The Silver-Eyed Queen (Under Construction)

Chapter Two

"My lord I apologize but he got ahold of her first," a man in a long black cloak said while awaiting his punishment.

"Dammit!" Galit na sambit ng lalaking nakaupo sa gintong trono—making the man in black cloak flinch—bago pabalibag na hinagis ang hawak nyang crystal glass na naglalaman ng ambrosia. "How did this happen? Akala ko ba na-cover mo na ang maaring maging butas sa plano?"

"I did but—" he was cut off when he felt an agonizing pain crawl up his entire being.

"Then tell me! Tell me how did that leech got to her first?!" He angrily yelled without stopping the curse. "Pinagkatiwala ko sayo ang pagbawi sa kanya dahil may tiwala akong magagawa mo ang pinapagawa ko sayo but all those trust had gone into waste because you have been a second too late?" He continued his tirade throughout his servant's pitiful cries.

"I—I'll...make i-it....up....to—you m-my lord," the servant managed to say through gritted teeth.

The man gave him a critical eye, contemplating about how would his loyal servant who displeased him make it up to him. Then he looked at the three empty thrones beside his and the light from the bright full moon hit the sapphire that encrusted one of those elegant thrones that it glinted in front of his eyes like it's mocking him before his eyes gleamed deviously.

He returned his gaze to his still convulsing servant and a sinister smile plastered on his red lips. "I know how will you make it up for your failure." He said in a sickly sweet voice and the poor guy nodded his head and uttered 'anything' under his ragged breath.

Finally, the man took pity on his servant and cancelled the curse and said servant pant and quiver from the remnants of pain but focused his full attention on his master.

"I want you to find my ranaway ward as soon as possible," he said and the servant nodded in understanding. "Do not fail me this time or you will pay for it with your dear life." He said and turned his back from the kneeling and still quivering servant.

"Of course my lord," he said barely having no tremors in his voice before disapparating(1) from the place.

The man was left alone in the throne room, he stood there in front of his throne for a full minute before slowly walking towards the sapphire encrusted throne.

"With you here I can easily get Selene in my grasp, consequences be damned." He muttered while trailing his fingers on the stones lightly, like a caress of a gentle lover.

"Soon enough the Empire will rise again to its former glory." He stated firmly before falling into an insane cackle.
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Seven years later...

"Little queen bumalik ka rito!" sigaw ng isang babae na may ginintuang mata na sinundan ng hagikgik ng isang bata.

Patuloy lang sa pagtakbo ang munting bata mula sa mga humahabol sa kanya kaya hindi nya nakita ang paparating na lalaki at maingat syang hinablot mula sa likod na syang dahilan ng kanyang pagtili.

"Running away from your studies again, my darling queen?" There's a teasing glint on his whispered voice  as he turned the silver-eyed little girl to face him from his gentle grip.

"Zach!" Masayang sambit ng bata sa pangalan ng lal5aki which made the latter smile.

"Missed me?" He asked the child.

"Yes! Very much!" The little girl enthusiastically stated before wrapping her small and delicate arms around Zach's neck.

"Ah but I told you to behave, haven't I?" He 'tsked' but allowed himself to inhale the young scent of his little beloved—it smells like a typical child's scent, the smell of wildflower that had yet to bloom.

"I did. Behaved ako during those times na wala ka," inosenteng paliwanag ng bata.

"Then do pray tell kung bakit ka tumatakbo sa labas ng palasyo nang dumating ako? Sa oras pa ng iyong klase and add into your account that all of your handmaidens were chasing you?" He said and gently pull the little girl from his neck to give her a mock glare to which the little girl blushed from.

"But class is boring," the little girl pouted making the man sigh.

Zach waved his hand at the handmaidens and the girl's caretaker/tutor, sign that they are dismissed before proceeding to walk into his study, still carrying the little girl and sitting her up on his desk.

"Tatiana Felicity you know why I insist that you take your lessons right?" He asked her using her name, a sign that he's already serious.

The little girl, Tatiana, only nodded her head in response. Zach took both of her little hands into his big one before staring into the silver orbs.

"By the age of seventeen you will have to step up to the position of a queen at gusto kong handa ka pag dumating ang araw na 'yon." he told her in a softest tone the vampire king could muster for his beloved as he kissed the latter's knuckles with love.

"But Zach that's still ten years from now," Tatiana tried to reason out.

"Ten years is such a short time darling and if you haven't carried out your duty as a queen then the court might force me to take another queen, another beloved. Would you want that?" He said, using different tactic which seems to be effective as the little girl suddenly grabbed into his dress shirt and burried her young and beautiful face in the crook of his neck.

"I don't wanna share you," the little girl possessively said through her sobs.

"Then would you study and learn every duty that the title of a queen entails?" He asked while caressing her long dark locks.

Tatiana nodded and muttered determinedly, "I will learn everything I need to learn to be worthy of being a queen."

Zach smiled at that and softly whispered, "I'm sure you will darling, I'm sure you will even surpass the late queens of this kingdom."

To be continued...

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Darker_one: Revised. Am I improving or nah?

1. Disapparate means to 'teleport' away.