Chapter 54

  (Nightmare Kiss)

  Castle~~

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  Megan’s POV

  “Good night, dear..have a wonderful night's rest’ Drusilla stated after I had bid her goodnight. I smiled in return before heading up the stairs.

  We just finished having dinner; just the two of us. And afterward, I decided to do the dishes together; well, Drusilla won’t allow me to do it alone. She always wanted us to do it together; according to her, two heads are better than one, the same as hands.

  I believe staying here in the castle is gradually changing the real me. I have never done any chores in the years of my life.

  That’s the point of being the only child of a very wealthy and influential citizen of London.

  My parent never allowed me to work, and being the spoilt brat that I was, I hated work. I was beginning to think it was stressful and will ruin my beauty, and so much more. But Drusilla proved me wrong, and doing it with her is actually interesting.

  Climbing up the stairs, I walked into the lobby and stared at his door which is adjacent to mine. I paused, taking in a deep breath. He didn’t come down for dinner, but why? And I didn’t see Drusilla take his food up.

  I didn’t wanna bother her with questions that night, so I decided to stay put. Perhaps he isn’t around, but she should have told me, even without asking. Let’s say he just didn’t wanna come down for dinner, or hargh, I gasped.

  Did he feed on someone’s blood for dinner? I thought

  “Perhaps; he is a vampire, isn’t he?” My subconscious mind stated. I rolled my eyes

  I didn’t know when I walked towards the door. My body was just reacting to what my mind was suggesting.

  “Go further, knock on the door?” it says. I frown, flicking my finger nervously

  “What if he opens the door and asked me what I want”

  “Well…you will just…ok..ok..no need to knock, just open the door and get in. Act like you slipped and stumbled into the room” My subconscious replied

  “That’s one hell of a weird idea..he is gonna detect the lie..you are such an idiot” I snapped

  “Who the hell is the idiot, young lady? I am you, and you are me; we are one person,” It resorted. I rolled my eyes, slapping my temple, not until I heard something that made me freeze.

  “And are you done staring at the door?” His voice pricked into my ears as I was forced to gulp down my saliva. I turned slowly to face him, taking in his enticing features. Gawd, this guy is a demi-god.

  His striking golden eyes glow under the light, illuminating the passageway, and his dark, thick hair looked a bit messy, giving him a compelling aura. I felt my body stiffen on sighting him behind me, how did he get out?

  And how long has he been standing behind

  “Erm….i er…i..i” I shuttered, damn, when did I start shuttering. He didn’t move from his spot, instead he folded his arms, watching me like I was presenting a show to him. I could feel a smirk creeping up his face. I thought I couldn’t see it, but I knew he would.

  Ok Megan, get a hold of yourself, I mentally snapped.

  “I..erm..didn’t see you at dinner, so I just..decided to come to check on you,” I replied shyly. I mean, what the hell is wrong with me

  He shrugged

  “I am pretty full; I had taken something earlier, so there wasn’t any point taking dinner. I was also busy in my study,” He stated, tucking his two hands in the pockets of his shorts, and he walked closer.

  I gulped down again, walking backward to prevent a close distance, well, thinking he will notice and stop.

  But he kept doing the otherwise, walking nearer to close the distance between us.

  “Erm…ok…that states it all….right?” I nervously smiled out, showing my full set of teeth. He nodded

  “Yea”

  At this point, my back was already touching the wall; well, it didn’t have this cold temperature. It felt like something wooden at my back.

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  I watched him closely, expecting him to leave, as the tension was already getting intense. His eyes didn’t leave my face; I was already feeling hot, like…damn hot.

  With how close our faces are, the only thing that will be preventing him from feeling my hot breath is the mask he has on.

  A weird thought suddenly popped up in my mind. Should I just pull this freaking mask off and see what he looks like behind it. I really wanna see his lips, like, really. But won’t he freak out, won’t it piss him off?

  I stared at the mask, still contemplating on my initial plan not until his baritone voice came up.

  “You don’t want me to sleep this night, right?” He asked. I froze, surprised at his choice of question

  “No…i..i. don’t know what you are talking about”

  “He sighed, straightening up

  “You are blocking the passageway to my room” He resorted, calmly

  My eyes plunged out; it dawned on me that I was leaning on his door; no wonder it felt like wood.

  I managed to comport myself, letting out a chuckle, and tried moving out

  “I’m... I’m sorry”

  He didn’t move out for me to pass

  “Erm…can you shift a little” I asked. I was beginning to think he would leave when he raised his hand toward my hair, pulling something out.

  He didn’t end there; his cold hand brushed my cheek, sending shivering into my bones, down my spine.

  He maintained eye contact with me for a while before moving away. He brought his hand up for me to see what he pulled out. I flushed in embarrassment.

  It was a little leaf, perhaps it got stuck there when I went playing in the garden.

  “Thank you” I muttered

  “You are welcome..goodnight” he replied, giving me the chance to leave the burdened space.

  “Goodnight.” I hurriedly went into my room, shutting the door behind me as I leaned on it.

  “Damn…that was…tough” I muttered, touching my chest.

  “What was he trying to do earlier? Kiss me? He got some weird aura around him, huff.”

  I shrugged off the numerous thoughts coming into my mind while I went into the bathroom. I quickly freshened up and changed into my sleepwear, getting ready to visit the dreamland.

  “Goodnight mum, goodnight dad….I miss you both”, I pouted, even though they couldn’t hear me.

  ~~~~~

  Lazarus’ POV

  I entered my room with a broad smile spreading across my face. I could remember the look on her face and how tensed she was when I decided to close up the space.

  What was she thinking I wanna do with her? I was just teasing her, though.

  But she looked so cute with how embarrassed she was when I told her that she was obstructing the entrance.

  I didn’t bother to think much; I know that things are gonna work out between us; it’s just a matter of time, and I don’t wanna rush things.

  Sleeping on my soft bed, I felt uncomfortable in my spirit, more like something wrong was happening to my other half

  I fluttered my eyes open in time to hear her shrilling scream. I didn’t know how I got to her room, it happened so fast.

  My heartbeat accelerated as I jumped into her bed, pulling off the blanket that she held firmly, clutching it tightly to her chest, trying to gasp for air. Her powers were about to erupt, but she seemed to be keeping them in.

  “Megan…Megan…damn, look at me..stop struggling..Megan” I yelled her name, tapping her cheek. Drusilla rushed into the room looking panicked.

  “What is going on, why is she struggling?” She asked, also touching Megan’s temple

  “Jeez…she’s burning up..” She snapped

  “She is having a nightmare…and she doesn’t want to release her power, for reasons known to her.”

  “Then you need to do something; I don’t think I can calm her with my powers,” Drusilla yelled, holding the struggling Megan, who was still groaning and panting.

  “I’m trying to figure out the right spell to use”

  “What f**king spell, use the bond on her…idiot..”She snapped

  I ruffled my hair, not knowing what to do at first until an idea struck me.

  “Fine, don’t be pissed if you find out I did this without your knowledge,,” I thought in my mind, leaning downward towards her. I cleared out the ruffled strings of hair on her face, reaching for the soft and fluffy part of her face, her lips.

  I captured it into mine, as her body tensed a bit. I felt her stop her struggle, as I suck gently on her lips.

  She relaxed back on the bed, though the k**s was more like a peck; because I pulled out immediately, she calmed down.

  Drusilla exhaled softly, giving me a curt nod.

  “I will just get a bowl of water and a towel to ease her temperature,” She stated and left without waiting for my reply. I sighed out, looking at the pretty damsel beneath me. Her breathing has returned to normal.

  Her eyes slowly patted away, revealing her deep blue eyes; she stared at me with innocent eyes for a while as her lips patted a bit, more like she was about to say something, but she closed them back.

  I smile at her, holding her hands in mine, as I placed a soft kiss on it.

  “How are you feeling now” I asked. She didn’t reply but pulled her hand away, directing it to my face.

  Her warm hand collides with my cold skin sending sparks down my spine.

  She caressed it a little; I could see her trying to strain her eyes. She wanna see what she was touching.

  That was when it dawned on me that my mask wasn’t in its usual place; I had left it in my room. I pulled her hand away, facing the other side.

  Though I know she wouldn’t see it clearly, the room is really dark, except for the light coming from the moon, which faces her window.

  It's ray landed on her bed, making it possible for me to see her face clearly, though even without light, vampires have clear visions, unlike humans who need the support of a light to see at night.

  I’m also backing the moon ray, so she wouldn’t see a thing, that was why she was straining her eyes earlier

  “I’m fine now…just a little headache” She muttered. I nodded

  “It’s as a result of the struggles”

  “Why is the room dark? What happened to the lamp?” She asked. It was until now that I noticed that there was a lamp in the room which has clearly been destroyed now

  “Perhaps it stopped working” I replied. Well, she might have struck it with her power when she started struggling and decided to keep it in before it got wild. I just don’t want to escalate her problems now, she needs rest.

  “You need to rest, Drusilla will come to your aid now…okay,” I stated. She nodded.

  Giving her a soft smile, I bent forward to peck her cheek and left afterward.

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  Megan’s POV

  Drusilla came in just as he left, holding a towel and a bowl. She came to sit on the bed, touching my temple.

  I don’t know how to describe the feeling, but while still struggling to gain dominance over my body, I felt something soft on my lips.

  It tasted like sweet vanilla, pressing into my lips; I exhaled softly, enjoying it until it stopped; it was short.

  I opened my eyes after my body had returned to normal, only to meet Lazarus staring beautifully at me.

  “Did he kiss me?” I thought in my mind, wishing my answer to be correct. How I wish it could continue

  I could see his eyes alone in the dark night but was tempted to feel his face.

  I didn’t know what pushed me, but after he had placed a kiss on my hand I did it. I placed my hand on his face, caressing it, and felt him stiffen.

  “Were you having a nightmare?” Drusilla jilted me off my thoughts

  “Yes..it was really bad” I croaked, gulping down my saliva, as the cold towel touched my temple

  “Wanna talk about it”

  “It’s Violet…..My parent..” I muttered. And just in a flash, I pulled off her hand, sitting up in haste

  “You need to calm down, Megan…you need rest,” She stated.

  I scoffed, turning to look at her

  “I can’t rest now….I don’t think I will be able to sleep when my parent’s lives are in danger.

  “What do you mean?”

  “My dreams are always true… I. I can’t let them suffer this much, I need to warn them about Violet”

  “What? That’s risky…no one should feel your presence outside these walls, your life will be in danger”

  “My parents’ lives are also important…please Drusilla, I want to go see my parent. I will be safe, I promise you”

  She didn’t say a word for a while, before turning to face me

  “Can you tell me about the nightmare first?” She asked. I nodded

  ~~~~~

  Standing before a mirror in her room is Violet, holding a little jar containing a liquid substance in it. She smiled at her reflection, stirring the liquid with her index finger

  “Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest.. in the land” She asked, bursting into a round of laughter.

  She paused to look at the jar, which was bringing out flimsy smoke of different colors. She smirked and gulped the whole content down to her throat.

  Wearing a wide grin, she dropped it on a table and faced the mirror again.

  “Hey little Megan, I will just wait for you to digest that pretty drama. Let’s see what tomorrow’s result will bring...hahaha”