The Vampire King

Thirteen

Thane

After Sienna had told me about the mantra that keeps chanting in her mind. I began to worry. Thou with my training i had not shown it. I was trained not to show any emotions on my face. And i was now good at that. More importantly i didn't want Sienna to know how worried i was. I cared about her deeply,after she came out of the bathroom with that blank look on her face,i had not think that it was that serious but then she had pulled a stake and went straight for my heart. I had not been expecting it,much less think that she would attack me. She had staked me straight into my heart,thank goodness a stake to the heart doesn't kill my kind. What had scared me for the first time in my life,was the look in her eyes. They were empty. Soul less. She was not there at all. She did still look the same,i mean same face,eyes,nose,lips but my mate,the one i craved had been missing. The stake had paralyzed me for a few minutes,it usually paralyzes my kind for at least fifteen minutes but since i was the king,it paralyzed me for five minutes at most. It was still five minutes too long thou. A lot could happen in five minutes. When i had been staked,after a few minutes i had heard Sienna crying for me. I had realized then that she cared about me too and that something strange was going on because the soul less Sienna that had staked me would not be crying for me. I mean why stake me first and then cry for me after?

So after i had woken up,i realized that Aurora's curse was at work or at least it was the beginning of it. I mean what were the chances that after Sienna enters my life that's when she starts having thoughts of killing me. So much so that she attempted to actually do it. I know i was over bearing,egotistic,arrogant ,among other things and that sometimes i infuriated her to the point of making her start planning my murder. But a thought that enters her mind in a moment of anger or annoyance was not enough to make her attempt to actually do it. If she had killed someone before,i would keep an open mind about her trying to stake me to death in anger,but she was sweet and innocent and definitely hasn't killed anyone before. It had to be Aurora's curse. And before she had died. She had said something about coming from a family of witches. A death curse plus magic,that didn't sound good at all. I had to find a family member of Aurora. I had a lot of questions to ask. Luckily i knew where she used to leave.

Its been two hours since i hit the road,i could not exactly use my speed. It would have been faster thou but i still did not want to scare them or worse,make them think that i was declaring war on them. They were witches after all. I was not afraid of them. I just wanted to talk to them peacefully at first but if they fail to see any reason or start any bullshit. I would not hesitate to rip out all of their throats. My mate's life was at stake here. I didn't want her to leave me. After all she had attempted to do just that when she realized that she could kill me without meaning to. Not that she had succeeded but i don't want her to think about leaving me again. Thou a part of me was a bit worried that she would still do that thou, especially if she finds out that im the cause of the curse on her and most importantly,that we sacrifice virgin women. What were the chances that she would understand? She was still human and her humanity would compele her to be upset with me or at least leave me. And i could not allow that to happen,so i was settling for keeping it a secret from her. It would be a need to know basis and at this moment she did not need to know. I know i was being a selfish bastard but i would do anything to keep her by my side.

I reached Aurora's house. If you could call it that. It looked deserted. There was grass and papers all around the entrance. And from where i was standing i could see tall bushes in the yard,they were tall enough to go over the durawal. Only the gate looked a bit shiny which urged me to knock on it. After a few knocks without an answer,i decided to just barge in. Pretending to have manners was not my thing. I had done much by just knocking. Upon entering the yard,forget about deserted,the house looked beautiful,it was light blue in color,and surrounded by flowers of many kinds including roses. A few different colors of them too. I had to admit that it was beautiful. Wait,beautiful? How could this house be beautiful,it had looked deserted from outside. And where were the bushes i had seen from the outside? They could not have vanished just like that. Unless, s**t! I cursed and uttered a few more curses in an effort to try and calm myself. It had been an illusion! And that meant someone was here and using magic. Before i could take another step forward a voice from my left stopped me in my tracks.

"I knew you would come." A feminine voice said.

I turned to look where the voice was coming from. It was a woman. She resembled Aurora but she was not her. She was a lot taller that Aurora and had long hair,where as Aurora used to have short hair and she hated long hair. Used to whine about it being a lot of work. I guess she was a relative of hers or something. But i didn't know her,not that i had made any effort to know Aurora's relatives. After all she had been a means to an end. And then what she said registered," Who are you?" I demanded

"So demanding." She said rolling her eyes. "Im Anna."

"Where you the one who had made the illusion of making the house look deserted?" I asked gruffly

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because i didn't want anyone to come here."

"Then why did you open up a way for me."

"Like i said i knew you would come for me." She replied in a seductive voice. Wait,what am i saying? Seductive? That could not be right. I must have heard wrong. I must ask quickly my questions and get out of here. All my instincts were on alert. Something was not right in this place.

"So Anna,are you a relative of Aurora?" I asked with a calm voice, even thou i was far from calm.

"Yes i am." She answered in a gruff voice.

"She....."

"I don't want to talk about her Thane. I destroyed her soul. I want to only talk about us." She said angrily.

"You destroyed her soul? How? And there is no us woman!. If you know my name,then you should also know that i don't like wasting my time or play any games. So cut the bullshit and say something that i actually understand!" I said all the pretence of hiding my anger vanishing. She was beginning to piss me off.

"Yes i destroyed her soul. Aurora had been not good at magic. She had been the weakest in our bloodline. She barely had any magic. Which had suited her perfectly because she never liked the witchy stuff." She explained in a wary voice. "After she had met you, she had told me that she was in love with the gorgeous vampire king. Of Course i had not believed her so one day she took your picture secretly and showed it to me. That's when i fell in love with you too. When Aurora had noticed the feelings i had for you,she had then confided in me about your curse. So we had researched about it and traced it back to another powerful covenant of witches. They had cursed your kind to create a weakness in all of you. The weakness was that,when you will be reapers,you would be like a vampire in transition. Not completely whole,therefore making you vulnerable enough for you to be killed. So Aurora had convinced me to help her kill the last two living relatives of that bloodline. A curse always ends with the bloodline. So we killed the two,therefore freeing your kind from the curse. You are welcome by the way!"

To say i was shocked was an understatement. But we were free. I would not condemn Aurora and Anna for killing the last two witches of that bloodline because if i had known about it and them. I would have also killed them to free my people from the curse.

"So where is Aurora?"

"Im getting to that." She snapped.

"Don't f*****g snap at me woman!" I said in an angry voice.

" Im...im sorry." She stuttered.

"Better now continue with your story." I said impatiently.

"As i was saying. We killed the last two living relatives of the bloodline of the witches,freeing your kind from the curse. I had then asked Aurora to tell you right away but she had denied and said that she was going to convince you that she was willing to die for you,making you believe that she loved you. So i had relented and then,a few days to your ritual she had asked me to teach her a dark spell."

"A dark spell?" I enquired.

"Yes. The spell is forbidden in most witch covens. Actually all dark spells are not permitted to be practiced."

"What did the dark spell do?"

"It allowed two souls to be in one body.

"So did you teach her?"

"Yes i did. She was after all my sister. She had said that if i taught it to her she would then use it when she will be dying and immediately jump into my body. She had convinced me that we would share you. And it would be okay because you would not have known about our secret. But then she betrayed me. The moment when she would be awake, she had been skiming against me. Looking for a spell to permanently own my body. Luckily i had bugged the house with camera's so that when i would be awake i would watch the footage and see if i could trust her. Imagine my shock when i found out what she was up to. Too bad for her,i already knew the spell,so i did another dark spell of destroying her soul permanently." She said in a proud voice.

"So..." I trailed off. This Anna was a bit scary with her dark spells. Witches were one thing,most of them practiced earth magic. But dark witches were worse,they practiced dark magic. The not recommended kind. And this woman seemed to know a lot about it. And she also seemed to be insane. Just what i needed. To be stuck with a crazy woman who is a dark witch and also claim to be in love with me." So what did you do to Sienna?" I continued.

"Who's Sienna?" She asked in a confused voice.

"My mate."

"She is not your mate. She is just a w***e!" She shrieked.

Before she had finished that statement. I was on her in an instant. Grabbed her by the neck.

"Don't you ever call my mate that again! She is the woman i love and you will show her some respect!" I bellowed at her in anger,while i continued to swizz her neck. And she had been fighting and gasping for breath but something changed in her when i had admitted to loving Sienna. Hell, i didn't even know that i loved her or when it happened at all. Her eyes had turned black and cold with fury. She muttered something under her breath. And suddenly i was now in a jungle bound. Literally.

What the hell? How did i get into the jungle and bound in chains? I was struggling badly but the chains were not budging. With my strength,that was saying something.

"Don't bother struggling." Anna said,appearing in front of me. "You wont be able to escape anytime soon. I made those chains with dark magic. You are trapped here."

"Release me immediately." I commanded.

"No!" She shrieked. "How could you chose that w***e over me? And yes i did something to her. I used a dark spell to install dark thoughts into her mind. Dark thoughts of killing you. I wanted her to attack you and make her think that staying by your side was out of option while she was a danger to you. I wanted her out of your life but you just wouldn't let go. So im going to let the dark magic feast on her soul bit by bit until she perishes. The more she fights,the more it will hurt her. And you wont be able to do anything because you will be trapped here!"

I swear i was going yo murder this woman. I would chop her limbs and feed them to the dogs. How dare she threaten my Sienna?Now that i knew i loved her. I was more determined to not lose her. I wont survive it.

"I will escape." I growled

"Yeah,about that." She said pulling an injection out of her purse. Where did she even get one? When we were at her house,she did not have a purse,im sure of it. Why am i even thinking about such insignificant things? Suddenly my neck prickled. She had injected me.

"What did you just do? What did you inject me with?" I demanded.

"That,darling was a serum i made using a dark spell. Its my plan B,you know just incase you escape." She said smiling. "That serum is going to make you lose all your senses. You will be more like your savage self. Intense hunger,horny as hell craving your mate. So if you manage to break free you will go to her,and probably kill her in the process. After all she is a mortal,not to mention she is weak. Oh,i do hope you break free of these chains." She said clapping her hands in delight.

"Im going to kill you!" I growled at her. But i was starting to feel a bit hot.

"You are going to kill her first. You are starting to feel a bit hot am i right?Don't worry it means that the serum is starting to work. More like poisoning your system." She said,with a smile still on her face. "Before i forget,the serum will take at least three months to get out of your system. Will you be able to hold out for that long,to protect your precious mate?,i doubt it thou. I know starvation for three months wont kill you but with the dark serum,the hunger will drive you to the point of insanity. Ok bye now,when you will be suffering or killing your precious mate,do remember that,this is your punishment for choosing another woman over me!" She said that last part with disdain and then immediately vanished into thin air. Living me alone in the jungle.

***

Its been five days since Anna left me bound in the jungle. And she was right,im loosing my insanity bit by bit. When she had said that i would eventually break free,that was when i noticed that,she did want me to break free so that i would go to Sienna halfway out of my mind and probably kill her. So i had decided to stop trying to break out of the dark chains. But at times i just find myself trying to escape without even meaning to. Clearly the serum was working and influencing my thoughts. Actually it was influencing every part of me. I was horny as hell. My c**k was throbbing so bad,i was craving Sienna. She is the only one i wanted. I was also starving,i needed blood badly too. Normally,even if i pass five days without having any blood. I would barely feel the hunger but now i feel it,alright!. Seems like i have been starving for months. I could feel my veins pumping the blood in my system. That was not good at all,it was a sign of starvation. If this is what im feeling in just five days,then by the end of three months. I would be just a shell of myself. I hope i don't break free,because i was also craving her blood. All i wanted was her. All of her. Her blood,her closeness,I wanted to feel the heat between her legs and sink my fangs into her.

Im snapped out of my thoughts by something. I do not know what. I was losing my freaking mind but for a moment there,its like i had heard her voice. Sienna's voice,whispering my name but who knows. Its probably a figment of my imagination. Thank goodness it snapped me out of my thoughts because i was yet again struggling to break free. I think the dark serum had a mind of its own too. After all it was full of dark magic. Even thou Anna had bound me,she was hoping that i would break free and then go to Sienna. She wanted me to feel and probably go insane with guilty after Sienna's death. It made sense that i would,because i would blame myself for breaking free of the chains. I needed to stay strong. Even thou i was losing my energy too,i was not going to try and escape anymore. I had resigned myself to staying in the jungle for three months, until the dark serum was out of my system. Being the vampire king meant i could hold my own. Go at least a few months without blood,i would be weak but i would be able to manage. Its having the dark serum in my system that was worrying me the most. I already feel like its been months since i fed because of it. Could i really last three months without going insane? I need Sienna. Get a grip Thane. You love Sienna,even thou you need her,you are not in any position to control your vampire instincts which were awakening by every second.

Its been two weeks,somehow i had managed to break free from one of the dark chains. There was only one side left. I kept focusing on my love for Sienna. It has managed to keep me sane for the most part. I hope she doesn't think that i abandoned her. When i see her again i will confess my love for her. I needed to tell her what she meant to me. I love her so damn much. Time was moving slowly,when will be the three months over already. Anna had not even came back to see my condition. Thou i knew she was somehow keeping an eye on me. I just hope she has not done anything to my mate. If i keep focusing a bit more on Sienna,i believe it would help me through this.

*ONE MONTH LATER*

Who am i? What's my name? Im so thirsty. I needed blood badly. My whole body hurts. I looked around and i saw i was in a jungle. How did i get here? And why was i bound? I had so many questions but no one to answer them. I just know that i was so thirsty and my c**k was stiff. I needed s*x so badly. I was also bound,at least my left side. My head was filled with thoughts of plunging deep into the heat of some faceless woman. I was craving for her. Who was this woman? It seemed like i cared about her. And where was she? Was she the one who did this to me? I needed to be free now. I started yanking the chains violently. They were strong but i was determined to get free. The chains finally snapped,i was free. Im going to find this faceless woman. I don't know where i am,but for some reason i knew where to find her. I wanted her,i needed her,i craved her so badly. She the only one im thinking about. I wanted her for her blood and also for s*x. If she is the one who left me bound in the jungle,i was going to kill her after i satisfy myself with her blood and her heat.