Poison Orchid

Chapter 9

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To build a better world one had to start building a better home but unfortunately, Gabriel had received none of it from his ten years of age, since the time his mother passed away. His father was least concerned with him after his mother’s death and even did not attend with a funeral ceremony. His uncle was not found for sometime and when a few years passed he was tried to track all over the world but could not be found. His uncle was declared dead by his father. His Grandma was furious and reprimanded him in a way that only she could but that did not change the fact that his uncle was not found.

When Gabriel and Petrov returned back home they found Regina screaming her heads out at Rudolf and speaking in a language that no sane normal person of the society should ever hear. They tried to understand what she was screaming for a few moments and then Gabriel went forward took the vase standing on the high tool and crashed it on the floor to halt the screaming of the tramp.

Shocked at the crash, Regina turned and looked at them. When she found Gabriel looking at her, she tried to compose herself and said,” Oh!!! You are back.. I did not expect you back so early dear..”

“That is evident from the ranting Regina,” said Gabriel.

“Would you care to explain what was that fuss all about?” asked Petrov calmly.

In a single instant, Regina was at Petrov’s throat, her fangs poised over his jugular, snarling, ”Who are you to ask me that question you bloody faggot?”

“Actually, I also wanted to ask the same question. But before that Regina you will leave Petrov’s throat at this moment, and drop down to your knees and apologise to him,” said Gabriel.

“And why the hell should I do that?” asked Regina giving a ferocious smile.

“Because I command you to Regina.”

“Who are you to command me, you spoilt son of a rich psychopathic father and posing to be the Crown Prince of the Vampires?” By then Regina had already left Petrov’s throat and looked at Gabriel with disdain as if it cared her nothing whom she was looking at. Moreover Petrov noticed that she was thinking that she was toying with them like a cat plays with a half-dead mouse.

“Unfortunately Regina, my father is aware of your real intentions regarding him and he will never forgive once he understands that you have been playing him in order to gain a foothold of his power. What do you think he would do when he comes to know that you tried to kill his new-born child and lied to him about everything about her?”

“How do you know about this?” snarled Regina, her voice rising to a feverish pitch.

“Oh!! That is unfortunately of no consequence to you. But make sure of something Regina, until and unless you follow each of my commands I shall make it very sure that you don’t exist anymore, and that is just the tip of the ice-berg. I’m sure that my father, however monstrous he might be he would enjoy or even take pleasure in torturing you to oblivion….What do you say Regina? How about you make this deal with me?”

“You would never dare to do such a thing,” smirked Regina. ”You are bluffing.”

“Actually he is not,” said Petrov from behind.

“Oh!!! Now the shadow has got a voice too?” asked Regina looking at Petrov.

“Don’t waste my or your time by saying stupid things which are not worth your or my time. Drop before your knees and ask for forgiveness for your insolence, referring him as Master and say that you will never repeat such a thing in his presence.”

Regina was still standing looking at Gabriel as if he was joking and she had never heard such funny thing before. Gabriel walked down calmly to where Regina was standing and backhanded her with such force that both Rudolf and Petrov flinched at what he was doing. Regina fell at Petrov’s feet.

“On your knees, NOWWWWW!!!” shouted Gabriel.

Regina dragged herself up on her knees, her pale beautiful face contorted with anger and vile expressions.

“Lick his boots,” commanded Gabriel in a grave voice.

Petrov was stunned at Gabriel’s behavior. He had never seen him behave like this with the lowest of the servants also. Regina went on to kiss Petrov’s boots. Petrov had to control himself a great deal to find his biological mother kissing his shoes.

Gabriel took hold of Regina’s messy bun and said softly in her ear like a lover’s caress, ”Lick, I said, didn’t I? Lap up his shoes like a b***h you truly are.”

Regina started licking Petrov’s boots and Petrov looked at Gabriel with pleading eyes.

“Enough. Now ask for forgiveness.”

Regina got up from Petrov’s shoes which were wet with her spittle. She looked down like a good submissive slut at Petrov’s shoes and said in a mechanical voice, ”Forgive me Master, I have behaved in a very disgusting way and I deserve to be punished. Please forgive me, and I promise to behave from the next minute onwards Master.”

“Offer him your throat,” was Gabriel’s next command.

Regina looked up, closed her eyes and angled her face tilting it, offering her jugular to Petrov.

“Please drink to you fill master,” said Regina. Offering one’s throat was the ultimate sign of submission for any vampire. And also a mark of humiliation in their clan.

Petrov glanced at Gabriel who was now smiling at his helpless expressions and nodded his head at him looking at him in a way showing that this was absolutely necessary, urging Petrov to drink from her throat. Petrov bent forward, urging out his fangs, concentrating on the pulse throbbing at the base of the neck of the pale throat that had been offered to him, not thinking that it was his own mother. He pierced the skin and sucked from the life force flowing from the veins of Regina. The moment the blood hit his taste buds, he had an uncontrollable urge to throw up. But he took the swig and staggered back at the bitter taste of her blood, Petrov had tasted from vampires earlier but never before truly he had tasted blood so bitter and utterly vile. He licked the two puncture wounds on her throat, sealing the skin.

“I hope you remember your place from this moment onwards, Regina. Because you are going to serve us like a slave does each and every moment you take your breath,” Gabriel stated calmly.

“Yes, my liege,” replied Regina.

“So did I earn your respect and your approval Regina? Or do I need to exhibit some more of my skills in order to show who’s the boss?” asked Gabriel. Petrov remembered the incindent where Regina had taunted Gabriel saying the exact same words.

“Please do not taunt me anymore, my liege. You shall have no more problems with me further more.”

Gabriel apparently satisfied with her reply said,” Do not think this to be one of those Dominant-Submissive games that my father plays with you. This is reality and I shall not hesitate to harm you anyway. Clear??”

“As crystal, my liege.”

“Okay now, rise. And tell us what was the ruckus all about when we came home,” said Gabriel.

Regina rose up with ease and calmly stated, the bruise on her cheek already healing,” This house is haunted.”

“I thought that you chose this property for living. Am I right?”

“Yes, my liege, but Rudolf had provided me with the contact details of the broker of the real estate. He had mentioned that he was the friend of the broker, who willfully omitted several details about the house.”

“How do you know that the broker willfully omitted the details?” enquired Petrov.

“I spoke to the broker once all the incidents started happening and he told…”

Regina was interrupted by Gabriel and Petrov at the same time saying,” What incidents?”Both brothers looked at each other and smiled.

“When we were at home that time no such incidents happened…Not even when we came back in the afternoon, you were spying on us, so I guess still then nothing had happened then what happened in our absence?” asked Gabriel.

“I can’t describe that to you probably, my liege. I think it would be better if you see it for yourself,” replied Regina.

“That we’ll definitely do Regina but you can at the least give us some of the preliminary details,” said Petrov.

“The first thing happened was that when I was in the shower in the evening, none of you were at home at that time. My shower curtain parted and someone turned off the shower and the hand shower jerked itself to life and started spraying me on my face. The bathroom had grown so very cold. I hurried out on the mat and wrapped myself with the towel and came out in the room. Then several things from each and every corner of the room were being thrown at me. And the mirror was smashed. The whole room became a mess, while the door was locked and I couldn’t open it. I cowered in one corner while I could feel someone very evil laugh at me.”

“Evil? Laugh? What are you saying?” asked Gabriel looking at her incredulously.

“Yes, my liege, it was such a creepy feeling I could never describe to you. Come and see my room for yourself and you will understand what has gone through in it,” answered Regina.

Gabriel and Petrov went upstairs being followed by Regina and Rudolf shortly behind. When they unlocked the door to Regina’s room, the smell of burning sulphur was filled in the whole room, and it seemed that a hurricane had gone through in this room making the whole situation incomprehensible for all the males present in that house.

“Haunted? You say?” asked Gabriel.

“What else would I know to say, my liege, after it happened to me. I was not injured by chance , it felt as if who ever was there was purposefully toying with me, trying to rile me up…”

“And I would say, that who ever tried to do this was enough successful in doing that… that is riling you up. What were you thinking Regina when this was happening?” asked Gabriel

“Actually I was not able to think of anything when this was happening. I only wanted to flee from the room.”

“So do you understand Regina you who thinks yourself to be a higher creature and wants to prey on the weaker ones instead of protecting them, now do you understand what it feels to be toyed with? Do you now know what happens to the male human servants after you keep on breaking them for years for your pleasure and then throw them at the toss of your fingers not even glancing at those poor broken creatures?”

“Yes, my liege,” told Regina. But Petrov was very doubtful that Regina was in the least feeling a bit contrite.

“I understand there is a presence in this house which is fixated on you probably. But I don’t think he will harm you if you try to listen and understand what it was saying,” Gabriel thought aloud.

“Please ,my liege, I will do everything you say, but I can’t deal with someone invisible,” pleaded Regina.

“There lies the ultimate challenge. You are to understand what this invisible being wants from you and then report it to me tomorrow morning,” said Gabriel.

Regina’s face crumpled down like a wilted sunflower looking like a petulant child whose toy was being taken away but Gabriel considered it fitting that Regina be tortured more, before he steps in to handle the matter. But for now he had a girl to woo and had a long way to win her heart.

Remembering her face, Gabriel’s eyes softened and the corner of his lips broke into a smile. He clapped Petrov on his back and trudged to his room, whistling a merry tune, with three pairs of eyes drilling holes at his back.