The New Empire

Chapter 4 Lei

Lei's POV

My wrist, shoulder and back has healed throughout the last 3 months, my Mouse Renn has given me small notes from Kenny giving me updates about what is going on in the kingdom, and checking up on me. So far I haven't had another incident, but the Queen has purposefully burnt me when I would cook, and they were nasty burns too.

Kenny snuck me out of the covens castle to the middle of the woods where the lake I bathe in is to chat with the council, because she said that if the abuse is true they don't want to have the royals find out and then hurt me further than they already do. I've shown them the scars, bruises, burns, and let the Head male Grendel search my memory for truth. They were shocked to say the least, not just cuz they didn't know I was the eldest daughter but because they never would have thought their King and Queen could be so vile, especially to their own kin.

Then after a few more months had passed Kenny sent me a message about an upcoming war against the royals, she told me that the King had ordered for all the children of the warriors to be turned in, so his men and woman will fall in line since the council had tried to take them down with other covenant warriors before. She's also said that when the time comes for war to be ready because she will help me escape, which seems perfect, but I don't know what the king will do with me when the war comes.

The king though treats these kids good, he has them bunking in rooms together, eating whenever they want and my chores have doubled since, but if I do make a small mistake the King or Queen will 'kindly' ask for me to go to their room, then they hurt me there.

"Here's your list for today, be quick about it, it all needs done by 6pm, and seeing as you wake up at 7AM this should be no small feat" the Queen glares at me with the same black eyes that I have, drilling holes into the top of my head, as she speaks with a very squeaky and high pitched Hispanic accent. We are all Hispanic but because the royals wanted a bigger castle we moved here to Tennessee.

She drops the list on the floor and blurs out of the kitchen, I lean down picking up the long list with at least 100, things on it, and start to get an anxiety attack, there's no way I can achieve all of this is a span of 7 hours. Maybe if I had full strength I could but.. this is a job for at least 5 people. Why can't I have just one normal day?

With tears prickling the edge of my eyes I walk around the kitchen island and get out all the pans, trying to stop my shaking hands from making too much noise, for breakfast, then suddenly there are screams, snarls, and growls coming from outside of the castle. The screams from the children and them running out of their rooms as glass being shattered is echoing through the halls, in which I slowly start panicking, dropping the raw bacon and egg carton on the floor.

I start to shake and then I think of Renn and Kenny, gosh I need to find them, I sniffle cuz now the tears of fear are really surfacing, I stagger forwards slowly trying to not cause much racket because if this is war then I don't know whose all involved and who can hear me or not, but that fades when I start hearing growls of wolves come closer to the castle entrance and exits that I'm near, I jog to my room, thinking that might be the safest place as it isn't too noticeable to outsiders.

I scurry inside hearing the wolves closing in and I grab Renn, scooting to the farthest of the door grabbing the thicker blanket putting it over my whole body. Pleasee please don't notice me.. oh please Vensben -male god of vampires- keep me safe, i know i may not deserve it but please, i cry silently ducking my head down to my knees.

My door is ripped off its hinges an i scream, wrapping my arms around my knees tighter, sobbing uncontrollably, i hear a long and low whine? I don't dare or even care to look up because it could be a trap, I honestly hope Kenny is safe, she's the only madre I care for, or at least the closest thing to one.

I can only keep shaking and holding tighter onto myself hoping that whoever found me wasn't bad.

"Mate?" I hear a soft but strong velvety voice sound. mate? w-whats a mate? I sniffle and try to hold some sobs back as I lift up my head and slowly pull the blanket down so only my eyes are showing, I see a males face and strongly built chest in the space where the door for my room would be, I wipe my eyes trying to see clearer, and when I look again I see his eyes, and suddenly I feel a weird pull, my body heats up, and his eyes hold mine, they're green but they're clashing a blue, his eyes are filled with curiosity, sympathy, adoration? and something else that I've never seen or felt before.

His face has thick brows, just slightly arched, his nose is long and sharp, along with his jaw that's cuz like a knife, with faint stubble on his chin and cheeks, his hair a dirty blond cover, has messy curls, with his sides cut, he's tan and from what I can tell he's Russian? his accent gives it away.

I notice just looking at him in those beautiful eyes, my tears has almost stopped, and my throat is soar from the loud crying, but my head feels like I've been punched in the head with enough force to knock you out. My eyes end up giving out as if staring at this extravagant man made me feel safe enough to sleep... was i dreaming? and with that the darkness takes me, the pain, and fear having a great toll on my body.