Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

253 [Bonus chapter] Put Off The Fire

 The man gulped with fear but knew that he would die even if he would not open the door. So, by trembling hands, he opened the door of the room.

And as the door creaked a large blade passed through the door. Hazel pulled the man away who only got a small injury in his palm but if not for her, he could have been sliced into two.

"Th... thanks." The man looked indebted to her as he looked around with horror.

Hearing the sound of a cutting blade, Lucian, who had gone to look for the girls, came there too.

"I have seen a few horses leaving from here. I am sure he is Vincent and his men." there was a trobiled look on his face.

He did not know why but he was having a gut feeling that there was something wrong. Like he was going to regret it.

"Go and check inside. If there are girls we can use them as a witness against him. They are important for us." though Hazel cared about saving their lives, she was sure she wanted to get rid of Vincent. She needed the testament of every girl from each level of society.

Lucian nodded as he knew that Vincent would make false stories again. What if he told everyone that hazel had taken poison by herself to get rid of her father.

Though she had not given the testament, she had not rejected it either. He was cunning enough to ask her for the poison personally. He must have wanted to control her by it.

He ran into the room when the small amount of smoke started filling the room.

"There is the smell of fire and smoke. They must have burnt the building from the entrance" since they could not see the flames yet, it meant they still had some time but they could not leave from the entrance door.

"Is there any other way to leave this building.'' Hazel shook the shoulders of the man whose knees had given away in fear. He was looking so worried as if he was already on the doorstep of death.

He blinked as if he did not understand the question when Hazel slapped him hard, bringing all his senses back.

"I asked, is there another way to leave the building?" she shouted loud and the man finally looked like he was pondering.

"The steps, the stairs for the terrace on the other side. If we could make it to the room and jump from there, we can be saved but it is too high." he explained, as he pointed at the door on the other side.

"It is better than dying here!" She let go of his shirt and looked for things. The building was covered by a lot of woods and alcohol barrels.

If they caught fire, then it would only be a matter of minutes before the whole building would explode.

"We do not have much time. You have to help us if you want to stay alive." she patted him with force again but he was still shivering like a drenched kitten.

She sighed and muttered a curse under her breath as she held him by his shirt and started dragging him in.

There were four girls in but each of them was unconscious. When Hazel entered, Lucian was trying to awaken them. His hands were slightly tapping their cheeks.

He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps.

"My lady. They are given the medicine. They would not wake up no matter what we do. And if we tried to drag them with us, we all are going to die in the fire.`` His words were pleading and though he did not complete the sentence, she was sure he wanted her to abandon the girls.

Any sane person would do that when his own life would be in danger.

"Then hold them with your power. You have the power of the wind right. Can you put off the fire with that?"

"........" Lucian was so stunned by the way she addressed him, was unable to speak a word.

The man who was dragged looked at hazel and then at Lucian with widened eyes.

"He.. he is a witcher?" more than the fire, he was afraid of a witch that knew magic and could steal the soul.

But if it was about stealing the soul, then didn't it mean that the lady was a witch too.

"Oh lord, please forgive me for my sins and save me from these witches. Oh lord, i.." before he could speak further, Hazel let go of him and he fell on the ground.

"You dumbwit. You are cursing the witches who had saved you and asking your god to send you back to the humans who left you here to die.

Even if you are a fool, you should be able to see who is trying to kill you and who is putting their life in danger to save you." she kicked the man slightly without an ounce of guilt.

If he was going to accuse her then what was the difference between him and those people who wanted to kill her just because she was different.

Now that she had come back, she was going to take revenge from all of them.

"My lady, there must be some mistake. I am not a,...."

"Witcher? Do you really want to waste your time hiding your identity when we are on the verge of death?

Do the lives of girls or my life mean nothing in front of one lie?" this time her tone was harsh and full of wrath that he trembled.

Though she was human and he was a witch, she had tremendous pressure that did not give others a chance to speak in front of her.

He wanted to lie and refuse but when he stared at her eyes, he was unable to do so and nodded his head.

"I will put off the fire first then!"

[hey is the story fast paced enough now? please leave a comment for me to know your suggestions now.]