Love of the Night Lord

Chapter 4

The next night was by far the most major and yet thrilling of Victors life. Now he had his bride! He was finally mated! But his bride was still very apprehensive about changing into a vampire.

The change itself wasn’t done by Victor himself! It was done by the council! The council consisted of only 7 members, 4 males and 3 females. His mother was one of the females and “The Head Elder” was none other than his grandfather. In order for Victors young new bride to be fully transformed she had to willing meet with the council on her own and then “sign” her life with them. Essentially “signing” her life was basically drinking the combined blood of the elders and giving a small cup of her blood in return. After that she would transform into a full blood vampire. The problem she had with all of this was that while she would b a full blood, Victor would still b only half! Could she still love him after she was no longer human? Would he still want the same intimate relationship with her? These questions kept rolling in her mind! She finally had to ask! “Victor!?” she called. Victor had been busy cleaning himself in his wash room while listening to her thoughts. He had known her fears would be a great problem for her. He needed to put them at ease. “What troubles you my little Sharea!?” he asked her. “I know you said it won’t hurt being transformed. But I am still scared! What concerns me isn’t the pain.” She began. “I know this! And my little bride you do not have anything to fear!” Victor said cutting off anything more she was about to say. “I have loved you since I first laid eyes on you! That will never change my darling! We r bound for all time! All this will do is allow you to live longer with me! And it will make you stronger! You will be able to.. do more.. in bed with me!” he said the last part more for her benefit than his. And what he said had put her mind at ease but she still had one last question. “After this do I have to call you master?”. Her question got him laughing. “No my dear little princess! That title is part of our “marriage” names as the humans put it! You can always call me Victor! But I will ask that when my grandfather is around you don’t speak at all unless I address you. As for tonight only speak when spoken to. I’ll b with u even though I won’t b in the room!” He held her gently in his arms and as his towel fell to the ground she could feel his girth rubbing her leg. Even though she was still quite sore from the mating day, she was still madly in love with his dominant friend that kept her legs in a constant jelly like state! She laid into his chest more heavily and he picked her up by her rear and set her on the counter. His lips found hers and they were just about to go for more interesting parts of each other, when his butler knocked on the door to his chambers.

Victor was looking forward to being in his bride again but he knew she had to complete her transformation! That didn’t mean he wasn’t upset for the interruption! He pulled her down off the counter and kissed her long and hard. He couldn’t go with her but that didn’t mean he wasn’t able to see through her eyes! He said he would be with her and he had no intention of leaving her alone with the council! She had been given time to clean herself and her new wardrobe was more than she had expected! Long soft gowns of all different types and colors! Warm shoes and even long silken sleeping gowns that left very little to the imagination! She had chosen a long blue dress that covered her arms in soft folds and had a hood lined with white fur.

She was still a little scared to be in a room full of vampires but she trusted Victor. The children at the orphanage had all been told that vampires despised humans and would kill any human that walked outside at night alone! Sharea never wanted to believe those stories but after meeting Victors grandfather, she was now more inclined to believe them then she realized! He was terrifying! And when he had spoken to her the one time he had acted as though even saying “human female” as if she were a parasite! She felt a cold sickening shudder run up her spine and was more happy for the warm clothes! His butler lead her from the room and down the long corridors to the council chamber. As she disappeared he switched to her senses to see and hear.

Through her eyes Victor could see her being lead to the tall oak doors that lead to the council chamber and he could see the doors opening up. But once she stepped inside his contact and connection to her was suddenly gone!

That was not supposed happen! She was probably so scared! Victor tried countless times to see her but nothing happened! Nothing worked! The only thing he could see was his own thoughts! Was she dead!? Was she safe!? She was probably trying to talk to him too! Was she asking him where he was!? Would she be mad at him for not answering!? What could he do!? He spent the entire night pacing his room. He didn’t care that he was naked! His long black hair stuck to his back with sweat and his hands felt clammy! For the first time in Victors life he wished he was full vampire! With him only being half he couldn’t do anything else but worry! If he was full blood he would have been able to hear and see through the walls and then he would see if she was ok and if she was calm! As the night wore on he became increasingly upset and worried. Then as the sun had come and gone and night fell again he could feel something had changed! And suddenly the doors burst open and his butler and mother followed closely by many medical personnel and at least 10 guards came rushing in! What had happened!? They were carrying his young bride to his bed! She was stripped completely down and her new dress was ruined! Anger flooded through Victor when again he couldn’t connect with her mind! He began pushing his way to Sharea to see what had happened.

Her face was completely pale and gaunt, as if she had all of her blood removed! Her body was covered in blood! All of it was hers! Victor was outraged! He grabbed the nearest medic and threw him into the floor to ceiling mirror across his room! He began shifting into his vampire half and was still shifting when Sharea made a tiny sound! Barely audible! But he knew he heard it! He was instantly at her side and he caressed her head as gently as he could! “What happened!!!??”he demanded of his mother. She refused to look into his eyes and as he looked closer he could see tears falling to the floor! She was crying!? His own mother? “What happened!?” he asked again a bit softer, although the venom was still in his voice. “You grandfather tried to kill her!” His mother whispered.

Victor was half vampire, which meant his heart was still beating. Hearing that his grandfather tried to kill his bride nearly made it stop! “What did you just say!?” he said. He knew what she said. He only hoped he was wrong! “You heard me!” She screamed!

If his grandfather had indeed tried to kill Sharea when she was to b transformed into a full blood, the punishment would be death! And Victor would b expected to carry out the execution! He had hated his grandfather only because his grandfather had wanted nothing to do with Victor! He had tolerated Victors existence because of his mother! But now he openly declared war! “Did she even get the council’s blood in her!?” Victor demanded. “Yes! That’s when he attacked her!” one of the medics said, bowing low. “Your grace we will do what we can to help her! But my lord it would help if you added your own to her body!” The medics all bowed low showing more respect than they ever had! That was odd! But Victor wasn’t really thinking about them, as he rushed over to his dying bride. He bite into his own wrist and held it to her lips and as his blood dripped to her mouth her eyes slowly opened. They didn’t stay open long, and were closed in only a few seconds. But it was a start! She needed more blood, but time was not Victors side! “What of the other members of the council!? Where are they?” he demanded. “They have all evacuated the chamber and locked your grandfather inside!” said a guard that had been helping carry Sharea. After Victor gave what he could of his blood, he quickly turned and went to his closet and dressed in his blackest clothes. If his grandfather wanted a fight, then a fight to death he would receive! This was personal!

But his mother grabbed him before he could exit the room! “Out of my way Selia! Now!” He demanded! “Do not order me about Victor! I’m still a council member and your mother! You can not fight him!” She yelled. “And why not!?” he barked back. “Because that’s what he wants!! He wants you to fight him! So he can kill you!” she screamed! That made him stop cold. His grandfather had planned this!? But why? “Mother why does he wish for me to die!? What have I done to deserve this!?” he nearly screamed. “It’s not you he is punishing. But me.” she again began to sob. As she did her body shook and her knees gave out. He caught her and she sobbed into his chest. Her entire family was all a lie and he was all she had left. She was afraid to loose the only good thing in her life. Victor helped her the the floor and knelt down by her and softly asked “Mother why would he punish you? He gave you a pardon after I was born!”. She looked into his eyes and said “This is because I would have allowed your bride to be half human like you! He does not want this! He wants you to either die or be full blood and have her be the same!”

“What!?” Victor was shocked! To be TURNED into a half vampire!? It was possible!? “How? How is it possible!?” he asked. “It’s the same process.” said his mother “She only has to choose to be half blood or full. That’s all. If the females of the council agree with her wishes then it happens. Same thing with males. But your grandfather sees half bloods as abominations! He would rather see them all eliminated than allow even one to live! Including you!” she said.

Victor turned to look at his own bride as if the sight would make more sense than his mothers words. But Sharea lay motionless and remained in a coma like state. He said “If our laws forbid us from killing our own kind, doesn’t that include half bloods!? We are vampires too! It even includes humans! How is this considered tolerable!?” “It’s not your grace.” said a new female voice. Victor turned to his door and saw one of the female council members standing in his door. Her clothes that were originally white were now stained red with blood. “Which is why we will be hold ur grandfathers execution at dawn!”she said as she strode in and handed Victor the official report of the incident. While he was desperate for details of what had happened he didn’t want to find out from some pieces of paper. He took the report and read it anyway. He felt like the world burned up right from under him as he read! What had started as a normal acceptance ceremony had turned into a literal nightmare for his young bride! She had nearly been killed and he hadn’t been there to protect her! As he was nearing the last page, his eye caught on a specific part. This was his mothers actions that had saved Sharea!? His mother had done this!? Impossible!! After he read the words he dropped the papers to the ground and pulled his mother to her feet and away from his door. When they were safely from earshot he said “You gave her all of your blood? You literally switched all your blood? He doesn’t know does he? You sacrificed yourself against your own father!?” The tears now made sense. His mother was dying. She would be dead by morning. “Yes.” Was all she said. The blood on her clothes was her own blood and she disguised it as Sharea’s blood! She was dying as a result of the sacrifice she had made! For him!? No! For Sharea!!! His mother did this for Sharea! “Mother you did this for her didnt you?”. To his amazement she shook her head! “I tasted her blood. Victor your going to be a father! I did this for my granddaughters!”