he thought that Rowan will know better by now.
"If you see nothing wrong with getting married then why aren't you married till now,"
"I'm different, I don't have a kingdom to rule, and you're much older than me,besides I want to marry someone I love, I don't want to marry someone that will make me feel forever lonely,"
"That's what I want to, idiot,"
"ooh...,"
"Will you ever understand me," he yelled at Rowan, who was just staring at him plainly.
Although he was mad at Rowan who just wasn't a good person to discuss with, he tried to calm down so he won't end up putting all his frustrations on Rowan and angrily left for his chambers.
He took a long shower when he reached his room, putting on his nightwear as he lay on his bed thinking of a way to stop the wedding from happening next week, the knock on his door suddenly distracted him from his thought as he stood up to check who the person was.
"Hey, can I come in," Rowan asked, with a wan face and a tight-lipped smile
"what do you want to talk about," Blake asked, tired of talking to Rowan for the day.
"I just realized I wasn't helping you as a friend at all, so I just... think... maybe we can sit down and figure something out," this made Blake happy a little, 'at least he still cares about me,' Blake said to himself before opening the door wide for Rowan to enter.
"So... I was thinking, what if you told your father to give you a year to get to know her better,"
"wow, why didn't I think of this before..., but what if he doesn't agree for a year,"
"We are vampires not other mystics who can love another person later, marriage and anything concerning love means forever to us, so... you really need enough time to study her,"
"wow..., that's a great idea," this was the first time Blake saw Rowan as a smart person, he'll surely make Rowan his right-hand side when he becomes the vampire King.