Gabriel cried in pain and fear, "Please forgive me! I had no idea, that girl was related to you. It won't happen again please forgive me Milord... Please!"
Vincenzo took two steps forward and set on his knee before the human could stagger backward, Vincenzo pushed the dagger into his chest piercing through his heart and soon blood started to come from the man's mouth before his body went motionless.
In the dungeon of Capital city, the head guard took a round, checking up on the prisoners before he came to a small compartment for rest. When he reached near the single wooden bed, sensing someone's presence behind, he turned to look behind but there was no one and he sighed in relief. Turning around, a gasp escaped his mouth before his feet moved backward on noticing the man right ahead of him. Sweat began to trickle down his spine but he bowed in obligation, "Milord!"
Vincenzo took a step forward and the head guard who knew what will happen to him next, tried to apologized, "Milord, I was just following the orders of the senior officer and I regret what I did. Please spare me Milord!"
"I am not a very forgiving person but you can earn my forgiveness and your head may remain intact to your body" stated Vincenzo
The head guard fell on his knee and pleaded, "Please don't kill me Milord. I will do anything for your forgiveness just spare my life. Please tell me how can I earn your mercy Milord!"
"Nothing much! Just turn yourself in for the murder of the subordinate, Gabriel!" said Vincenzo nonchalantly as if it was nothing
Shocked, The guard tilted up his head to meet the Lord's eyes, "Murder! Subordinate Gabriel!" He looked down and joined his hands and said, "but I did not killed the subordinate Milord. If I turned myself in for the subordinate's murder, the penalty will be death and I will hanged instantly!"
"Who said you did? I killed him." Vincenzo stated the fact. The guard again looked up and Vincenzo's eyes hardened before he continued, "No one said you killed him but You will accept that you did, if you want me to spare you from the agony, I am going to bestow upon you for the rest of your life. Everyday you will beg for death but I won't let you die!"
The head guard gulped and closed his eyes before saying, "I will turn myself in Milord. Please forgive me for what I did!" When he opened his eyes, he saw a dagger in front of him which made him fell backward on the floor and he heard the Lord, "This is the murder weapon you used to kill the subordinate"
Far away in one of the chambers of the royal castle of Versimoil Kingdom, Anneliese was fast asleep when Vincenzo arrived. He watched the girl sleeping soundly as if there is nothing that could harm her here, half of her face hidden beneath the pillow. Some of her hair hovered over the other side of her face and cascaded down covering her bare back and a blanket was placed above her body till her waist.
He looked at the girl intently and his thoughts went back to the time when, In one of the towns of the Kingdom of Versimoil, named Bridgehallow was set on fire. Screams of the vampires and humans echoed everywhere while they ran for their lives. Young Vincenzo who was strolling in the town as if the fire can't touch him when he noticed a small girl who was standing on the fire who caught his attention. Her hands illuminating fire flames ready to engulf the whole town in her rage. Vincenzo walked closer when he noticed, a black eagle set on her left shoulder and he stared at the girl who did not blink, the look in her eyes is the same as his which he has never seen in anyone else's gaze before. When he reached near the mysterious little girl, the bird on her shoulder flipped its wings and the girl disappeared from his sight.
Back in the present, Vincenzo kept looking at the girl intently and he whispered, "It was You."
He searched for the girl in every town and village of the Versimoil Kingdom but it was as if she has disappeared into another realm where he can not reach her. The girl was the mystery he was intent to unfold. When he encountered the girl in the forest, he had no idea, she was the same little girl he was looking for. It was when he chocked the girl in the library and her hands started to heat up and burned his wrist which made him doubt. But today, when she told him about her hands illuminating fire flames, it confirmed his doubt, she is the one he was searching for from years. The blue eyed girl who caught his attention is still a mystery for him but he can't believe this innocent girl who seem to have no idea about her powers, could burn the whole town without even flinching!! And he wondered again, "Who or What are you?"
When he moved closer to the girl to sway away the hair from her face which are obstructing his view, Anneliese eyes flew open, startled, holding the white blanket to cover her front, she crawled backward on the bed. When her sight adjusted in the darkness, she noticed it was the lord and she said accusingly, "You said no one will enter the room while I am asleep!"
One side of his face was visible because of the light coming from the candles at the side of the bed while the other side was covered in shadow but she noticed the subtle smirk appeared on his lips before he said,
"You asked, No one else will enter the room and I confirmed, No one else will come!" which made Anneliese frown and she realized, she needs to be more attentive to the Lord's words to prevent situation like these.
"What are you doing here at this time?" Anneliese asked but her words clogged in her throat when she noticed the spots of blood on his shirt which made her change her question and she asked, "Where did you go? Did you had a fight with someone?"
"It was barely a fight, people needed to be punished for touching what's mine." said Vincenzo
Anneliese's frown grew further and she asked, "What do you mean?"
Vincenzo cleared her doubts, "I went to kill the subordinate and punish the guard who harmed you." and his eyes fell on her bare and delicate shoulders exposed for his view while her hands made sure to hold the white sheet to cover her front.
She exclaimed, "You killed the subordinate?" She stopped when his words seeped into her mind and she asked, "Touching what's yours?"
Before things get more complicated for her, she cleared, "I understand you are the Lord and I am thankful for everything you have done for me but I am no one's possession and never will be!"
Recognizing the determined tone in her words, one side of his lips curled up and he said, "We will see about that! Now go back to sleep" and he disappeared from the room leaving her dumbfounded!