A fast movement came all of a sudden, cold arms hug her and immediately protected her from the dark vampire.
The noise came running as Prince's Elon men rush to attack the other dark vampires who she didn't notice earlier. She felt a force from her back.
She's not lying, they are plenty!
"Don't you dare lay your fangs to my woman!" Rage was being seen; she was scared as hell when Prince Elon tried to let her go. She gently shook her head, wanting Prince Elon to stay right there with her.
"I-I'm scared..." Her tears started to flow like river, she didn't know what will happen to her if the prince didn't show up.
"I'm here now." She looked at her surroundings, random vampires are fighting, she also saw the monster in the forest; they look like a beast, it was really scary.
A dark vampire attacks them from their side, but Elon immediately punch the vampire.
If she didn't call Prince Elon's name what will happen to her? Maybe she's their dinner for today.
Another vampire came closer to them, she hides behinds Prince Elon's.
"Don't worry, he's my companion," he assures her first.
"Take care of this, I'll take her home." The vampire bow and left them.
In just a second, Elon is carrying her now. He was so fast that she didn't notice the grass that she encounters earlier. Her hands are now holding Elon's arms tight.
The first thing she knew, she was sitting in front of a wide fire pit; giving her body enough heat.
"You're wounded." She looked at her knee, it was still bleeding.
She saw how Prince Elon control himself not to look at her bleeding knee.
"Just a little..." She answered like it was a whisper.
Elon kneeled, holding a piece of cloth to cover her wound.
"We don't have first aid here, since our wound can be healed anytime." The woman from earlier brought a plank with warm water. Elon dip the cloth in that and gently tap it in her wound.
"A-aw--"
"Does it hurt too much?" he asks.
"A bit..."
"It's your fault, trying to escape from my palace won't do good for you." He said, while gently cleaning her wound.
"I-I'm sorry..."
"This is your safe place only, in my palace, in my care. You can't do anything if you wanted to let go, since your father's freedom is exchange for you to marry me. A vampire's condition should not be broken. It's either you marry me or be eaten by them." She just looked at him, she was amazed of how Elon control himself not to suck her blood.
"Dark vampires are dangerous, they are the living vampires without rules. They ate their own kind and kill who they wanted. They are the most crucial and dangerous creature. They are roaming for over a hundred years. The forest monsters and zombie wolves are their companion." Her mouth wide open, she almost eaten by a worst vampire.
"Z-Zombie wolves? Like, literal zombies?"
She didn't know that zombie exist, she didn't know that there's a type of vampires too.
"Yes, they are worse than a natural wolf. Even your bones can be eaten by them, they won't leave a single bone from you. Forest monster is their basic example, they just hunt the prey and let the wolves and vampires eat them." That's why she heard too many sounds earlier.
"I live outside for nineteen years, I never saw them, even once." She's now confused.
"There's a barrier between your land and the other creatures land. It was made by a powerful deity twenty years ago. So, they can't go to your land until you step in their land." She was dumbfounded again.
"Deity is true?"
"Yes, they are the ultimate powerful vampires that turn into deity when their powers are too much." He explained.
She gently nodded, trying to function what Elon just said. There so many things that she's not still aware of. If she only listened to her grandmother stories, she'll sure that she's not like this.
"By the way, thank you... for saving me again." She whispered, she's sure that Prince Elon can hear what she just said.
"Bailey, don't be hardheaded. Like what I told you earlier, I won't hurt you. There's too much danger outside this place. Too much that I am not sure that I can still be that fast to save you on time." She looked at her fingers, she's playing them now. Feeling guilty.
"How can I trust you that you won't hurt me?"
She felt his thumb in her chin, leading her eyes to look at his eyes.
"You don't have to trust me," she feels tired, and wanted to sleep for his sudden calm voice.
"I'll protect you, Bailey. I'll protect you at all costs."
"Why?"
Vampires don't have heart, she wanted to remind herself about that because now she was captivated by his calm voice.
"I want you to feel safe in your home, this will be your home. I want to protect you." Elon stood up; she followed him in her eyes.
"Rest now, I'll accompany you."
Like what he said, he again carried her. Not like earlier, he was now gently. He walks slowly and natural.
"You know that I can walk, right?"
"Your wound might open; I'm not letting my people smell your blood." She just nodded, letting Elon to carry her.
He opens her room effortlessly, he then slowly put her in her cold bed.
"I'll tell, Mana, to buy you cloths."
"Thank you." She simply said.
"I'll check around, I'll make sure there's no dark vampires enter the palace." She just nodded to what he said, she didn't know what to say.
She's still in shock to a sudden calmness.
She looked at her now covered knee; she didn't know that Prince Elon can be this calm. She was afraid but still thankful.
For a meantime she'll just stay here, maybe if she can convince Elon to let her go in the future, so she didn't need to escape. Right?
Besides it won't be easy now to escape, there's a lot of creatures outside that she wasn't aware of.
She didn't want to die, if she can convince Elon to let her go then it's easy!