Bride To His Darkness

When Ivan closed the distance between them with a swift motion, it wasn’t an action he had solely decided on, but before he could stop himself from doing something stupid or out of line, it was too late, cause he was already kissing his little lamb on the lips. The way her body had frozen against him as if she had been electrified by their sudden contact, made it difficult for him to stop - but then it was only a mere touch of the lips, with no penetration, whatsoever, yet he could feel himself shockingly breathing and not breathing at the same time.

The sudden sensation felt foreign to him.

Samantha on the other hand could barely get her eyes to blink when he kissed her without any heads up, and the way her mind had gone blank from his unprecedented actions, she could feel her heartbeat racing erratically against her chest, maybe because he had stolen her first kiss from her, but when he pulled away to meet her dazed eyes, rather than getting upset or mad, a pink blush hue colored her cheeks in embarrassment all the way up to her ears.

She could hardly breathe.

"What is this nonsense?! What are you trying to prove by kissing a servant in front of everyone, huh?" Carina, who was fuming after that indecent display, questioned Ivan who hardly paid any attention to her words as he was still lost in the eyes of his little lamb.

Instant gasps and murmurs filled the air as the onlookers struggled to comprehend this sudden affectionate display by Lord Ivan himself. Suddenly, a defiant look gleamed in his eyes when he turned to his family, and he announced, "I hereby declare that Samantha Woods shall be my bride, and no one else’s" He made it clear enough for the deaf ones like Carina to hear properly, his voice ringing with conviction. "No one shall harm her, no one is allowed to come three feets near her, for she carries my heart."

A hush silence fell upon the room as his words echoed through the grand hall. The servants who didn’t want to believe it at first, exchanged bewildered glances, their expression a mixture of shock and concern as they questioned one another silently, hoping they weren’t seeing or hearing differently from everyone else, but they had all seen the vampire Lord kissing her with their own eyes, what more proof could they possibly need?

."His Lordship is in love with his maid?" The whispering was endless, so much so that Carina darted them a warning glance that shut them up instantly. Knowing the royal family would need some space to sort this out by themselves, Albert immediately excused the servants from the room, leaving Ivan and Sam with the royal families who were ready to confront them.

Ivy, who watched Ivan kiss his servant right in front of her, could barely contain her anger as her hands balled into a tight fist, whilst her nails dug into her palm, drawing out blood. The ache in her heart had been broken into many tiny fragments, she wondered if anyone heard it shatter, and when she couldn’t watch what was happening as it had gotten unbearable for her, obviously repulsed by the sight, she turned away with her eyes filled to the brim with fresh tears.