Forlot: Silver Woods - Book Fifteen

Chapter Thirty-Nine

At first, I thought that my brain was panicking because of my recent blackout and mistaking the werewolf king for the vampire king. Unfortunately, there was no denying that it was indeed the vampire king. So many clues gave it away.

I attempted to get up, but that was impossible because my ankles were tied together. So were my hands, which were behind my back. I struggled to free my hands, but the rope was too tight.

"Ah. You are finally awake, human," the vampire king said in a low tone. "My name is Zigeras. I rule over the vampires and your puny town."

Zigeras and I were not alone. Vampires who were born or once human surrounded the throne and stared intently at me. A few of them licked their lips, for they were hungry for human blood. My blood.

I swallowed hard. Not far from me were Darius and his brothers. Their white fangs were poking out from their mouths, and they ran their tongues along them.

There was not much else that I could do but scream and call for help. The vampires had not gagged me. So that is what I did. I screamed for my sister. My parents. My friends.

"Help! Any werewolf out there! Please! Help!"

The vampire king put a finger to his lips and shushed me. "Shh. Relax, Sam. We are not going to harm a hair on your head."

I looked up at him and growled. His skin was pale, and his fingernails were long and black. His hair was black, and he had wings like a bat's. The only clothing that he wore were black pants that were ripped at the ends. And like the werewolf king, he had a throne of his own.

"Where are we?" I demanded. "Where am I?"

"Why, you are in our hideout," Zigeras answered.

"And that is where?"

"Sorry. We vampires are not allowed to give that information away. But if you become a vampire..."

I stuck my tongue out. "No way! You are evil! The werewolves told me all about you!"

He tsk-tsked. "What an utter disappointment. I hoped that you were not stubborn like your parents, but I should not be surprised. You are their daughter."

I knew that he was not talking about Silver's mother and father. He was referring to my biological parents. They were gone because of the vampires.

"Did you actually believe that I would join your side?" I questioned. "I will never join you even if you dangled me over a pot of boiling lava."

Zigeras tossed back his head and laughed. "Like I said, human, we are not going to hurt you. Not until the werewolves arrive and give up."

"You are out of your flipping mind. What makes you think that my sister and the others would surrender to you?"

"You are an idiot," Darius called me. "It is pretty obvious that you cannot put the pieces together by yourself."

"We kidnapped you in order to use you as bait," Dixon said. "If the werewolves do not surrender, we will kill you."

I gasped. I knew that the vampire king was lying when he claimed that he and the rest of the vampires would not hurt me.

"What happens if they surrender?"

"We vampires will go on a spree," Danny responded. "We will murder all the werewolves and take their blood. Then we will take over the town of Forlot and kill whoever we want and choose who should live for an eternity."

Darius winked. "I hope that the werewolves do give themselves up. I so want to spend eternity with you, Sam."

"In your dreams! No way are you biting my neck and turning me into a vampire!"

"We will see about that." He turned his gaze to Zigeras. "May I, Your Majesty?"

Zigeras nodded. "You may."

"He may do what? Darius? What are you doing?"

Darius took off everything but his pants and shoes and strolled over to me. I shut my eyes and looked away from him and soon felt things being placed on my neck.

Darius was kissing my neck.

I opened my eyes and watched as he gave soft pecks on my neck. It would not have bothered me much if the guy who was kissing me was not evil.

I do not know how, but I managed to push him off me. He fell on his back and sat up. He rubbed the back of his neck and wiped his lips.

"What do you think that I am?" I said. "One of those dumb girls who loves a boy that takes advantage of her and is toxic? It may work in other franchises, but not in this book series."

Darius slowly climbed to his feet. "Just wait until the fans start shipping us. They will write fanfictions on how you and I belong together."

"Ew! If they do that, then they are not actual fans. Besides, I already have a crush on someone."

"Who? Your sister?"

"What? No! That is disgusting!"

"Is it a werewolf?"

"As a matter of fact, yes. I have a crush on Acure. He is the werewolf king's son."

"The prince of the werewolves," the vampire king said. He clapped his hands. "Bring in my son."

"You have a son too?" I asked.

"My one and only son. He has his way with human girls."

Two vampire guards went and soon returned with a third vampire. It was the vampire prince. He had the same skin color and hair color as his father's and wore a black, long-sleeved shirt with matching pants and matching shoes. He also wore a black cape that touched the floor.

"I am Acumchang," the prince introduced himself to me. His fangs were poking out. "I wish to see the human girl that has been bestowed upon me." He spotted me, and a creepy grin spread across his face. "There you are. You look beautiful...and delicious."