Stuck with my Vampire Mate

Fate is cruel...

"I was always behind you, Atarah. And when you spotted her, I asked my men to give you some time. You might want to know everything, your past, I mean. And she's the best story teller, isn't she? I actually thought of attacking you last night, but then I saw this poor lover boy's preparation for his date. So I waited again. See Princess, I am a generous person. Now I am here for what belongs to me. And that's you, or should I specifically say 'your heart'?"

"Don't. Don't call me Princess."

Wow.... after everything he said to me, I am referring to the nickname he gave me. Really bold, Atarah.

"Why Princess? You didn't like it."

"Where's everyone?"

Ryan asked, throwing a protective hand over my shoulders. And oh boy, did that feel good?

"Hmm... I can see that you are possessive over your girlfriend, Ryan. Nice....."

His eyes lingered on me for a moment and I felt sick to my throat.

"And about your friends... Sam. But don't try helping them, princess. I will kill them if you do that."

A tall guy, probably Sam, joined us. Following him were my friends. Ignacia was the last to arrive. They all held a helpless face, a face of failure. And it made me feel defeated already.

After taking in everything, Sid's eyes finally landed on Helena, and the way it changed his expression of hopelessness to shock and finally to misery, broke my heart into a million pieces.

"Helena...." He ran to where she laid and scooped her in his arms. She looked fragile and...... Lifeless.

"Please.. please.. don't leave me. Please. Open your eyes, baby. You can't leave me. Not when I have just got you. Please.... I love you, Helena. I want you to be my wife. Don't you want that, dear? For heaven's sake, come back... I love you."

"He is crying." Adrian stated next to me.

"Hmm."

I don't know why he said that when everyone else was trying not to be hysterical.

Wait....

"Did you guess it?"

I don't know if Adrian heard me, as he was so engrossed in looking at Sid.

"No. I can see him. I think the curse is lifted."

Helena changed him back to normal? When?

I felt like screaming. She loves him, for Christ's sake. I want to cut Asmodeus into pieces and feed them to stray dogs till their stomach's full.

"All this drama's quite enjoyable, right, Princess?"

I turned and hit Asmodeus hard, but the result was only that my hand broke because of the transparent shield. Well, I guess, because it hurts like shit.

"Stop messing with my family, you son of a bitch."

He smirked.

"They are your family now? I thought it was those worthless old hags."

"Stop talking."

I gritted, trying hard not to disturb the mourning group. Even Ryan looked shattered, seeing Helena like that.

"Oh, I will, Princess, but only if you join me."

"In your dreams."

Ignoring the burning pain in my hand, I folded it, helping my spine to be straight.

"Believe me Atarah, in my dreams you are more than just a prisoner. I can see why Ryan is so captured by you. Your beauty is really bewitching."

He brought his hand out of the shield and touched my cheek. This time, I was really going to be sick.

"Take off your hands."

Ryan stood right next to me and from his looks Asmodeus was not going to stand even a minute against him, without the shield, of course.

Sensing this, Asmodeus immediately withdrew his hands back inside the safety bubble.

"I was just having a little chat with my Princess."

"You are going to pay for everything, you coward brat."

Ryan spat with a lot of venom in his voice.

"Then add this to your list."

All of a sudden, Asmodeus pulled me into his bubble and I felt suffocated by invisible ropes around me. I couldn't move my body. Ryan looked shocked at first, but then he started to bang on the shield hard. My powers were gone. I couldn't communicate with my creatures.

I, on the other hand, shifted to a calm mode. All my emergency cells were shut down. I looked unemotionally at Ryan, who'll probably lose his sanity anytime soon.

"Hope you'll come to rescue your girlfriend soon, Ryan."

Before blacking out, all I could see was the smiling face of Helena. I wish it was not just my imagination.

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