Chapter 7
Rhydian
I heard another arrow coming my way, and just before it hit me, I caught it between my fingers. The movement of my hand had been a blur, and I could clearly see the shock in her eyes.
"If I were that easy to kill, then I wouldn't be the vampire king" I said coldly, tossing the arrow to the ground. She stood straight, dusting her garment.
"We should get back. This place is not safe" she said, her voice firm, it didn't sound as tender as she usually made it sound. And to be honest, I preferred when she didn't act like some fragile pitiful lady.
"And who was the reason I came here in the first place?" I asked, standing straight and also dusting off my robes.
"I came out for some fresh air. Is that wrong?" She questioned, her voice full of defiance. Now we were talking, I didn't like submissive women, I liked women who were hard to tame, women who were defiant and stubborn.
"And it just happened to be the rouges forest" i replied sarcastically, turning to leave. She rushed after me.
"I'm serious, I only acted in self defense, besides, how would I have known this forest had rouges" she asked, her voice holding a slight tone of anger. So she had a temper too, perfect. I could enjoy teasing her till she finally decided to show her true motives.
"You could have taken a walk in any other place you know" i shrugged, my lips curving into a smirk.
"You're doing this on purpose aren't you" she asked, frowning. I stopped in my tracks, then turned around to look at her.
"You were so eager to explain yourself, I just gave you a hand" I replied nonchalantly, my face neutral. I saw her hand move, she had cast a spell. But for what, my senses sharpened as I waited.
In that exact moment, I heard a huge tree branch falling towards me. So she was mad enough to actually want to harm me huh. Before the branch hit me, my legs lifted from the floor as I flew backwards effortlessly.
A smirk appeared on my face as I watched her next move. And she did attack. She lunged at me, not with any weapons but with bare hands. It was obvious she wasn't trying to harm me, seems like I only made her mad.
Her moves were swift and fast, but I was faster, a lot faster. She threw a kick, aiming for my face, but I dogged in time and moved behind her, she turned immediately, following up with a blow, and I blocked her hand with mine, holding her hand in place.
She threw another punch with the other hand, and I also held her wrist, halting her attack. At this point, I had both her fist in my hold, preventing her hands from moving freely.
Just when I thought I had her, I felt a sharp pain in my groin. I groaned and immediately let go of her hands as I held on to my groin. She had actually kicked me down there.
"Serves you right. I'm leaving." she muttered, turning and walking into the darkness while i held on to my groin, the pain searing through my core. I was definitely going to make her pay for this, she was indeed a feisty one. And I didn't realize the smile that curved on my lips as I watched her leave.
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As I returned back to the palace, I ran into kael, my cousin. I had a brother, and also a sister. My sister was away on a trip, she like traveling, so she was hardly ever around, as for my brother, that will be a story for another day.
"Where are you coming from this late?" Kael asked with a teasing smile.
"Blame my bride for taking a walk in the rogues territory." I replied, my face expressionless. I rarely smiled, except the need called for.
"Have you seen her? Is she beautiful?"kael asked quietly as he rushed to my side. He was at it again with his love for gossip, and why did I feel irritated with the fact that he was asking about her.
"Non of your business. I'm going to bed, and I want some quiet. No one should wake me up unless it's important."I said firmly and walked inside the palace.
Once I returned to my chambers, I found a maid already waiting for me in my room, naked and sprawled on my bed, smiling seductively as soon as i entered my room. But to my surprise, I suddenly didn't find her attractive at all.
And what surprised me the most was that, as soon as I saw the maid, she came to my mind. Her silver hair, purple eyes, rosy scent, luscious lips, the most delicious ones I'd ever tasted.
"I'm not in the mood, leave" I said firmly to the maid, and she didn't waste any second and quickly grabbed her clothes then left.
After taking a bath, I decided to go see her one last time before going to bed. So I headed to her quarters. Getting there, I didn't knock, i just opened and entered, to my surprise, she had already fallen asleep.
I silently walked closer to the bed, she was no longer covered in cloak, I could see her clear snowy skin, the way her chest heaved as she slept.
Were all witches this beautiful, she was just....too breathtaking. Just then, I noticed a wound on her hand, it wasn't deep, I leaned down to inspect the wound.
This was a cut, caused by a dagger, and not a vampire claw. Did she intentionally cut herself to draw them, just to kill them? My jaw tightened, so she really had a motive for coming here. She must despise vampires, including me.
But I was going to play along for now, if she came here to kill me, then I was going to let her know that, I wasn't someone that could be killed so easily.
As I stood up to walk out, I suddenly heard her ask. "Wondering how I got a cut on my skin?" Wait, wasn't she sleeping just now?