The Vampire Prince Who Refused To Submit… Until Her
beyond the bloodline
This place used to be safe.
Now?
It belonged to them.
Vampires walked freely through the streets like they owned the air humans breathed.
And technically…
They did.
There are two territories in this world.
Human territory.
And vampire territory.
Vampires ruled both.
But their true power lay beyond the barrier.
Behind the restricted gates.
Where humans were not allowed to enter.
Unless they were stupid.
Or desperate.
I stood near the edge of the boundary line.
The invisible border separating my world…
From the monsters’ world.
My fingers tightened around the file in my hands.
Old newspaper clippings.
Reports.
Witness statements.
Everything I could collect about the night my parents were killed.
Aria Bennet
(He was seen near here.
The vampire.
The one who destroyed my family)
Aria Bennet
(Rumors said he still operated around this territory.
So I came back.
Every week.
Searching.
Watching.
Waiting for a mistake.)
A guard vampire passed by.
His gaze scanned the humans around.
His eyes lingered on me for half a second…
Before moving on.
I didn’t look away.
I refused to show fear.
Aria Bennet
If you’re hiding here… I will find you.
My voice was quiet.
But my promise was not
The air suddenly shifted.
Pressure.
Heavy.
Unseen.
Like something powerful had noticed me standing there.
I froze slightly.
My chest tightened.
Aria Bennet
(Someone strong is nearby…)
I slowly lifted my eyes toward the rooftops.
Shadows moved.
Or maybe they didn’t.
But I felt it.
I was being observed.
Not hunted.
Watched.
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And I didn’t know yet…
That the one watching me…
Was closer to the throne than I ever imagined.
he noticed
The feeling didn’t leave.
It followed me home.
Like a shadow attached to my back.
Like invisible eyes memorising every step I took.
Ethan Reid
You’ve been quiet all night.
Ethan Reid
About the same thing again?
I didn’t answer.
Because yes.
I was thinking about it.
Whoever was watching me near the territory…
Wasn’t random.
They were powerful.
That night…
I couldn’t sleep.
Every time I closed my eyes…
I saw the rooftops.
The dark silhouette.
The pressure in the air.
Aria Bennet
(If you wanted to attack me… you would’ve already done it.)
So why watch?
Why observe?
Why wait?
Inside the royal territory.
A guard entered a large hall.
Golden pillars.
Dark marble floors.
Royal symbols carved into the walls.
A figure stood near the window.
Back turned.
Silent.
Commanding.
Guard
The human from yesterday… she returned near the border again.
His fingers slowly tapped against the glass.
He remembered.
The moment she lifted her head.
The moment her eyes scanned the rooftops.
She felt him.
No human had ever sensed his aura that quickly.
Lucien Draven
What did she do?
Guard
Information… about the attack on her family.
His expression changed slightly.
Not sympathy.
Not emotion.
Interest.
Lucien Draven
(low voice): She’s hunting.
Guard
Shall we monitor her?
Lucien turned slowly.
His golden eyes glowed faintly.
Lucien Draven
I will handle it myself.
Her chest tightened again.
Stronger this time.
Not pressure.
Not fear.
Recognition.
Someone moved.
Someone powerful.
And this time…
It wasn’t watching from afar.
It was approaching.
midnight reurn
I couldn’t sleep.
Every time I closed my eyes…
I saw his face.
Lucien.
Golden eyes.
Watching.
Judging.
Ethan Reid
You’re still awake?
He was sitting on the edge of my bed.
I didn’t even notice when he stopped talking.
Ethan Reid
It’s because of the border again, isn’t it?
I didn’t answer.
He already knew.
Ethan Reid
You can’t keep going back there. It’s dangerous.
Aria Bennet
I’m not going there for fun.
Silence.
He looked at me for a moment like he wanted to say more.
But he didn’t.
After a few minutes…
He left.
Said he needed to go home.
I nodded.
Watched him leave.
And once the door closed…
The house felt too quiet.
grabbed my jacket.
And I left too.
Not to follow him.
Not to talk to anyone.
But because staying inside made the pressure in my chest worse.
The streets were quiet at night.
Dark.
Empty.
I walked without thinking.
My feet carried me back toward the border.
Again.
Aria Bennet
Why do I keep coming here?
Maybe because this is where everything started.
Maybe because this is where the answers are.
I stopped walking.
The border was ahead.
The faint glow of territory markers separating human land from vampire land.
I stood there.
Alone.
Suddenly…
The air shifted.
My body reacted instantly.
Before I turned around…
I already knew.
He was here.
Lucien Draven
You return more often than I expected.
His voice came from behind me.
Calm.
Close.
Too close.
I turned slowly.
And there he was.
Standing near the line.
Watching me again.
Aria Bennet
Do you follow me everywhere?
His golden eyes scanned my face.
Lucien Draven
Only when you walk into my territory at midnight.
Aria Bennet
I’m not inside yet.
He stepped forward.
Crossing the invisible line slightly.
Lucien Draven
You were about to.
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