Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

Declan feared. If it was not for Anne, he would have taught Eve a lesson but he was afraid that if Eve would come to her madness, then Anne would never forgive him.

Not that she had forgiven him right now.. But he was still hopeful since she did not have that hatred in her eyes, just anger.

He closed his eyes.

"Are you giving up, Declan?" she asked with a smirk on her face, "i have told you a century ago. The day you will develop a weakness, I will be the one winning from you."

Her eyes dazzled with the fierce sparks of fire.

"Stay away from me, Anne!"

".. and what if i not?" she asked back, knowing well that he was losing it.

"You did not need to fight with me, Declan. You can give in. I am not your enemy. You have always belonged to me. It had been a century that we had been together, fighting with each other. There was no one who had even existed this long. You are only meant to end up with me since we are the only one going to exist for centuries further. Anee will not even last a few more decades."

She walked closer, but he took a step. He did not let her touch him.

But his resolve was fading. His heart was clenched so hard that for the first time he was feeling hard to breathe.

"You do not need to be too harsh on yourself. Go and take your time. I am giving you a week. I will stay silent till then. But after that, you have to choose Declan. I am going back since my father called me."

Master had called her! If he had known, he would have gone to the master and had asked to stop her but..

"Yes, you lost the chance. Even if you go and talk to your father, I would be the one to reach there first and tell her that you are in love with a human. You know that he would never approve it and you have to return too. In the end, I would be winning that way too." she laughed as if she was goading over his entrapment in the cage.

He had always been free willed like a free spirited wild beast. She had always been fascinated towards him and had the desire to cage him.

Her eyes were burning with delight now looking at his dying struggle but at the same time hatred for Anne who held so much power!

Why.. why she was able to weaken him. If he wanted, he could have taught her a lesson already but he was afraid that she would lash her anger on others. He was not that strong because he had someone he had to protect.

"You know.. The one you are sacrificing so much for, she would never love you. She would never accept you." that were her last words before she took a step back and vanished.

The whole bar was already empty since she had burnt it long ago.

The whole place had turned into ashes. Its roof was charred and fallen.

The furniture was destroyed and the door was broken and fallen.

He walked out of the building and then turned to look at the desolate building.

If Eve tried to hurt the family of Anne this way or the people she wanted to protect, Declan was sure Anne would only blame him.

So, should he give up? For her happiness, should he leave the empire and return back to the world he belongs to?

She did not want to see his face anyways. She would be pleased if he left. The thought hurt him but that was the best way to stop Eve.

He was sure when she would return, she would come back with the desire to burn the empire for her entertainment.

He closed his eyes and sat on the entrance of the building with nowhere to go. No one would be waiting for him here or in hell.

He gave a self mocking laugh. Since when did he need someone? Since then he had turned weak like humans. Eve was right.

"Declan!" he raised his head and blinked.

"Are you going to stand up or not? I have been calling you for some time now." Anne stomped her foot on the ground with impatience but more than that, she felt worried.

When she heard that a fire was caught suddenly and the knights were going to look for it, she decided to tag along since she did not want to stay alone in that room.

Her thoughts were eating her alive. But the moment they had reached here, she only saw him sitting on the entrance with such a face as if he had lost the world.

"Did you light the fire? Hmm. just what happened here?" she asked in a cold voice but in her heart she was annoyed when he did not reply but kept staring at her as if he was looking at her for the first time.

He had always been sharp witted. Even when he was acting like a meek man, he was always smart enough to reply at once, just a person with a soft heart.

But now.. He looked lost and lifeless.

"Hey, stand up and reply to me." she held his hands and pulled him when he held her and hugged her tightly.

"......." the knights looked at them with an embarrassed look while she was stunned.

But even when she came back to her senses, she did not push him away. She kept standing there for a few moments because she could feel his body trembling.

Declan was a strong demon. There was no way that he could be defeated that easily and lose his courage then what just happened in that burnt building.

She stared at the building and then at him when it finally struck her.

"Are you hiding something from me again, Declan?"