Chapter 23

"What do you mean I'm leaving?!" I scream in frustration and confusion.

"Vivian and I-"

"VIVIAN?! That fucking bitch! She's getting into your head! How can't you see that?! She's planning on killing you and taking over as Queen! She's just using you for Gods sake!" I yell at him. I suspect anger from him from raising my voice at him or something but all I got was the same cold hard stare.

"We've come to conclusion that your stay here has been overspent and that it's best for us all that you leave and be sent to Lord Luca."

Wow even better he was sending me to another vampire! Great.

"Okay one, what do you mean I've over spent my stay? And two, who the hell is Lord Luca and even more why in bloody hell am I being sent to him?!" I flail. This is all Vivian's fault she's got in his head using her stupid black magic voodoo crap. The wrecked bloodsucker is going to get it so far up her a-

"I would be Lord Luca" I deep voice interrupts my internal rant. I look up and sit stunned by the familiar face. It was one of the vampire lords that was at the auction that started all of this shit. He was the first one to put money on me. The one with the lust full eyes. I'm dead.

I look at him disgust full in my eyes as I take in his appearance. I have to admit he wasn't bad looking but Ronan's looks topped his and what am I saying Ronan's sending me to this vampire perv! I glare at Ronan.

Lord Luca comes towards me and I move back the furthest I can against the wall which isn't much.

He reaches a hand out and moves it towards my face pushing one of my many strand hairs back. I only give him cold eyes. He chuckles at me.

"Oh my am I going to have fun with you" he smirks while winking at me. I turn my head towards his hand and bite one of his fingers hard, drawing blood. As soon as the flavor of blood hits my tongue I release my jaw and spit out the metallic taste.

Soon enough a hard surface collides with my cheek making my head swing to the side almost giving my strained neck whip lash. Instantly tears fill my eyes from the stinging and numbness in my cheek.

"You bitch!" Lord Luca boils as he grabs my next in his hand and pushes me further into the wall. I gasp for air as my airways and closed off from his tight grip.

"Release her now and leave or I will change my mind and send her to someone else" Ronan demands as Luca lets out a frustrated sigh and releases his hold on my neck. I violently cough and rub my throat while trying to regain my breath.

"This is not over slave" Lord Luca whispers loud enough for me to hear. I roughly gulp and back further away from him and watch as he exits through the doorway and the soft echoes of his feet hitting the floor are heard no more.

"You haven't even left yet and your already getting yourself into trouble with your new master" Ronan shakes his head at me.

"I wouldn't even have to go through that or even be here if it weren't for the fact that your letting Vivian control you like one of her dolls!"

He only rolls his eyes at me and leans against the doorframe and crosses his arms over his chest making his muscles bulge out from his shirt.

"Why are you even marrying her anyway?"

"I already told you. It was arranged by our parents for money and ruling purposes." I snorts. I just shake my head at him.

"You're King now. You are the highest ruler with no one towering over you to tell you what to do. So technically you don't have to marry her" I star mater of factly.

He narrows his eyes at me sensing I have a bit of reason in my words and that I'm right.

"Well then I guess I'm marrying her out of love" he says monotone and that did it.

I burst into a loud fit of laughter my chuckles and snorts echoing off the walls for everyone to hear.

"Love? You can't even kiss her voluntarily without pushing her away like some parasite!" I laugh.

"Oh and you know all about love?" Ronan asks.

"I know more than Vivian. Like if you loved someone you wouldn't kill his parents just to fasten the pace for her to marry into power and rule" I spat.

I'm pretty sure I hit a spot in him because as soon as the words left my mouth his eyes turned black.

"Don't you even joke about my parents death like that you pathetic weak slave!" Ronan says through clenched teeth.

"It's true! She has a special knife that was designed to kill Royal Purebloods and you're going to be its next victim if you don't listen to me!" I scream at him.

"Enough! She didn't and she wouldn't! Your just jealous!"

I roll my eyes at him.

"Oh please what could I possibly be jealous of?" I give him an annoyed look.

"That I actually feel something towards her and nothing with you" he states harshly. A sudden pain in my chest spreads throughout my body making me silently cry out in pain. What the hell?

"I've never felt anything for you Miabella and I never will" his eyes filled with a distant emotion.

The aching worsens as my heart feels as if it had stopped beating. I let out a murderous scream of pain, my body violently shaking in agony. Tears burned my cheeks in their trails down my face.

The torture only continued for minutes or even hours until my body couldn't bare it anymore and was slowly drowning into unconsciousness but before my body shut down I could hear a faint voice.

"I'm sorry piccolo uccello"

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"Wakey wakey Miabella" a feminine voice giggles.

My eyes slowly flutter open as I blink a couple times trying to clear my vision.

"Did you have a good sleep?" The voice asks once again but lacked sincerity. I look up to match the voice with a face as my vision clears. I narrow my eyes into a grim stare.

"What did you do to Ronan?" I ask through my clenched jaw if I were to clench it even more I was bound to break a couple teeth. Her eyes gleamed with mischievousness and I wanted to slap her too bad I had these chains holding me back.

"I've done nothing my dear" Vivian smirks.

"Cut the bullshit. What black magic voodoo crap did you use on him?"

"None" she narrows her eyes and her smirk turns into a sly smile.

"Wow and the worst actress award goes to you! But I give you credit you've got everyone else fooled."

She returns my words with her laughter.

"Oh petty human you-" she flicks me on the cheek and I snap my jaw at her tempting but her finger like I bit Lord Luca's. She only puffs out her breath. "-too bad for you. You've failed. I'm already Queen."

My face drops. No no no. She's going to kill him!

"Don't you even think about hurting him!" I threaten her.

"Or what? You can't do anything. You're chained here and even better, you're leaving here once and for all tomorrow. I have many parts to all my plans foolish little girl." She chuckles. I look down in defeat as she just laughs even more at me. She turns on her heel her stilettos tapping against the hard floor but come to an abrupt stop.

"Maybe your leave will come sooner" she smirks as she exits and the bars close and lock behind her.

What am I going to do now?

I sit there for what seems like hours going over any and every scenario that could happen but come to a dead end with how to get out of here.

Out of no where the sound of someone choking from a far travels through the door. Soon after the sound of a body hitting the floor rings through the hall. I start to panic. What the hell is going on out there? It's probably one of Vivian's men coming for me. Oh no.

The clicking of the door unlocking brings me to full attention as my kidnapper stands in front of me a hood masking his face.

"Don't touch me! I may not be a vampire but I will bite bitch!" I weakly threaten. Mind as well put a stamp of 'pathetic and weak' on my damn forehead.

The figure steps closer to me but I only try and kick my feet at it.

"Get away from me!" I continue to kick aimlessly until I find a sensitive spot which happens to be the spot where the sun don't shine bringing my attacker down to their knees and curl up into a feeble position.

"God dammit piccolo uccello" my attacker croaks.

"Ronan!? What the hell?!" I try to crawl towards his body but end up being pulled back from the chains. Damn you.

"Why did you do that?" he asks in deep pain.

"Well I did warn you" I defend myself.

"Touche" he utters huskily.

"Are you okay?" I ask in worry.

"I'll be fine. Now we need to get you out of here" he replies while gathering himself onto his feet and walking towards me and pulling a set of keys out of his back pocket. He unlocks the shackles from my wrists and I rub at the sensitive skin that is surely going to be bruised. He grabs a hold of my hand and interlocks our fingers while leading me out the room but I stop him.

"Wait where are you taking me? Are you taking me to Lord Luca? I swear I will kick you in the balls again!" I rip myself from his hold and get into a fighting stance. He rolls his eyes at me and only grabs a hold of my arm dragging me behind his trail.

"Let go of me Ronan! I mean it!" I yell at him while hitting his back to let go of me but he doesn't budge. He comes to a stop before the stairs.

"Would you be quiet! Someone might spot us" he whispers to me and I instantly shut up.

"Where are we going?" I tenderly question him.

"Somewhere safe" he answers back. I give him a curious look but he only turns back and returns to walking up the stairs with me right behind him following his footsteps.

We make it to the top of the stairs and Ronan cautiously looks out into the hallway for any other figures and steps out. He motions for me to follow him and to keep quiet as he puts a finger to his lips. Man do I really want to kiss those lips right now an-dammit Mia pull yourself together.

I continue to follow him as we make our way to his bedroom. Luckily we had no encounter with anyone else and safely walk into his room. He softly closes and locks the door behind us. I walk towards his bed and take a seat on the edge fiddling with my fingers. What is going on? One minute he's all over me and then the next he sent me to the dungeons and now he helped me escape and brought me here? I'm beyond confused.

"Care to explain everything?"

He lets out a deep sigh and runs a hand through his hair slightly tugging at the ends.

"Well for starters, I knew of Vivian's plan from the start." He confesses.

"Your kidding?! So you knew she was planning your death?!"

"Shhh! Keep it down. But yes although her murdering my parents was a shock to me" he says sadly. "But the fact is yes I knew and I know she uses black magic."

"Wait you knew she used it one you and-"

"Do you really think some poor excuse of witch magic could work on me? I'm a Pureblood Vampire the most deadliest and powerful supernatural creature to exist" he declares.

"Cocky much?" I laugh at him and he returns it with a smirk and strides towards me.

"I had to make her believe her plan was falling through."

"But why?"

"Because she has your family" he looks at me pitiful. I shake my head at him.

"No I say them when she took me to that place in the middle of no where, they were dead. She-she killed them, they're gone" I stutter on the verge of tears in remembrance of my family.

"No they aren't they are very much alive. That was one of her black magic illusions. She wants you to think they are dead so that your sorrow consumes you."

"So my mom and dad, an-and my lit-lil brother? They're alive?" I choke as tears fill my eyes.

"Yes they are in this very palace right now hidden."

"Well let's go find them!" I start to walk towards the door to leave but he grabs a hold of my arm.

"We can't" he looks down at me sadness fills his eyes.

"Why now?!" I cry out.

"She has them hidden in her black magic and I have to find a way through it to find them. That's why I've been so different. I'm trying to make myself believable to her so that I can return your family to you."

All of the times he would give me the cold shoulder, every time he would side with Vivian and believe her was all an act for me. To get my family. My heart ached for this man. In that moment I realized something I thought could never happen, never in a million years. I love him.