I was dragged to the deepest part of the dungeon
and I could perceive the heavy stench of blood in the air. I could also sense
the presence of death everywhere. A lot of people must have been killed here. I
was scared as I don't know what my faith will be and I wish Darcy will just
give me a listening ear. But, who could have poisoned his food and if it was
truly poisoned why didn't it have any effect on him when he ate it.
I put a lot of things together and all I could come
up with was Lucy. She was supposed to serve him the meal but asked me to go
instead of her. But she wouldn't want to poison him since they are lovers
except…..
Interrupted by a guard who came to inform me that
the Queen was looking for me and demands my presence. I followed him out of the
dungeon and heaved a sigh of relief upon receiving a fresh air that is not as
bad as the dungeon. We got to her chambers and he asked me to go in and then
turned and left.
I knocked and heard a soft come in and I saw the
Queen with Lucy behind her who gave me a satisfied smile.
"What is it that I am hearing?" The Queen asked me
"I am innocent my queen and I don't know anything
about how the food got poisoned" I replied almost immediately.
"So if you are innocent then who poisoned the
meal?" She asked
I looked at Lucy and then looked at the queen.
"It can't be Lucy" the Queen said with a voice that
meant she was so sure it was her.
"But she gave me the meal to serve him"
"I didn't give you any meal" Lucy snapped
immediately.
"Enough!!"the queen said
"What do you mean when you say that she gave you
the meal?" She asked me.
"We were in the kitchen when she called me to come
and serve Darcy his meal"
"It can't be. Lucy has been in my chambers all
afternoon"
Shocked on what she meant then how….
"Else it was a shapeshifter"
Then she called a guard and asked him to tell Darcy
that a shapeshifter is in the castle and he should fish the person out.
"Shapeshifter?" I asked as I thought it was only
just a myth.
"Yes they exist my dear and they are the worst of
all" the Queen said and then zoned out for a while probably thinking about an
experience she had with one.
"You will remain in the dungeon until the
perpetrator is caught "she said to me.
Not again. I hate that place but who am I to
complain as far as the culprit is found and I am vindicated.
I was taken back to the dungeon and I was there all
through the night until the early hours of the morning when a guard came to
inform me that I was free to go as the culprit was caught.
I tried asking who the culprit was but he only said
it was one of the servants relative and that was all. I needed to bath and a
change of clothes so I went straight to my room for that before trying to take
a nap which was only for a few hours and a guard came to knock on my door.
"Any problem?" I asked him.
"Lord Darcy wants you in his room immediately" he
said.
He stood like he was waiting for me to join him
immediately and I did as it looks like that was the instruction given to him.
We got there and the guard told me to go in as he
was already waiting for me inside. I went in and everywhere was dark which I
expected.
"Come in and sit" Darcy said
Celeste sat on the smallest couch and was biting
her nails scared of why he needed her and hoped it was not time for him to kill
her yet.
"The poison yesterday wasn't what I thought it was"
Darcy said with a distant look.
"The shapeshifter said that I would need your blood
to heal completely"
"Of course she added that I must have your
permission before taking it"
"No" Celeste said immediately.
Darcy looked at her for a while and asked "why?"
"Ever since I have arrived here you haven't treated
me nice neither have I enjoyed my stay. Even now that we are married I am being
treated like a servant" Celeste said almost tearing up.
"I am not asking for much but at least treat me
like a humane!!" Celeste said.
"You asked for it and so shall you have it"Darcy
said and before Celeste could register what he meant he was already beside her.
"What do you want?" Celeste asked going back.She
could feel that he was no longer joking and what her mind told her was to just
run.
Before she could get to the door he had already
reached there then he reached for her neck and that was when she understood
what he was going to do.
Darcy had bitten her and was sucking her blood. She
felt the sharp sting on her neck and let out a scream.
I have never been bitten by a vampire before, this
was my first time and all I could feel was pain and the pressure with which my
blood is being sucked out of my body. He lied!! I thought he said that he would
need my permission before he will take it.
This is not fair I said in my mind.
Meanwhile….Darcy's Point of View :
Her blood tastes so divine. I have never tasted
such goodness before. Blood is meant to have this copper like taste but hers
like it's mixed with fruits. It's like a sweet drink he would never love to
share. It smells like a sour wine but in a sweet way.
I can't get enough of this and that was when it
struck me that I was sucking her dry and I finally stopped I realized that she
had already lost her consciousness