The Vampire King's Rose

CHAPTER III ½: The Start of an End

III ½ | The Start of an End

Dawn was breaking in bluish grey --- hours after the mating ritual and his union of bodies with Hoseok came to pass. Taehyung noticed a surge of difference in his whole being, as if there was a hollowness deep within him. Instinctively, he touched the inside of his wrist to find the mark which gave him comfort gone.

"Seokjin..." His true mate's name escaped achingly between his lips as he scrambled on his feet, almost tearing at his robes as he slipped it on. He left Hoseok's chamber and ran at an inhumane speed towards his and Jin's chamber. He opened the double doors frantically, almost breaking the hinges. "My love! Seokjin!"

"Your Majesty!" he heard Irene's voice behind him.

"King Taehyung!" Hoseok exclaimed nervously, following him around with tears in his eyes.

But Taehyung only stood quietly in the middle of their shared room, dazed.

Jin was nowhere to be seen.

Not even his scent or the thrumming of his blood could be smelled or felt.

The power of their immortal bond was gone.

Jin was gone.

𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑶𝑭 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹
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The Vampire King's Rose. © JT Starr, 2023.