Queendom

18. Monster

Braxton's POV- 2 weeks after the mating

Drew went to the doctor two days ago because she was not feeling good, I had to basically drag her to the doctor. All my worrying was for nothing, a small part of me thought that maybe, just the slightest chance she might've been pregnant, but the doctor had vanished all of those thoughts, telling us it was just a simple stomach bug. Drew is now doing better, but she just stays in her office, or goes out into the garden with her mother and paints in silence. Sometimes I silently watch, watching each brush stroke that she placed on the canvas, carefully.

I was sitting in my new office just looking at all of the work that I was placed on my desk. Procrastinating doing it.

Drew makes me feel things that I normally don't feel, she makes me feel, love and acceptance, no one has ever showed me as much kindness as she has. She has changed me, from being so cruel, to being soft and vulnerable. I can't explain my contradicting thoughts, I want to be this loving person for her, but I'm pushing away my true self.

"Son" my mother came walking into my office
"Mother" I stood up, a grand smile was plastered on her newly healed features
"How are you these days?" She asked,
"I've been stressed" I ran a shaky hand through my hair
"Where is the lovely Drew?" She asked
"She's at the doctor, she wasn't feeling well" I answered her
"I see that you are busy, I'll see you at dinner, love you" she smiled at me
"Love you too" I grinned back and watched her Ashe left and began working on all of the tasks infront of me.

I left my office at sundown, went to our room to fetch Drew for dinner, and I saw her sitting on the edge of the bed. She looked so tired, and weak, we haven't mated in over a week so I know she is not hurting because of me.
"what's wrong love?" I asked her carefully.
"I'm just nervous about tonight." She shrugged
"We have a few more hours before then," I reassured her
"I'm just being silly" she stood up, her thick accent sent a wave of pleasure throughout my body, and I looked at her. She wore black leggings that clung onto every inch of her legs, she also wore a dark red shirt that exposed her shoulders. I could tell she hasn't been getting much sleep these past days because her eyes adorned dark circles under them.

I took her hand and we walked down to dinner, she walked slowly and carefully down the steps, as if she was afraid of falling.
"There they are!" Aiden exclaimed, my sister sitting on his left, and my mother was sitting next to Andrea. I pulled out Drew's seat at the head of the table and sat to her right while Aiden took her left, Cadence was next to me with Thanatos next to her.

After Drew took her first taste of food, we all followed, a sign of respect for the queen. Drew was just having some type of broth soup and the rest of us had an assortment of different things.

After dinner I helped Drew to the cellars, it hurt me to see her like this, so fragile and distressed. Demons are the closest thing to a vampire, with the blood lust and the compulsion ability. I helped her get settled into the chair and helped secure the chains, I placed a kiss to her forehead
"I love you" I told her, she looked back at me her eyes starting to swirl with blood red. I quickly locked the door behind me and went to our room.

I took a long shower, feeling everything she felt, she felt hopeless and hurt. I let the cold water wash over my muscles, the image of her eyes were burned into my eyelids. For, every time I would close them the swirling of red mixing with her natural green was a sight to beheld.

I got out of the cold shower, changed and laid in bed for a while until finding sleep.

Drew's POV-
Despair and loss is what I felt when I woke up in the floor of the cell. My stomach was clawed at, my shirt ripped and blood was everywhere. I wobbled to the door and waited patiently.
Come open the door I mind-linked Aiden, a few short moments the thick steel door was opened.
"You don't look too good, Drew"  He commented
"Will you please go ask someone to clean the room, please" my words stumbled a little, my mouth dry and my tongue thick.
"Are you okay?" He asked me, I nodded my head, blinking rapidly.
"I just need some water and a shower" I reassured him. He nodded, but still looked suspiciously at me