THE VAMPIRE KING'S VALKYRIE CONCUBINE

CHAPTER 7

Kara opened her eyes feeling very much not like herself, she tried stretching her hand to rub across her face but was restricted. It was as if the sleep almost made her forget that she had been on the run yesterday and was captured by a vampire. She threw her eyes to the side and noticed she was chained to the polls of the bed. This was really starting to anger her because there was no way to use her magic, she felt too weak.

‘Hey! is there anyone out there? I seriously need to relieve myself’. Kara scram, as she impatiently waited for a response. She waited and still no response and finally when she was about to shout at the top of her lungs again the door to the room opened, revealing an old looking woman with a tray filled with food in her hands.

‘A young lady shouldn’t carry herself that way’. The woman said, placing the tray on the table besides the bed.

‘If my memory serves me right, no sane person will chain a young lady to the bed’. Kara said glaring at the woman, but she didn’t even flinch, perhaps it was because she wasn’t afraid, or she was just good at hiding it.

‘Well, I was doing my duty because the King said you are very dangerous, and you need to be chained. I have brought you some food, please open your mouth’. The woman said picking up the sandwich and bringing it to Kara’s mouth. Kara stared at the woman like she was stupid and kept her mouth closed.

‘Are you deaf or were you just pretending to not have heard what I said?’ Kara said.

‘What is it that you refer to?’ The woman asked, continuing to poke Kara.

‘I told you I needed to relieve myself but here you are trying to feed me’. Kara said feeling fed up with this conversation.

‘I seek the Kings announce so he can see to you that you relieve yourself’. The woman said, putting the sandwich back on the tray. Kara laughed at the woman’s response.

‘Are you serious right now? Is your King going to give a royal decree on this matter?’

‘You mock royalty young lady’. The woman said turning to walk away.

‘I hate royalty… who are you?’ Kara asked growing quiet at the change in topic.

‘I am Rebecca’. With that she walked out, shutting the amorous door on her way out. What a vague answer Kara thought to herself. Kara sighed because she missed her uncle and hated that she was in an unfamiliar environment. The doors to the room opened presenting Damien, the so-called vampire King. Kara exanimated him and concluded that he was pale but still very attractive, something she failed to notice yesterday.

‘Rebecca tells me you asked for me’. Damien said, smirking and showing of his fangs.

‘I didn’t ask for you, I told her I needed to piss dam it’. Kara said in frustration.

‘Oh, why didn’t you say so?’ Damien said as he walked to the bed and removed the chain from around her wrist. Kara breathed a sigh of relief and used her hands to massage her sore wrists.

‘What do you want from me?’ Kara asked Damien, adopting all seriousness.

‘That’s a good question, even I don’t know what I truly want from you’. Damien said sitting on the chair.

‘That doesn’t make any sense at all’. Kara said looking at him as she sat up straight on the bed.

‘Well, that’s just it Kara, for some reason I want you here, it feels right to have you here’.

‘You don’t even know me so, what the heck are you actually on about?’

‘I have a deal I want to offer you, plus you look like you could use the help’. Kara frowned and looked at Damien again and she sighed because she knew she would regret listening to him.

‘I’m listening, but it doesn’t mean that I have agreed to anything alright.

‘That’s fine by me, I think we could help each other out Kara. I haven’t shown my face to my people nor the court in a very long time. So, I have been informed that some members in the court are trying to get lucky with my absence. This is where you come in’. Damien said as he took in a huge breathe.

‘Please proceed this seems interesting so far’. Kara said as she crossed are arms over each other and painted her face with a bored expression.

‘I need you to marry me so I can showcase my power, plus you are the perfect candidate’. Damien said coolly.

Kara opened and closed her mouth in shock, left completely speechless until she finally sprang from the bed angrily, ‘are you out of your mind?’

‘Actually, no I’m extremely sane thanks are asking’.

‘There is no way I sane person would ask a person they just met to marry them’.

‘Think of this as an alliance, it’s not like we fancy each other’. Damien said.

‘Are you not married already?’ Kara asked as she paced around the large room, luckily her wings did not knock anything down.

‘I am for many years now, it’s not like you will become the Queen’.

‘What will I become then?’ Kara asked still to upset at the crazy deal.

‘You will become my second wife also known as the royal concubine’. Damien said standing in his full length from the couch.

‘You are mad, I don’t even know your name and you don’t know mine’.

‘I’m the vampire King Damien and you are?’

‘I’m an ex-Valkyrie warrior Kara’.

‘I noticed you only introduced one side. Are you not willing to talk about your other?’ Damien asked as he walked closer to where Kara was standing.

‘Let’s not cross the boundaries please’. Kara said stepping back feeling dirty in front of him.

‘Well, then miss Kara what is your answer to my proposal?’ Damien asked as he smirked.

‘Fine, I’ll be your wife but doesn’t mean we need to live like husband and wife’.

‘We do in public this is a part you need to play for my protection’. Damien said.

‘Don’t act like I’m a burden, it’s 50/50 Damien. Now enough of this talk I need to shower, where should I go?’ Kara asked Damien, fed up with this conversation too.

‘Straight ahead love’. Kara stared at Damien and held her tongue as she walked away from him. Damien looked at her back as she walked into the bathroom and he swore under his breathe and rubbed his face, he didn’t even know this woman, but he felt a pull towards her. He didn’t understand why he was so attracted to her but all he knew, was that he needed to keep her by his side so he could find out why.

∞∞HUMAN KINGDOM

1 week later

King Luke sat on his book reading a book, but not just any ordinary book. He was deeply invested in the book about magic mostly related to witches. Since that day all he could think about was Kara and how beautifully she has grown. He never expected her to have such magnificent wings and carry such a strong aura. If he could have, he would have dragged her back here with him. He had loved her 12 years ago, but his ambitions had to take over those many years ago.

Luke was so focused he didn’t hear his wife join him in their room. Amelia stared at her husband focused on the bed and oblivious to her presence, she sighed and sat in front of her vanity fixing her own head tonight before bed. She had news to tell him, but she didn’t know how to start a conversation with a man who could become hot or cold every second. The worst part he hadn’t even acknowledged her as yet.

‘Your Majesty’. Amelia said elegantly as she brushed her long blond locks.

Luke whipped his head up, surprised to see his wife in the room, ‘ah…. I see you are here’.

‘I came in a little while ago but since you looked so engrossed in your book, I didn’t want to disturb you’. Amelia said with a smile never reaching her eyes as she lied to her husband.

‘My apologies I was just concentrated’. Luke said, sounding very unapologetic.

‘It’s alright your Majesty, I am just worried about your health because you seem very disturbed since that day, and we haven’t really spoken about it and who she was’. Amelia said carefully, waiting for her husband’s reaction. To her surprise Luke only smiled and motioned for her to join him in bed.  

‘Everything is fine Amelia dear. I am just looking for ways to catch that creature. It’s nothing your pretty brain should worry about’. Amelia thought that the words that left Luke’s mouth would bring her comfort but instead she just felt insulted.

‘I understand my king I will not ask you of this again unless you approach me first with the matter. Please remember that I will help you wherever I can’. Amelia said putting her head on his shoulder.

‘Did you want to tell me something?’ Luke asked bringing his head lower to hear her.

‘I am with child your Majesty’. Amelia responded, waiting for a reaction. Luke sighed and flipped Amelia underneath him, she squeaked in surprise at this. Frozen she didn’t know how to response to this sudden gesture.

‘I am glad you carry y heir my Queen, so from now on you need to take better care of yourself and our child’. Luke kissed Amelia and looked at again.

‘I am happy when you are happy’. Amelia genuinely smiled for the first time today.

‘Let me please you tonight for bringing me great news’. So Luke and Amelia embraced each other until their bodies cried for release and they fell into deep slumber.