He withdrew his hand, realizing his words turned Alora emotional. “I’ll drop you to your chamber,” Magnus said as he pivoted on his feet.
“Thank you for calling me beautiful and even blessed, Your Highness,” Alora said, controlling her tears which were on the verge of falling.
Magnus turned slightly and amusedly glanced at her. “I hate tears. Follow me,” he said and went ahead.
After Magnus dropped Alora to her chamber, he returned. Gabriel was awaiting him and as soon as he spotted the Vampire Prince, he rose to his feet to greet him.
“You are late, Gabriel,” Magnus said as he finally took a seat in the plush sofa; his one leg over the other.
“I had come in the evening, but the prince wasn’t here,” Gabriel responded.
“So, what’s the information you have gathered?” Magnus had his clasped hands on his lap.
“Your Highness, we followed the scent of the werewolf and found out it appeared from the North-Western region- a place given the werewolves to live,” Gabriel answered.
“Send the message to the alpha of Dark Moon Pack. I need answers from him,” Magnus ordered Tobias.
“Yes, Your Highness,” Tobias accepted the command and left.
“Your Highness, I don’t think the werewolf pack has something to do with this attack. I have heard that Miss Alora got the curse in her eyes from a witch. Perhaps someone knew she was outside her home and wanted to kill her. That’s why a werewolf was sent in a way that the relationship between vampires and werewolves would hamper,” Gabriel explained the conclusion he had made.
Magnus drew his brows close. “Why would someone wish to kill Alora?”
“Perhaps there’s something more to those eyes. Tobias told me earlier that Miss Alora’s family be here tomorrow. His Highness shall ask Miss Alora’s mother how she got the curse?” Gabriel suggested him.
Gabriel was not only the border security head of Elmswood, but also a friend to Magnus. Indeed, Magnus loved to stay alone all these years, but suddenly he brought a human, which piqued everyone’s interest in that.
And his doubts got cleared when Tobias told him how Magnus confessed in front of him and Odin that Alora fancied him.
“Your Highness, are you interested in a human?” Gabriel asked without fearing him.
Magnus arched his eyebrow at him. “You should leave, Gabriel,” he said.
“Why can’t His Highness say the truth instead of sending me away?” Gabriel playfully asked.
“Because I tend to keep secrets,” Magnus answered.
Gabriel smiled a little. “I’ll be happy to see the prince getting married,” he stated and stood up. “I take my leave, Your Highness. Miss Alora must possess something special that attracted the Vampire Prince toward her,” he remarked.
“Shut your mouth and leave,” Magnus gestured to the door.
Gabriel bowed and walked away from the prince’s sight.
Alora opened her eyes as she had a weird dream. A dream, where she saw a graveyard. She rubbed her eyes, ignoring the dream and recalled her family was supposed to be present in Elmswood today.
Getting off her bed, Alora used the washroom first, freshened up, took a bath, and then changed into a dress, which already was placed in her bedroom.
Last night, Alora told Cecilia that she didn’t have to be in her service. She felt happy that Cecilia was not around her, or else, Alora could not roam around her bedroom with her blindfold off.
As she looked at herself in the mirror, the memory from the last day reflected in her mind. How the Vampire Prince suddenly entered and helped her in hooking the dress from behind.
Alora shook her head and sat down to brush her hair. “I wonder how my family will react to seeing me. I just hope His Highness doesn’t be harsh on them,” she mumbled. As she placed the brush on the dressing table after brushing her hair, she heard a knock on the door.
“Miss Alora, the Prince requests your presence in his chamber,” Cecilia announced from outside.
Alora’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Have my family arrived?” she mumbled eagerly and a bright smile graced her lips.
Spotting a new blindfold on the dressing table, she swiftly approached, donned it, and made her way to the door. With a graceful motion, she opened it and greeted Cecilia with a cheery “Good morning.”
“Good morning,” Cecilia returned the greeting and held Alora’s arm. They were soon in the chamber, where Magnus waited for her.
Cecilia ushered Alora to sit on the ornated plush sofa in front of Magnus and stepped back. She stood near Tobias when Magnus instructed them to keep their eyes away from Alora if they wanted to live for long.
“You may take off the blindfold,” Magnus told Alora. She complied with him and removed it.
Placing it beside her, she peered at Magnus and greeted him. “Good morning, Your Highness,” she said with a vibrant smile, adorning her lips.
“You look quite happy in the morning,” Magnus said as he picked up the scroll from beside him.
“My family is here. That’s why I am happy,” Alora said.
“They aren’t here,” Magnus affirmed and threw the scroll at her. Alora was quick to catch it and frowned her brows. “Your father is a High Chancellor and I’m going to kill him for sending this to me,” he proclaimed with a murderous gaze.
Alora glanced at him in a worry and requested him not to say that. She didn’t know what her father did to anger Magnus. “I cannot read. I wasn’t taught how to read,” she said, wondering what’s in the scroll.
“Norman Wilson went to the King last night and sent a message not to trouble humans, especially a man as esteemed as him,” Magnus narrated to her the message that he received in the morning through Odin.
“I feel like ripping his heart off his body,” Magnus gritted his teeth, sending shivers down Alora’s entire body. Till now, she had only seen how good Magnus was. But suddenly, she saw his worst side too.
“I apologize on my father’s behalf,” Alora said, lowering her eyes and gulping in fear.
Magnus clenched his fists to see her face. Such an audacity of a human to ignore his command. But he was Magnus Lukeson. He knew how to make such petty humans beg forgiveness.
“I think I’m going to live in the capital from now onwards, in the palace,” Magnus stated.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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