Darkmyth University 2021

Chapter Eighteen

Later that night...

Quinten was not sure how he felt about the fact that his father needed to talk to me about the period of ascending to power. Quinten only hoped that his father would stick with the original plan of stepping down at the end of the year but, now Quinten was just not sure. The other troubling issue was that Nicholas wanted to hear more plans for how to rescue Stephanie from Zander but, having a back-up was not a bad idea. Quinten would tell Michael, Lucas, and Brody about what Nicholas had said this evening and they could produce some viable options for back-up plan to present to Quinten’s father.

Crystal watched as several different emotions cross Quinten’s face. Quinten was thinking about something but, he had not shared what he was thinking with me yet. Crystal asked placing her hand on Quinten’s arm, “Quinten, my love, is everything alright?”

“Everything will be fine once my father and I figure out other options for rescuing Stephanie. My father also wants to speak with me about ascending to power which, I am not sure how to take.”

“That is understandable my prince. Your parents still love Zander because he is their son. At some point they may have to make a call that will devastate them even though Zander has not made the right decisions in his life. Your parents are trying to figure out how not to cause more harm than they have already caused. Try not to worry about what Nicholas wants to say regarding you ascending to power.”

“I had not thought about how my parents thought about the situation with Zander. I believe that what my father wants to speak to me about is concerning.”

“You cannot worry about this until you know what Nicholas wants to say to you. I am going to suggest that you enjoy your night with Luchas, Michael, and Brody. Then, worry about what your father wants to talk about when the time comes. You are going to go grey if you do not take a deep breath and relax.”

Quinten chuckles and says, “Thank you, my angel. I needed to hear that.” Quinten took Crystal’s hands into his and said, “I am sending some guards with you this evening but, they will be wearing plan clothes and hopefully you will not notice their presence.”

“Is that really necessary, my prince?”

“I do not know most of the women that you are going to spend time with this evening, and this will make me more comfortable since, I cannot be with you this evening.”

“I will accept the guards as long as you actually relax this evening with your friends.”

“I promise to relax this evening with my friends.” Quinten says kissing Crystal’s hands.

Crystal kisses Quinten’s cheek before leaving the room and says, “Have an enjoyable time. I will see you in a few hours.” Crystal meets Clarise in the lobby of the hotel that she was staying in. Clarisse informs Crystal that she and her friends are going to a jazz club closer to Hephaestus University. Crystal hoped that Quinten would enjoy his evening with Michael, Brody, and Lucas; Quinten needed to relax, and his friends would help him do that if he allowed them to. This trip was supposed to allow Crystal and Quinten time away from the worries at home and Crystal wanted to take advantage of the opportunity but, she needed Quinten to take advantage of it as well or they would never be able to relax.

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Quinten watched as Crystal left their room with a smile on his face. Crystal was right Quinten needed to try not to worry about things that his father might say to him. Quinten would worry about the conversation when it was time for it. For now, Quinten wanted to try and enjoy the time that he had. With that in mind, Quinten went to the sitting room that was located between his room and the room that Michael, Bordy, and Lucas were sharing. The guys already had snacks, drinks and the PlayStation set up for them to play. Quinten grabbed a beer before settling down on the sofa that Michael, Brody, and Lucas were sitting on. A few of the guards that had been with them at Darkmyth University were set up on another television ready to play along with them as well. Everyone played until 1 am when they decided to call it a night. When Quinten returned to the room, he found Crystal in their bed snuggling with his pillow. Quinten wanted to take a picture but, he did not want to wake Crystal. Quinten took his clothes off and got into bed taking the place of the pillow Crystal was snuggling with.

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Clarisse could not believe that Quinten had found his mate. Clarisse was supposed to be with Quinten, Clarisse’s father said that if Quinten was unable to find his mate, then Quinten would be forced to take a bride and Clarisse was supposed to be the chosen bride. Trying to get Crystal alone was another matter entirely but, Clarisse had a plan, and she also had the syringe full of the drug that would knock Crystal out and dull her powers. Clarisse noticed some men keeping tabs on Crystal’s movements and her whereabouts meaning that Clarisse would not be able to inject Crystal with the drug she had on her this evening. Maybe Clarisse could inject her when they had their sleepover in a few nights from now.

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The next morning Quinten and Crystal had breakfast with Vanessa and Nicholas before going their separate ways. Vanessa took Crystal shopping while Nicholas spoke with Quinten and his friends. When Brody, Lucas, and Michael left Nicholas turned to Quinten and said, “I want to give you and Crystal more time without having to worry about running our nation. Crystal still has a little more than a year and a half before she is finished with school. I would like Crystal to take some classes in public relations as well as classes in leadership.”

Quinten sat there stunned for a moment before saying, “I did not think about Crystal’s feelings or readiness for being queen of the vampire world.”

“Crystal is now your partner as well as your soulmate son. I want Crystal to be as prepared as you are to take on her role and right now Crystal has no idea what she in for when you take over.”

“Let us speak with Crystal about this while we are here and see what her thoughts on the subject are.”

“Agreed.” Nicholas says standing up. “Now why don’t we see what there is for all of us guys to do today since the ladies are preoccupied.” Quinten nodded and followed Nicholas out of the sitting room they were using.

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While Crystal was out with Vanessa Quinten went to Harry Winston, picked out an engagement ring for Crystal, and when he returned to the hotel Quinten made plans to propose to Crystal while they were here in Greece. Quinten wanted to make it romantic and memorable. Quinten could really use Stephanie’s help with picking out a place to propose to Crystal but, he would have to figure it out on his own. Quinten was able to persuade the overseers of the Acropolis to close it down for a few hours with a generous donation. The Acropolis was one of the most popular places to visit while here in Greece and it would be ours to explore after Quinten proposed to Crystal. Crystal comes into the room finding Quinten staring off into space, touches his arm, and asks, “Is anything the matter my love?”

“No, nothing is the matter. I was just thinking about something.”

“Care to share?”

“Not yet my angel. I will share soon I promise. Right now, I just want to take a releasing bubble bath with you.”

“That sounds amazing.” Crystal said as Quinten picked up Crystal and carried her into the bathroom.

Quinten ran a hot bath with lavender bath bombs, placed Crystal on the edge of the giant tub, removed her clothes, placed her in the tub, removed his own clothes, and joined her in the tub. Quinten pulled Crystal gently to him with her back against his chest and closed his eyes for a minute. Crystal slowly turned around, rubbing her folds against his c**k, and start kissing the mark on Quinten’s right shoulder. Quinten moves his hands around Crystal’s waist to help guide her hips. Quinten opened his eyes and said, “We are supposed to be relaxing my angel.”

“We both need this kind of relaxation my prince. Now, are you going to cooperate?” Crystal asked while nibbling on Quinten’s mark. That was all it took for Quinten to take over the situation, Quinten repositioned Crystal and entered her folds with a loud growl. Crystal moaned in pleasure as Quinten continued to move in and out of her inner folds. Quinten kissed down Crystal’s jaw to the mark on her shoulder and began to suck on it leaving her a hickey. Crystal started moving with Quinten’s thrusts feeling the pressure building ready to release. Quinten elongated his fangs and bit back into the mark he made on Crystal’s shoulder making her scream out in pleasure as she came on his very hard member. When Crystal came back to her own mind, she felt the pressure building with her again because Quinten was still moving within her. Crystal followed Quinten’s lead, elongated her fangs, and bit into the mark she had made. Quinten called out Crystal’s name as he emptied his seed into Crystal’s core.

As Quinten and Crystal came back to their minds Quinten gently settled them back into the position they were in before all of this. Quinten kissed Crystal behind the ear, on her cheek, and then on her mouth before saying, “That was amazing princess. What brought that on?”

“We both needed a release my love and this was a way for both of us to relax.”

Quinten kisses Crystal’s lips once more and said, “That was the best way to relax. Thank you.”

Crystal kisses Quinten back and says, “You are welcome.”

Crystal falls asleep in Quinten’s arm an hour later which, made Quinten smile. Quinten repositioned Crystal in his arms, got out of the tub, and kissed her softly to wake her. Crystal opened her eyes and asked, “What time is it?”

“It’s late my love. Let’s get you dried off and ready for bed we have a big day tomorrow.” Crystal nodded in agreement as Quinten wrapped a towel around Crystal. Quinten dried Crystal off and helped her put on a spaghetti strap top and short pajama set. Quinten carried Crystal to the bed and then got into to bed himself.

Quinten woke up early the next morning, ordered breakfast, and had it placed on the balcony for him and Crystal to enjoy. Quinten also ordered a dozen red roses and set them on the table as well. Quinten woke Crystal with a soft kiss on her lips. Crystal’s eyes fluttered open, and she said huskily, “Good morning my prince.”

“Good morning my angel. I ordered breakfast and have it waiting for us on the balcony.”

“You will not be telling me where we are going today will you?”

“I would like it to be a surprise my angel. Now, why do you not change and then join me on the balcony for breakfast?”

“As you wish my prince.” Quinten watched Crystal get up, stretch, then go into the bathroom with a change of clothes. Quinten made sure that the ring was in his pocket before going out onto the balcony and made sure everything was set up the way he wanted it to be. After Crystal and Quinten ate, Quinten escorted Crystal out to the awaiting car, and talked with Crystal about her evening out with Clarisse. Crystal was animatedly talking about how she and Clarisse had become close to each other. Quinten was happy to see Crystal making new friends. Quinten knew that Crystal was missing Stephanie but, having people around her that cared was important. When they pulled up at the base of the Acropolis Crystal gasped and said, “The Acropolis. This is a lovely surprise my prince.”

“I am glad that you like it. I have arranged for us to have a few hours alone here.”

“That is amazing.”

“Shall we go explore, my angel?” Crystal nodded with a bright smile as she took Quinten’s hand before following him out of the car. With Crystal’s hand in Quinten’s hand Quinten guided her up to the Acropolis, explained the history to her, when they arrived at the center, Quinten stopped Crystal and took Crystal’s left hand into his right hand. Quinten got down onto one knee and said, “Crystal Montgomery you have been the light to my world. You have completed my soul and made me the happiest I have ever been. While we stand here in the birthplace of some of the Greek Gods, I want to ask you; will you marry me?”

Crystal had tears of happiness running down her face as she said, “Of course, I will marry you, my prince.”

Quinten placed the ring on Crystal’s ring finger on her left hand, stood up, picked Crystal up, and swung her around in a circle before placing a passionate kiss on her lips. Crystal’s lips molded with Quinten’s as Quinten deepened the kiss. When they pulled away from each other they were smiling widely at each other. Quinten continued the tour of the Acropolis holding onto her hand. Crystal was looking at her engagement ring as the sun was going down. Quinten said watching Crystal, “The ring is Belle by Harry Winston.”

“It is beautiful Quinten.”

“You only make it look more radiant my angel.” Quinten said escorting Crystal to the car, opened the door for Crystal, and then got in on the other side of the car. They drove back to the hotel they were staying in, gathered with Nicholas and Vanessa, Lucas, Brody, and Michael and told them the wonderful news. Nicholas and Vanessa were going to throw a ball to celebrate Quinten and Crystal’s engagement but, they wanted to throw it on Thanksgiving night after they all had dinner together. Lucas was looking sadder than ever even though this was a happy occasion. Quinten nodded toward the hallway once he caught Lucas’s eye, Lucas nodded in agreement, and they both left the sitting room without notice. Quinten and Lucas sat and talked for a while. Lucas wanted to make things right between him and Regina and Quinten suggested something that Lucas to do to make thing right with Regina. Lucas and Quinten rejoined everyone with smiles on their faces.