Married to the Prince of Darkness (COMPLETED)

Chapter 58

"I don't think so," I replied shakily. "What the hell was that?"

"I have no idea, but it definitely wasn't my brother - are you sure, you are okay?"

"I'm okay, just a little shaken," I replied.

He heaved a deep sigh and pulled me against him. "What the hell were you thinking! You could have been killed!"

"I don't know what I was thinking," I said earnestly because I didn't know why I reacted like I did.

He held me tighter and breathed, "You must never do that again, do you understand! You must never ever put yourself in danger like that again. That is an order, do you understand!"

"Yes, Luc! I understand, but it was going to kill you," I argued.

"That doesn't matter! You should've never put yourself in harm's way like that!" His voice was trembling. Was it rage or fear, I wondered.

I rested my head against his shoulder and sighed, "Okay, I won't do that again, just please stop shouting at me."

He shook his head. "I cannot believe how stupid you were to endanger yourself, did you not even think about our baby!"

I blinked and lifted my head off his chest and looked up at him. "Our baby."

Our fucking baby! Now it made sense why he was so mad at me. I had endanger his precious cargo aka his next heir. I shoved at his chest and pushed him away from me. "Oh, I see. You didn't give two shits about me, all you cared about was your precious heir!"

He stared back at me furiously and yelled, "What the hell are you talking about! Of course I care about you and the baby!"

"Oh, shut up! All you vampires are the same - especially you, your stinking brother and that bitch Henrietta. The only time you care, is when you want something from me," I yelled stomping away from him.

I wanted to run up to my bedroom, but when I tried I ran straight into a wall of solid flesh. Luc had stealth vampire'd around  me and was blocking my way. "What is that supposed to mean, Mia?"

I stepped back throwing my arms in the air and snapped, "Oh, you heard me!"

He grabbed my arm and refused to let go. "No, I want you to elaborate exactly what you mean - for crying out loud, Mia, I am sick of the rift that lays between us. I am sick of constant rejection ... and I'm sick of being denied your love. I think I deserve to know the crimes that I've committed in your eyes to make you look at me with such hate."

I stared at him wondering what to say, and then I just said it. "Did you kill Celia?"

"What," he breathed.

I repeated the question again, trying to hold back the emotion I felt building in my chest. "Did you kill Celia?"

He looked at me, shocked and confused. His lips parted to responded but he couldn't find the words to the reply. He was stunned and hurt. "Mia, I don't understand..."

"Please, Luc. Just tell me the truth because I'm loosing my mind," I replied.

"No," he said softly, leaning in and taking my hand in his, "I'd never touched Celia - is this what this has been all about? Is that why you try to run away with Nico? Did he plant these silly ideas in your head?"

"No... and yes," I groaned burying my face in my hands, "I don't know, it's complicated."

"That bastard, he tried to turn you against me. Mia, you must forget everything he told you. He is traitor. I didn't want to tell you but he was seen skulking about Casper and Jacques prisons cells before they escaped. We're pretty certain that he was responsible for freeing them. I didn't want to believe it either, but when I saw him trying to take you from me, it only confirmed all of my suspicions," he explained.