68. Life Of Immortality.
Daphne’s POV.
The castle looked so foreign to me, it had been five months since I had been there but it felt like ages, nothing had really changed since I left, other than the minor garden changes. I honestly had no idea of how I could see this since it was practically two in the morning.
“Daphne, are you coming?”, the door was open and I had not even noticed as I was too deep inside my own little world,
“Yes”, I looked down at my pup who was clutching to my shirt tightly and fast asleep, he looked incredibly adorable with his eyes closed and features relaxed. I secured his head with my arm and got out of the car,
“Are you okay?”, his son was relaxed but he was the complete opposite, his features were rigid and he calculated every move he made around me, I knew him that well.
“I am fine”, I nodded at him, “We should head inside”, we walked into the castle together after he had dismissed his men and I could not help but notice Sarah and Fredrick’s absence, they had entered the car behind us but had both disappeared immediately we got here.
I had been suspecting that something was going on between them since the day the came to me for help, it did not take a genius to know that they had strong feelings for each other.
Walking into the chambers we once shared was a blessing, his sweet scent that hung around the room made me feel at home immediately, it made me realize how much I actually missed him when I was away,
“We should get some sleep”, Dwayne said, “Our son can sleep on the bed tonight with us, his nursery would be ready by tomorrow”, he completed,
With a deep sigh, I dropped DJ on the bed and went into the closet for a change of clothes, it had been since I had had a proper change of clothes. I took out my favorite nightwear and put it on quickly.
The sight I saw was a sight to behold, I wished I had a camera to capture this beautiful moment; Dwayne had our crying pup in his large hands trying to rock him back to sleep, the baby fit perfectly into his arms.
“I am so sorry, my love. He woke up”, my love. I had missed those two words dearly, I never thought I would hear those words from him again,
“It is fine”, I gave him a tight-lipped smile and watched as our baby quieted down in his father’s hold, soon after, he was fast asleep again and Dwayne placed him back on the bed and sighed,
“Daphne, we need to talk”, he said, ruining the beautiful moment. I began to panic a little, was it so bad that I did not want to talk about this right now?
“We do not have to talk about this, Dwayne. Plus, you said it yourself, we should get some sleep”, I climbed unto the bed slowly, trying to avoid eye contact,
“Please Daphne, I need to clear this out tonight”, he pleaded, I made the stupidest mistake that I could ever make; I looked into his eyes and realized I could never say no to them.
“Fine”, I huffed and got comfortable on the soft mattress that I had missed a lot. I understood where he was coming from though, he wanted to get this discussion over and done with instead of procrastinating like I would.
He sat down beside me and took a forceful and sharp intake of air into his lungs, whatever he was about to say was probably hard for him. “This is not the first time that a witch casted a spell on me”, he began, “I can recall you asking me why I am this old but not aging”, if he had my attention before, he had it fully now. I had always wanted to know the story behind him being immortal, “My father, as you know began a purge to wipe out all humans from the face of the earth. He did not care who they were or what they were, his only objective was to kill them.
In his power hungry state, he killed the human Husband of a powerful witch who then retaliated by cursing me, his first and only son to a life of immortality”,
“I thought spells do not work on you except it is from the witch head’s family”, this was the first time I had interrupted him since he started speaking,
“Yes, but I was the prince, not the king”, he pointed out and I nodded, letting him continue his story, “The only way I could become mortal again was if I found a woman that loved me for me and I also loved her.
At first, I thought it was a good thing that I was immortal, I mean, who needed love when you have riches, power and a whole land to call your own for many years? I was wrong, it got hard watching the people you know grow old and die eventually while you are still on the earth, knowing you are not meant to be. I got lonely after all those years, I had no woman to call mine and no actual friends as they all came and went. So, I decided to finally choose a mate after all those years of being alone, I could not tell you at first because I assumed it would scare you off”, he bent his head down and looked away from me,
“Nothing, Dwayne, nothing would ever scare me away from you. I love you and we will grow old together. No matter how many spells witches cast on you, I would always find my way back to you”, I raised his head up with my hand and placed my lips unto his. The fireworks blew up in my body, igniting the sparks that went from my lips to the pit of my stomach, the adrenaline rushed through my veins making my heart beat loudly against my ribcage.
We backed away for air and smiled at each other, I missed doing that a lot as well, “I love you so damn much”.
The room fell silent but it was the peaceful and serene type, but I had to open my stupid mouth when I thought occurred to me, “Where is Emilia?”, I asked curiously,
His body became tense as I mentioned her name, “She is in the dungeon with Fiona Ranger. I am deciding their punishment tomorrow”, I could tell that he wanted to do away with the topic but I was not letting it go just yet,
“Let me take care of it”, I suggested and he gave me a look as if to ask whether I was serious or not,
“Are you sure?”, he cocked up an eyebrow in question,
“Yes, I am. Let me deal with them, I have a personal score to settle”, those women were going to pay for what they made me go through, I was going to make sure of it. “I want the whole kingdom watching as I dish out their punishments tomorrow”,
He nodded, “I will have my men notify the people”, he sounded unsure about all this but I really could not care less. I was ready to show the world the other side of me; the animalistic side that would do anything for her family, the savage and unforgiving side that did not give two fucks about anybody other than herself and those she loved, the unhinged side that reflected pure anger and evil. I was going to be all these by tomorrow evening and no one would even dream of stopping me because anyone who does, would face the consequences of their actions