Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

"What are we doing here?" asked Hazel as she did ot want to attend another social gathering and be a part of the center of attraction when she stood beside Rafael.

"Until the new emperor is found, the royal family will continue to come here and we have to meet them to find a better one." he explained when she looked at their smile that was full of fakery.

Even she could see that they hated them but still showing a smile as if they were in a good relationship with each other.

"Why don't you choose one of the councilmen and get it done with? You can even choose Damien to be here!" he laughed as his hold on her arm tightened while his eyes turned colder.

"'Are you telling me that i should announce a vampire as the ruler of the empire of humans because you are interested in meeting Damien!" he spat with a smiling face as if they were having a squabble between lovers. "We do not want humans to think that we are taking over their empire. It would mean they did not have freedom anymore.

We want them to believe that their empire was always in their control."

She laughed as if she had heard a joke. "Commoners would never be taken care of that way. They only continued to suffer either in the hands of one or another."

But then she stopped in her tracks and raised her head with her eyes sparkling like a sea with profound deepness, "how about making me the empress. I am a human, I didn't have any rift with vampires and I will support you when the need arises."

There was no doubt that she would have been a perfect choice. But…

"If you think that i would let you stay here while i leave for my territory. Then you are wrong. I would rather burn this whole empire and get over with all the troubles.

So, stay here and smile. If you find any person with your interest do tell me, so that i could slice his neck." he said with a smirk on his face as he held her hands and kissed them, meeting her eyes with a challenging look.

The man had turned into an obsessive psycho the moment he came to know that she was the witch he was looking for.

"Then shall I start with killing Diana. If these are the rules of the game?" The expressions on both of their faces looked like a couple who were showing off their love to the public.

If anyone would hear their conversation, they would be shocked to the core.

The way her body was leaning on Rafael with her back touching his chest and the way he was rubbing her hands with his thumb.

Many were not able to take their eyes away from them. Their eyes were filled with envy, hatred, anger, curiosity, shame and surprise but one thing was commoner, they all were amazed at their boldness since it was uncommon for the nobles to show affection in public which was limited to kissing hands.

Slowly, they walked their way to the center table of the room.

"I can not see the councilman anymore?" she asked as she looked around. Most of them looked away when their eyes met Hazel who smiled at them with a bewitching look on her face that embarrassed them.

"Only Edward is left. Rest of them were gone. They have other matters to deal with too."  she nodded, as she picked up the glass of wine and took a sip when he raised a brow.

"I can handle one glass!" she replied as she rolled her eyes. Why was she even giving him an explanation?

"The drama is going to start soon. I want you to stay in your senses for that." he leaned on his seat and then kissed her cheeks softly, surprising her.

Taking the benefit of her trance, he took the glass from her hands into his and drank all of it in a single gulp. "We are here to know how many fools of these have supported Vincent and your father since we doubt there is still beryllium hidden in this empire.

You are one of us and the best card since they all are going to underestimate you. But they do not know that you are better than me.

Good luck love. Hope you have a lot of fun." he whispered in her ears and then kissed her earlobe.

He knew that it was one of her weak points as he felt her shivering a bit before controlling herself.

He could not wait to drag her back into the room and do the deed tonight. He never knew that he did not have self control until he kissed her a few hours ago.

Would she be angry if he would touch her there from the table?

He looked at her as if she was a dish served in front of him when she kicked his feet away.

Her eyes squinted on his face when a gasp was heard behind him. Rafael winked at Hazel, annoying her further and stood up from the seat.

"Excuse me ladies, I shall give you some privacy." he gave one last glance to Hazel who looked away with a red face as if she was shy, making the girl embarrassed too before leaving towards the other side of the room where many men came to talk to him.

"Miss hazel. It is our honor to finally meet you. We have heard a lot about you! In fact, when we came to know that you were the one taking part in choosing the next ruler we all felt relieved." said the girl looking at her with a small smile when hazel nodded.

"Hmm, but I do not think that I have done anything to get that much trust from all of you. Have i?" Hazel teased, with a smile that looked harmless but her eyes were cold that made the girl fidget a bit on her seat.

"Well, you are the only human among them."