Chapter 321: Sudden Interest
Carmela knew she had feigned prowess in front of Marius, but deep inside her soul, she was anxious to stand face to face with the vampire King from the North. She had taken at least three guards with her, just in case her power becomes futile and he tries to act otherwise. For Marius to drop a little warning on her path, she knew better than not to watch her words carefully.
Currently, she was having a blistering headache after that conversation with the human orb. She had let her emotions slip in an attempt to prove a point, she was careless with her statement, and she was grateful that they hadn’t pushed it further, else, she would have been forced to reopen old wounds.
The door to the vault was twisted open by the guard who had fetched her earlier, and with a series of deep breaths, she walked in. The air was thick with the scent of mystic wards, a little mist she had created to keep the vampire in place, whilst her eyes adjusted to the vault’s dimness.
When she ventured further with her guards trailing dutifully behind her, Alistair stepped aside, and Carmela’s hazel eyes beheld the chained vampire King, his imposing figure outlined by a faint, eerie glow coming from the burning torches.
It was quite unbelievable that a mere human orb would have such a captivating taste in men, it felt inexplicably disturbing, and that made Carmela feel more dubious about the lady’s origin.
Frankly speaking, she hadn’t anticipated the arresting handsomeness that greeted her.
His dark, tousled hair framed his face to the length of his neck, a stark contrast to the paleness of his glistening skin, whilst they accentuated the raw allure of his presence. Chains clinked softly as the vampire lifted his head to gaze at her like an intruder, and Carmela found herself momentarily captivated by the intensity of his crimson eyes– they glared with a mix of defiance and allure, holding a depth that stirred something within her.
She understood why Marius had asked if she could handle him. The vault felt all the more suffocating as time passed them by, but it wasn’t due to the lack of air, but it was specifically because of the compelling aura emanating from the vampire in front of her.
She shook off her surprise and immediately composed herself.
"So, the infamous Vampire King," she declared, her tone a blend of determination and curiosity. "I must admit that you look... rather pathetic in chains. Have you come all the way to get your wife back?" She sneered, her voice dripping with disdain as she folded her arms, but the vampire in front of her cocked his head slightly, unable to discern who the hell was in front of him, but after eyeing her outfits, jewelries and the three guards strategically poised behind her, it made sense.