When they finally commenced, silence reigned in the carriage as Ary was staring at the window. She always did that to avoid eye contact with him. She was still shy around him even though at times she seemed not to be shy. She suddenly remembered her sisters and brothers and how they would play around the palace. Even though she was a grown up already, she never stopped to play with her younger siblings. She loved the times she shared with them before her marriage. She wished that she could spend more time with them since, she had already started to miss them already. She remembered how her brother used to immitate her all the time they were together. A involuntary chuckle escaped from her lips. She immediately placed her hand on her mouth as she turned to have a glimpse of her new husband.
As always, he turned to stare at her after he had her chuckling. Their eyes met and that made her blood boil as she blinked numerously. She forced a smile as she struggled to stare at him. She wanted to show him that she was no longer scared of him.
"What's making my wife so happy", he also wanted to laugh just like her. She started narrating to him how she first remembered of how she was playing with her younger ones. He couldn't believe that at her age, she was still playing with her siblings like kids. But Ary always loved it when she played with her siblings. She also mentioned how her brother would immitate her and go to the extent of wearing her clothes. He burst into laughter as he patted her thighs. He just couldn't believe that her brother would do that. They both laughed at the story as they were drawn closer to each other. He placed his hands on her thighs and started caressing them this time. That made her flinch immediately and held her breath in disbelief.
"I guess no man has ever touched you right...?" He raised a brow at her as he waited for her reply. She nodded hastily assuring him that she had never been touched before. He wasn't surprised since during their era girls were only supposed to be married when they were virgins. If a girl broke her virginity before marriage, she was severely punished. So they hardly broke that tradition. But Ary was so innocent since she hadn't been touched by any man yet. She was so pure that he didn't know where he would start from when they headed home.
"I will only touch you with your permission so don't worry won't pressure you", he assured her as he placed his hand on her thigh. She couldn't believe what she was hearing from him. When she was getting married to him, she didn't think about s*x and how they would start making love. All she thought about was how her life would be miserable being the vampire's wife.
"It's fine my husband am just anxious about it since have never done it before", she spoke what she was fearing for the first time. She wanted him to know that she feared experiencing her first time while they had s*x. She knew that at some point she had to agree to make love to him. She was his wife and that was one of her duties to fulfill.
"Don't worry I will take it slow", he mentioned as he licked his lips seductively. This was the first time that he was doing such a thing infront of her. He wished to kiss her soft lips and be able to cuddle her. They didn't kiss during the wedding so he hoped that he would kiss her sooner.
"Alright I know you will since you are so gentle", she didn't have doubts cause she had already seen the way he was taking good care of her. She could see that he did it willingly and tried his level best to make her feel comfortable. But then she wasn't comfortable talking about how their first night will be like. She didn't stare at him as they were talking since she was blushing. He noticed and decided to end their talk about their first night. He couldn't wait for the night to reach since he was admiring her beauty from the first time he saw her.
After a few hours they finally arrived in Xarvia. She was amazed by how the land looked so beautiful. She thought that Xarvia would look eerie since it was occupied by only vampires. But then Xarvia looked so beautiful and everything including the building were decorated well even though they were only one storey buildings.
"Welcome to Xarvia my beautiful wife", he patted her head in attempt to wake her up. He thought that she was asleep but she wasn't. She was staring at the window and admiring how Xarvia looked so beautiful. She blushed again after hearing what he just called her. That was the first time that he was declaring how beautiful she was.
"Aaah wow we have finally arrived", she was relieved cause she was so tired. She had spend more than ten hours in the carriage with her handsome husband by her side. She was happy that finally they had arrived to their destination. He first highlighted the carriage and helped her to get out. Every thing that he did made her feel special and loved by him. But then she remembered that he was the son of the king of Xarvia who was their enemy. She remembered her parents words and how they warned her against falling for him. They had planned to get her back as they wanted to go to battle so they could return home. Her dad didn't want her to grow old in the company of vampires. He wished that she would get married to a fellow human being. But then she ended up with a vampire prince has her husband.
He took her hand and held it in a tight grip. She held his hand too and followed him to the palace. The palace was more beautiful than in the villages. Her eyes widened as she stared at the castle before them. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. The castle was extremely large compared to the castle in their home. It was beautiful on the outside and the entry of the castle was a black big gate. They continued to walk towards the gate of the castle. One of the guards first opened the gate to the entry of the castle. Blake was pleased to be back home with Ariana who was now his wife.
"Wow", those were the first words that came out of her mouth. She was amazed with what she was seeing. Inside the castle it was painted dark colours and had that eerie look but was so perfect at the same time. She glanced everywhere as she stared at the hallway.
"Let's first head to our room my wife", he mentioned as he led her to the stair case. On the walls of the stairs there were paintings of the royal family. She suddenly stopped when she spotted Blake's pictures.
"That picture was drawn two hundred years ago. At that time I was still young like you", he mentioned. She was surprised to hear that he existed so many years ago. But then she remembered that he was a vampire and they lived for so long unlike humans.
"Ooh wow so how old are you...?" She asked the obvious question. She just wanted to know him more and understand who he was.
"I am three hundred years old", he mentioned as he was still holding her hands in a tight grip. Her eyes widened in shock, she couldn't believe that he had lived for all those years.
"That's alot of years. Aren't you bored of living for all those years", she raised a question as she waited for his reply. She wanted to know him better and understand his weaknesses just like how her father wanted her to do. She knew that the task her dad gave her wasn't something easy. But then she vowed to do it and wanted to learn about him slowly.
"Yes it's so many years. At times it's boring since you desire to die and join the other world. But then I am grateful that I enjoy this world for all those years", he mentioned as they were heading to their room. When he opened the door for them to enter. She wasn't shocked with what she saw. The room was painted dark colours and the king sized bed was at the centre of the room.
"You can first bath before we head to sleep", he mentioned as he started to remove his garments. She didn't think that he would undress infront of her like nothing was happening. She wasn't yet comfortable to see his naked body. She turned and started staring at the walls. She didn't want to see him go naked at that time.
"Ary look at me", he mentioned wanting to terrorise her abit. He wanted to see her reaction when he was undressing infront of her. She turned slowly and glanced at him. He was only wearing his short and his chest was open for her to see. She struggled to maintain eye contact.
He moved too close to her that she could feel his breath. Adrenaline rushed through her body as her heart beat accelerated hastily. She flinched as she tried to stand straight while her eyes were glued on him.
"Let's go and bath together I won't touch you", he promised with a slight grin on his face. She couldn't believe that he was asking her to join him while he was bathing.
"I... can't do that ", she stammered as she declined his offer. She couldn't picture herself bathing naked with him by her side. A chuckle escaped from his lips as he watched her reaction. He knew that she wouldn't accept it in the first place. He just wanted to see her blushing and her reaction.
"You are shy right my wife", he mentioned as he stretched out his hand and started poking her waist. She crossed her arms over her stomach in an attempt to catch her breath. She laughed hysterically, with tears running down her face.