Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

He said in a tone of nonchalance but his words hit the old witch like a strike of lightning.

She felt herself froze in shock,

“And she is going to help me killing her younger sister with that bright smile on her face then i will have sex with her again after killing Hazel in front of her eyes.” he smiled when the old woman come back to her senses.

“I have told you not to hurt my older daughter! Only Hazel is a sinner.” she scowled with her eyes narrowed at his face. “When are you going to kill her?”

“On the hunt?” said the man leisurely as he stretched his body and then took a yawn. “Since she wanted to be the queen that badly. I will make her the queen before death.”

She smiled finally, not worrying about her daughter being used.

“Then I will be waiting for the good news.” with that the face of the woman started to disappear.

Delcan sneered as soon as she left and her whole face turned colder, “I did say that I will kill you daughter. But I never said that her powers would be sacrificed to you!” his eyes flickered with the light of the candle in the room.

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Anne still had a glowing smile on her face. Her face was beaming with joy when she entered the palace.

“The price of the commodities could be adjusted in the famine area with the amount taken by the east to get more knights to protect their area.

That way..“Hazel stopped in her speech and stared at Anne whose face was sparkling.

She raised a brow and then laughed.

“I have never thought that you will progress this fast. Shall I start calling the man, brother in law already?“ Her teasing did not embarrass Anne at all, who nodded her head with a confident smile on her face that made Hazel laugh louder.

“Since that is the case, let’s announce your engagement after coming from the hunt.” said Rafael when he noticed both women were so busy hugging each other and whispering into each other’s ears that they completely forgot about his presence.

“That would be a great idea. We could even plan the wedding then. I have so many plans for it.” clapped Hazel with a big smile on her face as they kept discussing it.

How much time had passed, when the knights knocked the door.

“My lady, my lord. The carriages are ready and waiting for you.” The time of the hunt has already arrived.

Rafael squeezed the shoulders of his wife with an encouraging smile on his face.

“If that crossbow did not work enough, you are free to use your magic, I will be backing you up.” she nodded with a smile when he took her in his arms.

“You are becoming more and more clingy! Do you think we can digest so much PDA?” Anne snorted as the couple chuckled.

“Soon you would be one of us.” said Hazel and smiled.

More than a dozen knights were waiting for them in the hall.  Four carriages filled with all kinds of weapons were ready for them.

Nobles from all over the empire, city, and countryside were already in their carriages to follow them.

Soon, the large parade started to move towards the woods.

There were already tents set up for them there. With a lot of maids preparing all the delicacies making the place no less than a fancy inn.

All the knights will go hunting , whether men or women, while others will wait in the tents. They will pray for the welfare of their partner and once the knights return, they will bestow their hunt to their partners.

The winner will be announced. This program was to happen a long time ago during the weekly celebration but since the emperor was dethroned, the program was postponed for a long time.

Everyone was shocked to receive the invitation since the program was presided over by his majesty and supported by her majesty.

Everyone was waiting to see who would address them and who would start the hunt. The person might be the strong contender or the already chosen one by the council.

They all exchanged glances and looked at the empty stage with a hard look on their face.

None of them were invited there. Then who is the chosen one. Most of their eyes traveled to Rafael who was coming out of the carriage with his wife and her maid.

They all held their breath as they thought he was going to announce the name then and there.

Many who had personally contacted Rafael, stared at him when he smiled in their direction. The man nodded, giving them hipes.

“Everyone must be surprised by receiving the sudden notice and have many questions in their mind.” Rafael stood up on the stage and said with a smile on his face. The warm smile stirred the hearts of many of them,

“But I am glad that you all still came. The annual hunting program is part of the history of the empire. It celebrates the struggle of the first emperor of the empire who hunted the beasts and other species from this land and made this place an empire where you all are living.

It is my honor to be part of the hunt today though I am not a human. This will surely be another key to bring both species together in the future.” he smiled, though many nobles scorned when he said the last line but they still tried to maintain that smile on their faces.

“The program is always started by the royal family and we did not want to break the tradition. So, I am going to request the last member of the royal family, the royal blood, to start the program by being the first participant of the hunt.

And I as her husband would be the first one to pray for her success and safe return by tying the handkerchief on her arrow.”

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