The Kings Blood Calling

Father's Letter

Angelo's pov.

The last two days have been remarkably pleasant. Not much talking but that's fine too. I do still have her roped to me and I'm sure it's frustrating among other things. Were not used to being out in the middle of nowhere and we have limited things to keep our minds busy. I got to figure out how I will get her to bathe. She absolutely refuses to do so in my presence even with me turned around. Then the big problem I need to feed like today sometime before something like last time happens the sting has already set in and the timer ticking. 

Annarose seems to be ticking her precious time by with a book while I on the other hand here bored as s**t. someone knocks at the door startling me. I and Annarose look at each other in shock. no ones supposed to know we're here. We've changed into commoner clothes but everyone we meet will be a risk to exposure. I tug lightly at her rope placing my index finger over my lips in a quiet manner. She nods in understanding. It's not just that of my life in danger. The knock comes again. Silently I make my way to the door holding my hand that's tied up to Annarose for her to stay behind the door and not be seen. She sends me a worried look and I wish I could make her feel safe but even I'm on edge.

I open the door to where only my head peaks out to see a fellow standing nervously waiting. 

"Sir Angelo, I've been requested to personally hand this letter over to you sir." He thrust out the letter in his shaky hands so I open the door just a tad wider reaching out with my free hand to grab it. I give a courtesy nod.

"I'll be on my way now sir." He says quickly leaving on his way no carriage no horse just on two feet. Interesting.

"Who's it from?" My wife asks anxiously. 

"Let's sit down and I'll read it allowed." I smile lovingly towards her. She nods with a shy smile that flusters her adorable face. We walk over to the tiny table and take a seat. I flip the envelope there's no name. I open it and pull out the paper. No sill of crest. Hmmm. I unravel it and begin to read aloud.

'These letters won't come often I'm afraid I can't chance you both being revealed. Be careful the council is on the lookout for you two. Good news is Katherine states she is with child. She has been grieving your mysterious departure but fear not she is well taken care of. Maybe only a few weeks along in pregnancy. If all goes to plan you may even make it to the birth. Worst-case scenario is it takes me longer to gather the forces we need to overtake the council. Just remain in hiding for now I have lots of plans in action but they take time and patients. You and Annarose need to strengthen your bond find your true powers whatever they may be and strengthen them as well. It will be all our powers together that will win the war son. Mark my words war is coming best you be prepared. Your mother sends her love and misses you terribly so do I son I will do all I can to make our futures and that of your children and our grandchildren as safe as it ever was and more. Until next time. Take care and hide or burn these letters. Don't worry if you need to leave I will always know where you're at I have that power.' 

"Congratulations."  My wife says in a small saddened voice. I'm going to be a father and won't even be there for Katherine that's infuriating. I can't believe I just left her there and now she's with my child. 

"It sure sounded like I won't meet my child for some time," I state agitated.

"You will just give it time." Her voice a great comfort to me. 

"I'm going to need to feed Annarose today my fangs already throb with need." I give as much a stern look as my words leave for no refute. I don't want to force it but I haven't a choice in the matter if we are to stay alive and strong we need to feed regularly. I can tell by the look in her eyes she wants no part of it already shaking in her seat. I try to grab her hand and she flinches from my touch. I let an aggrieved grunt resound through the room only causing her to flinch once again. This is beyond anything I've had to handle.

"Please don't make me I really don't want to. I remember the last time, I'm too scared." She says through her sobs wiping the tears that stream from her lovely eyes. Hearing those words from her and seeing her tears make me feel the worst ways possible. I don't ever want to see her cry it pains me.

"Were married now Annarose and you are a vampire now this time will feel different, I hate you had a bad experience but you must try I have to feed and I need you," I speak as softly as I can while I'm slowly losing patience needing blood and her content.

"Please my love, don't make things hard on us we both must feed, and also as your husband I want you physically I can't even explain how bad I need you as a man Annarose, and I don't have to ask as your husband, I just want you to be opened minded we will be together for a very long time. Let me have a chance at making you happy. We also need to strengthen our bond and care deeply for each other." I tell her softly she needs to know and think about all this.

"I don't want to get pregnant. It's more that than my fears of performing marital duties." She whispers stunning me all at once.

"What do you mean you don't want to get pregnant Annarose? You are my wife and should want to have our children. Folks will talk and try to divorce us for me to make babies with another do you want that?" I can hear the dramatic distress in my tone. I can't help it the thought of us not being intimate ever for the fear of producing a child is mind raking. I also want children with her why wouldn't I? Divorseing over no children is a real thing. I don't want any part of it.

"Of course I don't want that! It's..." Tears have started blinding her vision and my patience are almost completely gone! 

"What is it then Annarose!? I need answers or I swear by your God we will make a baby this instant!" I say in a louder voice than intended but I'm frustrated and pissed off and this isn't her decision, in the end, anyway it's mine, and did she ask me? No! Of course, now she has a frightened expression adorning her lovely features and has shrunk back in her seat in fear of me. Now I'm actually pissed at myself as well.

"If I tell you will you believe me? Will you understand?" She says low looking at the table before us.

"Please do tell Annarose the suspense is knawing at my insides." A speak frustrated. We must find a way to strengthen our bond and find our powers. She must learn to trust me to take a leap of faith.

"The night before our wedding Katherine took the place of the young woman showing me to my chambers. She seemed really lovely...but once inside my chambers her tone with me changed all at once. She was quite clear Angelo especially when she backed me into the wall and began choking me to death that if you ever fall in love with me I will die and if we ever have a child I and the child will die! Should I take it as an empty threat? I was choked until unconscious! No one has ever threatened my life much less my unborn child! She also stated no one should ever hear of this or I will die!" She speaks low with lots of anxiety flowing through her soft voice. I'm speechless! Why would Katherine make such threats but what reason would Annarose have to lie on her?

"When we go back she will know your death will equal that of my own she won't go that far I can guarantee." I try to comfort my wife the best that I know-how. "She will be addressed on how to properly behave. Making threats and putting her hands on you will require that of a punishment It won't be allowed. Is this why you talked of divorce?" I mean truly I can't believe Katherine would stoop so low but never the less I won't let it slide in the future. 

"Just because my life would be safe for that of yours doesn't mean our children would be safe. I don't want to see my children suffer or die before my eyes." She says in a choked-up voice tears brimming her eyes. "Besides that's not only why I asked about the divorce, in the future. If I'd had a choice of my own I would have married a simple man being his only wife. Loving him knowing he only loves me. I never wanted a multiple marriage where my husband sleeps with other wives I find all that disgusting even loathe the fact my children because I'm a second wife are therefore under children from another wife. Being the wife of a future king doesn't exactly give me freedom of speech and I really shouldn't have spoken my feelings its not lady of me I understand." Damn! She's right on multiple topics the future of our kids her rights to voice her opinions. When she states her desires for a simple man deep down I want to be that man who has her love and gives her all her heart desires but I'm not that man I also don't have the right to choose whom I'll be. I am the son of a King and must take my place as one.

"Whenever it's just you and me Annarose I want to hear your thoughts even if we can't change them. Maybe, it's the blood calling but I've never wanted someone so entirely as I do you, my love. I want everything! Your touch. Your smile. Your happiness. Your tears. Your flushes. Your voice. Your blood. Your thoughts. I want you beside me. I want to have children with you for they will be our children. I want to love you and to know what obtaining your love feels like. Theirs absolutely nothing about you that doesn't baffle me. You're so beautiful, unlike anything I've ever laid my eyes upon and that's many. Your body does everything for me no others ever have. Your voice is music to my ears. I don't ever want to divorce you my sweet Annarose I never want us to part." I tell her slowly and softly. Her face is flushed all beautiful before me. I hate how corny I sounded but if my wife needs to know my true inner feeling for her why not be a man and tell her honestly. It's not like others are witnessing this corny lovesick speech I'm sprouting. And only she makes me feel this way I'll probably never say anything remotely close to anyone for the rest of my living days.

"I will do my very best to make sure our children live a beautiful life and have a father that's always there for them and their mother. You must trust as a father I will protect my children and kill anything who tries to bring harm among them. I will do my very best to treat them as equally as possible. Some things I can't change like the heir to the throne or that you are my second wife but even husbands have favorite wives and the bond we will strengthen and hold even the blood we will share and the fact your my other half will stand more in our marriage than that of my first wife. Yes, she has rights you won't ever have title to but also do you my love because you are my very life to whom I will always come to. We will be so much more those in our presence will envy that of our love." She stares into my eyes with wide ones of her own her lips slightly parted I have a feeling I may have baffled her with so many words. She has no idea what she does to me I can only hope that I make her feel somewhat remotely the same. It's perfectly fine if she can't word her feelings. I'm not even sure how I came to the words myself and truly hope she got a glimpse of my inner feelings for her and our future because I'm a fully committed man to her.