Esmeralda and Rosa was busy most of the days taking care of the new visitors the castle welcomed.
She has not seen eye to eye with Vimdraolf since the time he came to her room to ask questions.
A full week as passed since then, and she can’t say she is over the whole thing, as no mother can go over the fact that she loosed a child, but she managed to put it behind her and focus more on the situation at hand.
She knows that she can’t even leave the castle even if she wishes, because she would be dead meat before her legs touches the border of MALDITO.
Esmeralda darling, ten girls with a family of three came in late this morning, can you please tend to them?
Sure! I will mother.
Esmeralda could not be more happy that the castle was full, at least it would be easier this way to avoid Vimdraolf, and take her mind off somethings. She never lets the day go by without tiring herself out, so that even her mind is too exhausted to wander around when she hits the soft gathered fur for a bed at night.
The guards on night shift came out to relief those on ground. The moon was already out, and a new day slowly creep in.
From her sleep she felt an itch on her throat, and series of cough started to escape her throat.
She stood up when she noticed it was not going away. With a lantern in her hand, she tiptoed out of her room, that she now share with the ten girls the Alphas had rescue.
The castle was dark and quiet as everyone has gone to bed, if not that she had lived here all her life, and knows her way around here with her eyes closed, she would have run back from the weird noises she was hearing from the kitchen.
She saw the creatures shadow first, it was huge, and had long hair flying around. Esmeralda didn’t believe in ghosts, but with the different creatures she has encountered, she can’t rule out the option that what she is seeing might be a ghost.
Show Your Self!
Esmeralda half screamed, the person in the kitchen guessed that if he doesn’t do something soon, everybody staying in the castle will wake up thanks to Esmeralda.
With inhumane speed, he runs to Esmeralda, standing behind her back, and quickly used his hand to cover her mouth.
The lantern in her hand falls to the ground, and she screams, trying to bite the hand of creature.
It’s Me Calm Down!
She stops panicking immediately she heard that voice, the whole tension in her body disappears into thin air. She has not felt this relax in weeks.
He slowly removes his hand from her lips, dragging it down. Esmeralda sucks in air trying to regulate her breathing. This was bad, terrible bad, she was enjoying the touch of a man she hated, someone she claimed she would never forgive.
What Are You Doing Here Esmeralda?
His breath upon her skin, the sound of his voice to her ears were doing things to her body. She was holding unto self control, her body and action were betraying her words.
Vimdraolf let me go!
Her words came out like a question, and it was filled with uncertainty. Vimdraolf smirk even though Esmeralda can’t see it cause she had her back turned to him, and the one lantern she carried was too dim to light up the whole place.
OKAY
This was Vimdraolf short answer, Esmeralda didn’t understand him, so she repeated the question again.
The chuckle came out softly from his mouth.
I’ve released you for a while now Curse, even before you requested, now I’m starting to believe you are enjoying my company, and your body craves my touch.
Esmeralda knew she had just disgraced herself, and blames it on the mate bond.
You Can Think Whatever Vimdraolf, But The Fact That I Hate You Has Not Changed.
At this point, Esmeralda was facing Vimdraolf on her tiptoes to make herself taller, pointing her fingers to his face.
Vimdraolf grabs her by the waist, pulling her closer to himself.
I Wouldn’t Use That Tone If I Were You!
Esmeralda scoffed and whispered gently
Do Your Worst Vimdraolf!
Her words did it, it broke the thin thread of Vimdraolf’s tolerance.
Heavy wind encircling her was what she felt all of a sudden, the whole room moved in her eyes, and the fast movement caused her digested food to rise up, she felt dizzy, exhausted and also like throwing up.
She closed her eyes tight when she couldn’t over power the feeling anymore, and when she finally opened her eyes, she found out she was in another different room.
Vimdraolf had used his vampire speed to bring her to another location.
Esmeralda immediately recognized the room, it was the same room she and Rosa had hid in during the last war. The same room Vimdraolf had almost strangled her. She compared their relationship then, and how it is now, Esmeralda cannot deny the fact that it has changed.
She raised her head and saw her mate’s eyes. It was pitch black, and this serpent slit pupil was the brightest thing in the room.
Why Did You Bring Me Here?
Esmeralda turned her back to leave, when Vimdraolf pushed her to the wall, and her back was facing him.
It was hard to breath with Vimdraolf’s hand pressing her back to the wall.
YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD GIRL CURSE!
Esmeralda didn’t care about the position she was in, she was determined to show her mate that his touch doesn’t affect her.
You view me as a curse, your only weakness, so why then don’t you want me to leave? Let me go, and you and I can be free. We both know this mate thing is not working for us Vimdraolf?
Is that what you think Curse? you don’t feel the little tingles and electric from my touch little Angel?
No I Don’t!
Vimdraolf smiled to himself, going over the thought that just jumped in his head.