Valkyrie - The Vampire Princess

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Some days later...

Vincent went back to sleep for an indefinite time.

He needed to sleep infinitely to restore all his vampire energy and strengthen his master-vampire powers. Fresh blood was not enough for it. He also needed to feed his own sleep.

The castle was even more empty and silent at this moment and it made me remember Valeska's absence all the time. I looked to see her in the castle rooms.

Now only Eros, Bizak and I gave the air of our grace through the rooms of the castle. From five, three were left. My father had fallen asleep rapidly and nobody knew when he would wake up. Maybe it would take months or even years.

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In due course, I decided to walk through the woods. I was trying to forget the horrible scenes that stuck in my mind about Valeska's death. Inside me, I carried the blame for the destruction of this woman. Everything would be different if I wasn't there. She would still be alive.

I stopped walking when I saw Eros curved down on a rock. He looked to the other side as he seemed distracted by something.

When he realized someone was there, he turned and looked at me. His lips packed together. But his voice didn't come out of his lips. Maybe he had nothing to say me at that moment or not needed to speak me anything.

"I cannot stop thinking about the way in which Valeska died!" I confessed walking towards him and perceived his face turned hard.

"She deserved it," he said resigned and glanced down.

But I insisted. I had to expose my bitterness. "It was my fault. If I was not here, she would be alive." Soon I stopped waking in front of him and gazed into his countenance.

"She died because she betrayed the trust of Vincent." Eros explained and exhaled noisily. My look remained on his pale face. The hood over his head hid a part of his pale expression.

"She just did what I asked for," at last I said.

Eros gazed back to my face. His tone of voice looked not cheerful at all. "She wanted to destroy you, so she let you know about the existence of Odik."

"You never liked her!" shook my head. He was making me even from bad to worse.

"I just never trusted her," he alleged as his gaze ran away and reached some dry trees far-off.

"I will go away from here," My head curved as I confessed him after a deep sigh. My confession looked like my departure someway that hurt inside me. So I remained looking to the ground under my feet.

"You cannot do it! Your father?" he asked, looking at my face. His attention was imprisoned by me. Eros really looked worried about my decision.

"He knows how to live without me," soon I said as looked up and faced his face as well. My lips folded up.

"This is your home now," his arms opened to the sides as he insisted, glancing around. Everything there belonged to me, my father and our class of vampires.

But my words were precise and said them after a bite on the corner of the mouth. "I cannot live here, after everything that happened." After that I confirmed my silence and he continued gazing on my face.

"Put the notion in your mind that Valeska didn't like you. She was jealous of you, she always wanted your destruction," he confessed and his voice sounded annoyed with something.

"How do you know that?" soon I asked as I stared at his face and met his attractive eyes. I desired secretly myself to go never away from them, not even for one second or two.

"I sensed that about her, so I always told you to stay away from her."

Subsequent to that I lowered my head reflecting the words spoken by Eros. Perhaps he was right. He always knew how to make use of his words to try to make me see the right thing to do in my life.

"Drop this idea that you want to go away. Here you are safe, in the company of your father." He stared at me gravely. I stared at him too.

"On Earth you will be in danger. You cannot live with humans!" He believed this and I could see he was troubled.

"What about my mother?" I asked. "I miss her!"

"You will have to continue to exist in your mother's absence." There was a short pause. "As I live in loneliness." his voice was low.

My eyes enlarged at him as I listened to his declaration. For some instants Eros looked to have a human heart. "Do you feel lonely?" I asked, surprised.

"Yes, for centuries."

During his words, I looked at him tenderly. I had the desire to end his loneliness.

Forward, Eros got up, took two steps and kept his back to me.

My mind was flooded with scenes that occurred on planet Earth some time ago, on the night of the Rock and Roll concert, when the doctor chased me with the goons.

Then another scene - I saw everyone dead, their bloodied bodies, lying on the street.

"Was it you?" I asked, alarmed.

Even so I returned to reality and saw Eros still standing in front of me.

"Did you kill them?"

"Did I kill them?" He frowned at me. My question looked like a puzzle. "What are you talking about?"

"I am talking about the doctor and his men. I saw them dead." My head vibrated. I declared, disappointed.

"Yes, I killed them," soon he confessed without regret. His gaze looked normal. I held to be true he would make it over again.

"Why?" I demanded.

He looked at me from head to toe and responded in fact, "To ensure your safety."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Eros gazed away. "I didn't think it was necessary."

Eros knew perfectly well I would never have come to Neptune knowing about the carnage he had caused.

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