Loved By a Vampire King

[ A:N: Dear Readers, Cedric's behavior might upset your thoughts regarding him these days but let me tell you in advance that I have to make him acting like a true Demon in the story in order to follow the exact storyline. Hope, you don't start hating him so much LoL!]

Frenchies exhaled behind his back helplessly. He knew and understood Cedric too well than others. He wasn't not only his servant but a good friend who tried to get him out from his dark thoughts but failed everytime. Cedric continued walking forward untill he met the first stair. Halting for a moment in his track, he spoke tilting his head aside,

" There is no fine line between love & obsession for me, Frenchies. If I can trap her to marry me, I can again trap her to stay with me. Nothing can stop me from what I want."

Then he dissapared taking large strides towards the stairs. Frenchies cursed something under his breath. At that time, he felt the necessity of Isabella's presence in the palace. Only she could give some sense to Cedric but it was impossible for now.

Ayra didn't know how did she faint or how long she was being conscious in his arms. When she opened her eyes, the yellow light of fireplace welcomed her vision. She looked around to find Cedric sitting nearby closely. Legs crossed, he was already looking down at her with a smirk. Her lips parted grimacing a little when she questioned him,

" Ho...How did..I faint..It was.. painful.. You didn't tell me that I would faint?"

Cedric helped her to sat up without replying in hurry. His lips twitched dramatically before answering to her obvious question,

" I didn't know that you will love me so much that you would faint in happiness after taking our vows."

Ayra snorted back coldly. Touching her own lips which was still smelling like fresh blood, she accused glaring at his smirk,

" Stop joking! You did this, aren't you?"

Cedric's smile broadened further to see her getting more confused on him. He scooted closer and picked one of her palm to plant a precious kiss. The sudden kiss surprised Ayra who blushed without looking into his eyes. Cedric murmured clutching the back of her palm tightly,

" You fainted which means, you were sincere with your words, Princess. I am glad for that."

Ayra couldn't help but smiling at him blankly. He looked so happy after the vow that she took. It would be shame to refuse that she didn't mind his happiness. That happy expression on his face delighted her the most now a days. She was surprised to know that her heart had started to care for him.

Cedric's smile didn't vanish away. Caressing the corner of her lips, he advised softly intending to get up,

" Sleep more, princess. We can talk later."

He almost stood up from her bed but a sharp grip stopped him. It was Ayra who grabbed his hand from back which surprised him and herself too. Cedric gave her a confusing glance to see her blush deepening. Ayra withdrawed her hand shyly and reasoned innocently,

" Well..I.. Actually.. Can't you go outside tonight?I mean..I don't feel okay..If you stay.."

She didn't know how to ask for his accompany openly. They shared the same bed for quite some days but she still wasn't used on the fact that he was her husband and everything could happen between them freely.

The corner of his lips curved up slightly. After marriage, it was the first time that she was asking for his presence so openly which was a positive sign. She was already giving her space to him today willingly and tomorrow she would give her heart too.

His silence only embarrassed him more. She bit down her lips together and breathed nervously. Cedric leant down onto her to see her widening her eyes but she didn't try to push him away this time. When there were only few inches gap left between them, Cedric murmured looking into depth of her eyes,

" I will stay if you speak to me clearly, Princess. No excuses! Tell me that you want me to stay with you. Only then I will stay not because you are feeling lonely. Am I clear?"

Ayra gritted her teeth together angrily. He really knew how to play with her emotions and again he was acting like the demanding, pathetic devil he was. Having no response from her, a flash of dissapointment crossed on his face. Without pressuring her anymore, Cedric once again attempted to stand up but Ayra's incoherent voice came out in haste,

" I..I.. want you to stay, Cedric."

" What a sweet baby, I have!", came the pleasant voice of Cedric who didn't stop smiling. He could see her breaking slowly. No matter what the situation was, you couldn't push away someone's persistent attention from you.

Ayra's face flustered after hearing the word 'baby' from his mouth. Appearently she was the eldest between them but he pampered her like a baby.

Ayra watched him slipping out of his shoes and took off his coat before coming over to lay beside her eagerly. His smile was always present on his face which defined how happy he was.

Ayra suddenly remembered something that Alexander revealed to her the other day. She asked without trying to break the peaceful environment between them,

" Your Highness! We haven't payed tribute to your mother's grave. Can we pay her visit some other day? Actually Brother Alexander told me that I should visit her for once at least."

Cedric's smile disappeared quickly and Ayra wondered whether it was right for her to ask him or not. His response came out indifferently as if it was just another topic to his life,

" There is no point of giving your tribute to someone who has already left, Princess."

Ayra was a little dissapointed with his answer. She felt like he didn't want her to know about him deeply. But her determination was still firm. She responded coldly,

" But I want to do that. My mothers wouldn't be happy if they get to know that I haven't paid any visit yet."

Cedric's expression darkened more in no moment. Keeping his eyes away from her, he cut it off sharply,

" It isn't possible, Princess. Leave this idea!"

Ayra blurted out impatiently,

" Why isn't it possible? I am not asking to go alone. We both can.."

Her words weren't completed when Cedric interrupted in a disinterested voice,

" We don't know where her grave is."

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