Trail of a Single Tear (Gazellian Series #3)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

I am the mistress of the underworld.

These words rang inside my mind as the wave of aggressive vampires held their chalice with blood.

Loud noises showered the whole underworld to welcome my new title. Nagsindi nang napakaraming apoy ang mga bampira na siyang nagpatindi ng liwanag sa buong lugar.

What the hell is happening? It was just a simple bite, right? Right?

Nagtatanong ang aking mga mata sa nangyayari, bakit parang ako lamang ang hindi nakakakuha? What's really going on?

Napasinghap ako nang mawala ang pagkakasandal ko kay Evan. The lord of the underworld carried me in a bridal position, just like claiming his wife.

Sa pagkakataong ito ay nakatulala na ako sa kanyang mukha habang marahan kong hawak ang aking leeg na hanggang ngayon ay nag-aapoy mula sa kanyang mga pangil.

Who are you?

What is this world?

Why creating this world?

What is your reason?

What are aiming for?

What is this university?

And how did you manage to create this underworld?

"I thought you're a righteous Prince.." nangangatal na sabi ko habang nanatiling tulala sa kanya.

The noises turned wilder, the sounds of the bumping chalice, the humming of unfamiliar instruments and approaching of heavy footsteps from different directions.

Paulit-ulit na tumatakbo sa isip ko ang mga salitang inanunsyo ni Evan.

Kaya ko ba ito? Kaya ko bang panindigan ang bagay na ito?

I was just playing. Enjoying to play with him and I don't have plans to get involved with him seriously. Hindi ito ang gusto ko.

But what's this? What is this?

I saw two groups of vampires from both sides, but what made them different was the thick white cloth covering their whole body.

How the hell can they walk properly?

"W-What's going on Evan?" kinakabahang tanong ko habang papalapit na sila sa amin ni Evan. "I agreed to be your mistress, what else? Can we stop now? Can we go inside now?"

"We'll be having an underworld wedding," umawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya. An underworld what?!

"W-What?! Wedding?" pilit kong gustong humiwalay kay Evan.

"No this is not happening, pinipikot mo ako Evan! I thought my value is just in the attic?" ilang beses kong hinampas ang balikat niya pero hindi na ako aasang pakakawalan niya ako.

"I changed my mind, the underworld needs a mistress. A leader should have a wife. I need to appear stronger, you need to help me hon." Nangatal ang mga labi ko nang ilapag ako ni Evan sa hambang bato na siyang nasa unahan namin.

Ito ang nagsisilbing harang, dahil kung wala nito tiyak na kamatayan o pagkabali ng katawan ang mangyayari sa sandaling may mahulog dito.

O tamang sabihin na kapag nahulog ako dito, vampires can jump high but I am not an experienced vampire. I'll die with this height!

Evan's been trying to manipulate me!

"This is too much my lord, I can be your woman in this world. But we don't need a fucking wedding!" I tried to lower my voice, pero nanggigigil na talaga ako kay Evan.