Prince Blood | {Markson}

•THIRTY THREE•

Ya thought the drama was over? Hell nahh, there's a shit ton coming your way. You're stuck with me for a while 🙃.

Mark P.O.V

"Prince Mark, there was a recent attack at the castle. It nearly harmed the King and Queen, the second prince and the third princess." Youngjae said after arriving at our still shared, house.

"Taehyung and Jennie?" I asked and he nodded. Shall I introduce my family first?

I'm the eldest son of the royal family, Taehyung is the second child, Jennie is the third, Baekhyun is the fourth child (I know I know, bit weird), the fifth prince I didn't even want to mention the name of. He was the reason I got sent to this world after all, maybe I should thank him, but still. The sixth princess was Dahyun, and they've always said that there was a seventh child who —I think— had the same mother but different father as us, he's quite a mysterious vampire.

I don't really know any of my siblings well. I grew up never really talking to anyone, nor was I interested in anything, so I didn't ask of anything.

Back to the topic of the attack. I knew I had to go back and solve this problem. One, I am the future king, I will take the throne one day, and it's about time I actually try to win over people's hearts, to prevent more unnecessary attacks in the future caused by the fact that they are unhappy with their leader, which can harm the people close to me, especially Jackson.

Two, they're my parents and family after all, I can't just leave them in danger like that, now that I more or less have a heart. If they've managed to almost harm the royalties, it means that they're really strong, and I'm quite confident to say I'm one of, if not the strongest vampire in the kingdom. I'm surpassing the king himself.

I just... need to go back, or else people I care for would get hurt. But that means I have to leave Jackson... and for god knows how long... vampires can die without their mate at their side for too long, especially mates who haven't completed mating. I don't want to rush Jackson, nor do I want to force Jackson to leave his world.

"Prince Mark-"

"Jae I told you not to call me that." I corrected him. "I don't even know what to call you anymore. You're younger than me, but higher up than me, I'm your friend but in our 'human' ages you're a year older." He complicatedly summarized our relationship.

"Well if you insist on some sort of formality, just call me Mark hyung, if not, Mark would be totally fine." I said with a smile.

"Alright hyung, anyway, what are you going to do about the attacks?" He questioned. "I need to go back." I said. His eyes widened a bit as he  slowly realized the consequences. "But your bond..." he began but I shushed him with a nod. "I know. I don't know what to do about all this. You know I have to go back.." I said.

Youngjae nodded. He understood my situation. The only way to have no one hurt is if Jackson comes with me, but I don't want to leave him with no choice. Since he's a human mated to me, he won't feel as strong of a longing as a vampire would. Which means leaving me for long periods of time wouldn't be life threatening for him, but it could also increase the chances of him finding someone else, and no way in hell I'm letting that happen.

I'm so confused right now. Maybe I should just be honest with Jackson. I'll let him choose, I won't tell him that I might die if he doesn't come with me, that's too burdensome.

"I'll just ask Jacks. I won't tell him about what'll happen to me and he can make his decision." I said, and Jae gave me a sad look. I could tell he was worried. "What if he says no..." he mumbled.

"No need to worry Jae, I'll be fine, I'm strong enough." To be honest I'm not sure if any vampire is strong enough to withstand the mating bond.

I bid a small goodbye to Youngjae and left the house. I went one door over and knocked on it. A sleepy Jackson opened the door, even though it's 1 in the afternoon.

"Hey baby." I greeted him. He smiled sleepily and said hi back. He let me in and went to the washroom to splash some water on his face. I went to his room. When he came back, he looked rather awake.

"Jacks." I called out. He look at me curiously as he sat down on his bed besides me. "Yeah?" I sighed. "I gotta talk to you about something."

He seemed to have sensed the serious mood and tensed up as well. "Did anything bad happen?" He asked, worried. "No.. well not really." I trailed off.

He looked at me, expecting my next sentence. "Well, you see, the kingdom recently underwent an attack, people got hurt, my parents and siblings almost got hurt, in summary. I have to go back." I paused for a bit to see his reaction. He seemed like he wanted to say something. I wanted to just finish my little speech though.

"I'm not sure how long I'd be gone for. Maybe a month, maybe a year, maybe 5 years, but I need to deal with the mess at the kingdom right now." Jackson was shaking a little and a grabbed his hands with mine to calm him down.

"So you-" "can I come with you?" He finally blurted out. I stayed there for a bit, shocked. He wanted to come with me? He doesn't mind being away from everyone just to be with me? "Are you sure Jacks? You'll be away from everyone..." I warned him but it seems like he thought about it already.

"I know, but I realized I can live without anyone but you. Though I'd love to have everyone in my life, in my life, but if it's down to choosing, it'll always be you." He reassured. I was happy, being his first choice. I smiled giddily.

"I promise I'll try to let you visit here as much as possible." I said. He nodded.

"We'll leave in a few days, get ready."

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