Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

500 Goodbyes

But what surprised her was the face of the young boy. Though it changed a lot, she could still find his striking resemblance with…

“Lucio!” she muttered with a gasp when the man smiled and soon, his face started to change.

The flesh started to have a skin and soon it changed into the face of Lucio she knew.

“You finally remembered me?” his tone was still accusive but his face softened when he looked at her

“What happened to your face?” she could not help but touch it when he held her hands tightly and stipped her.

“When I came to save you, your vampire lover burnt everyone without caring if the witch was friend or foe. I asked him to stop but he only pushed me further into the fire. My powers were not working due to his amulet and I was only able to leave once he let me go. By then it was too late.

I tried various spells later but the damage was already done. Since then I have been using temporary spells to hide my burnt face from everyone.

I changed the coven too. I have never thought that i would meet you again but.. Worse was… you will not even recognize me and look at me with that cautious look while you will lie in the arms of your vampire lover.” his face turned cold and menacing again when she sat beside him.

“That was why you used the sentiments of the witches to get revenge on me? You started a war just because I did not recognize you?” her gaze was baffled and disappointed when he gritted his teeth and stood up with force.

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“Do you think everything is that simple? He had killed half of you, Bella. The whole generation of which was wiped out and that was only because you gave him your powers of dark witch in the amulet. Our powers do not work on him whenever he wears them.

Not only that, you gave your healing powers to vampires now so even Beryllium would not kill them. What were you even thinking when you did that?” he asked as if the whole war was her mistake and they were all suffering because of her.

“I was trying to end the war. Whatever happened in the past has its own reasons but what the truth is.. It is witches who had always attacked vampires first, but then lost and got themselves killed. You punish them or blame them for it.

But together, we can write a peaceful future. The war had ended Lucio. And I want you to live in the future you used to dream about, not in the nightmare of the past.” she suggested but he jerked her hands away.

“That man had to die. He is alive because you are supporting him. So, give up on it or else…”

“You will kill me too?” she asked without a slight hesitation when he looked away. Now she understood why he behaved so softly whenever he looked at her to the limit when both her fiance Lilian and the girl who liked him Helen started to be hostile with her.

“And here I thought that you were my friend.” she whispered when he gritted his teeth.

“We thought that you were part of us too. But we both were wrong!” he said as he stood up. “You can send the knights behind me to kill me but you can see how your whole staff died last night. I am serious Hazel, give up on the war and you do not have any proof against me.” with that he swirled his wand in the air and disappeared from there when she sighed.

The moment he left, the chandelier rose to light again and the door of her room started to knock with the staff returning to their place as if they had never left.

When they saw him sitting in a dazed state and staring at the window, they exchanged glances.

“My lady, are you not feeling well?” asked the maid when she shook her head and finally stood up.

“Where is the lord?” she asked when they looked hesitated.

“I asked where the lord was.”

“My lady, today is the funeral ceremony of Lady Scarlet. Everyone is gathered in the burial ground for it.” Humans had their ceremony during daytime while vampires bury their loved ones in the middle of the night.

The ceremony was supposed to happen the next day but with Diana in the prison, it was postponed till Damien returned from the south.

Now that it was happening, it only meant that he was back. No matter how he was, he had always been supportive and considerate towards her and she did not have any grievance against Scarlet no matter what she had done with him.

“I want to attend it too.” she said as she stood up but the maids did not look too happy about her decision. But she did not care as she moved her hands that changed her clothes and before they could stop her, she used teleportation magic and left the room leaving them stunned.

As she walked towards the spot. She could see Rafael standing with Damien and putting flowers over the casket. Diana was there too. She was held by two witches to make sure that she did not run away.

Her eyes were staring at the casket with complex emotions as she came forward and placed flowers on it.

“Scarlet had always been the true queen and helped all of us when we were facing adversities. It is because of her effort that we have come this far and her sacrifices will always be remembered by us.” she could feel the lump in the throat of Rafael when he said so as she walked closer and placed her hands on his shoulders.

He looked surprised but as if he was expecting her here, he hugged her with a deep breath.

“I am going to miss her a lot.”