The Forgotten Mansion

Chapter Two Part Four

“No, Malachi. My father was a very twisted individual. Nothing you could’ve done would’ve stopped him from killing my mother. He wanted to be with his mistress and only her. I don’t have any siblings because his mistress couldn’t have any children and they were happy about it. That man didn’t love anyone, even her. When she died, he instantly started sleeping around with any women in the kingdom. Nothing he did was ever your fault.” Solomon said and hugged Malachi.

“I did try to save her though. I feed her my blood so that when she died, she would be able to come back and reattach her head. But your father had her burned and buried afterward.” Malachi said.

Solomon told Malachi that it was okay and they shared breakfast together. Even though Malachi doesn’t need to eat to survive he misses the feeling sometimes. So, they enjoyed Eggs Benedict, bacon, toast, fruit such as: strawberries, grapes, peaches, and bananas. The drinks they had available were coffee, tea, water, and mimosas. With Malachi being there one of the kitchen maids brought out a special drink just for him. Her own blood in a champagne glass.

“Wow. Thank you very much for your kindness and consideration. What is your name?” Malachi said to the kitchen maid who handed him the glass.

“My name is Mila. And I understand that you prefer the blood of a royal to the blood of a commoner, but I will not harm one of my majesties. I’m sorry.” The kitchen maid, Mila, said.

“You’re right, Mila I do prefer the blood of a royal. But it takes a lot of bravery and courage to do what you did. And to stick up for your majesties. I appreciate that, and that is why I am going to enjoy and savor this special glass from you.” Malachi said smiling at Mila.

“Thank you, sir. Enjoy your breakfast. If there is anything you need, I’ll be in the kitchen.” Mila said and then went back into the kitchen.

Malachi and Solomon finished their breakfast in silence before Solomon spoke.

“Malachi, you are more than welcome to stay here for as long as you like.” Solomon said, extending his invitation.

Nodding, Malachi said, “Thank you. I will think about it.”

After that Monica, Cecila’s handmaiden, came into the dining hall and said, “Her majesty is awake, and she is asking for you. Well, more like demanding for you to come to her bedchamber.”

“Okay.” Solomon said and got up from the table and followed Monica to the queen’s bedchamber.

Before he walked into the room, Malachi grabbed his arm and said, “She’s hungry. I don’t think it's wise for you to go in there.”

“She has to learn how to control herself somehow. Cecila won’t hurt me, she’s, my wife.” Solomon said and walked into the room in front of Malachi.

This is the first time that Solomon had been near Cecila since she died. Cecila was hungry but she really did want to see her husband and find out what happened and how she is still alive. Solomon and Malachi both explained what happened and that she needs to train her self-restraint in order to protect her children and husband. Agreeing to this, Cecila and Malachi started training right away.

First by pricking Solomon’s finger in front of her with her still in her silver bindings. She instantly began freaking out, trying to come after him but once he started talking to her and reminding her of who she was, Cecila began calming down. After doing this for three months with perfect restraint Malachi thought that she should try without the silver shackles on.

“But what if I can’t control myself? What if I hurt Solomon?” Cecila asked, getting nervous.

“Don’t worry, you won’t hurt Solomon, because he isn’t being used today.” Malachi said and then turned to Solomon.

“We both agreed that since you have shown such great restraint with me bleeding in front of you, and that you are becoming able to be around the children. That Joshua is going to step into my place today. And this is something that he has agreed to fully. Our kids want their mom back, so they are willing to do whatever it takes to help.” Solomon said smiling as Joshua comes into the room.

“No, no. Solomon, no. We have practiced with you bleeding, we’ve never practiced with one of the kids.” Cecila said, beginning to freak out.

“It’s okay, mom. I believe in you. I’m your son I know that you would never hurt me.” Joshua said and then pricked his finger as Malachi unshackled her.

The smell of fresh and different blood sent Cecila into a frenzy, and she ran at Joshua. But before she was able to hurt or attack him, she heard Joshua say something that made her stop in her tracks.

“I love you, mommy.” Joshua said as he seen his mom about to attack him.

“Oh. Joshua, honey. I love you too. I am so sorry. Mommy will never do that again. I promise.” Cecila said and picked Joshua picked and held tightly but not too tight because she didn’t want to hurt him.

Cecila trained with Malachi for 2 whole years to be able to have complete control over her now predatory instincts to attack anything with blood. After two years of practice and skillful training, Cecila was able to turn Solomon. Three years later (five years of Cecila being a vampire) they finally found out what her special ability is. Cecila can control the feelings of others. Now fast forward 322 years and Cecila is still 33 years old on the outside but has live for 322 years, has had 10 children and only eight of them survived. But we’ll get to that in a minute.

Solomon was 35 years old when Cecila turned and so now, he is 320 years old. The cool part about them becoming vampires is the fact that Cecila and Solomon have royal blood. They were able to ignore the pull of obedience to the vampire who sired them. Even though Malachi is a royal vampire, his venom had no effect on Cecila’s ability to ignore his commands. The same happened with Solomon, his royal blood didn’t allow Cecila’s venom to cause him to obey her commands. They had their free will and strong willpower still intact.

King Solomon and Queen Cecila turned each of the five human children as they each turned 23 years old. Solomon turned their sons and Cecila turned their daughters. Joshua is the eldest, so he was turned into a vampire first by his father once he hit the age of 23. There are three options on how to become a vampire. One drinks the blood of a vampire and then dies. Two, take the venom of a vampire and inject it like a flu shot. And three, get bitten by a vampire. Each was given the choice of how they wanted to become a vampire.