The Vampire's Love: You Are My Destiny

Chapter 4~ Hard Choices

One hour later.

Rosa and Simon knocked at her daughter's door. "Laura, open the door! We need to talk!"

Laura rose from the bed and opened the door, her parents entered the bedroom.

Simon released a deep sigh. "Daughter, I have a solid plan. I will marry you to the son of the most powerful family in SouthPond Town. This is the only way to secure your future. I can't allow you to marry a vampire. I don't want our family to be associated with those monsters. I'm sure that after you marry Cooper, the vampires will no longer pursue you," he said.

Laura's brows furrowed. "W-who is this Cooper?" she asked, frowning.

"He was the son of my old acquaintance, a friend in that city. His name is Thomas. We used to do business together in the past. Last two months ago, we met again, and we talked about our children. He has two sons, and I have two daughters. He liked your photo and wanted his second son to marry you. His name is Cooper," Simon explained.

"B-but... Father... I can't marry someone I haven't met before!" Laura protested. "Tell me more about this guy!" she demanded.

Simon sighed. He was sure that the moment her daughter will know about Cooper's habits she will not marry him. But she has the right to know the man she was going to marry. "Child, your future husband is fat, lazy, and always frequented in brothels. He is a womanizer. His father thinks that once he will settle down with a good wife, he will change his rotten ways. I'm sorry about this..." he apologized.

Laura's face contorted into a grimace. Sigh...Goodbye to her wish of marrying someone she loves. Right now, the important thing is her safety. She would rather marry a chubby human than a bloodsucker. She used to think that vampires were just folklore because she'd never seen one. She never imagined that they are real creatures. Worst, she was destined to marry one of their kind.

"Father, can I see Cooper's photo?" she asked.

"Sure, I'll get it from my study," Simon replied and left the room to get the photo.

Rosa hugged her daughter. "I'm sorry, child. If only there is another way to secure your safety, we will do it. But no matter where we go, I feared that those bloodsuckers will continue to find us. Only by marrying you to another guy, you will be spared. You just have to bear it, okay?" she said.

Laura nodded her head and sighed heavily. "I understand, Mother. No need to worry about my feelings. I will marry anyone, just not a vampire," she said sadly. "But Mother, how about my sister Sofia? What's going to happen to her?" she asked worriedly

"Your Father will pay the vampires money to free your sister," Rosa said.

"B-but Mother...I think vampires don't need money. They need a wife for their son!" she reminded her.

Rosa sighed. "Yeah. But we can only try this time..." she said in a sad tone.

"What I'm worried about is that... What if they will kill my father and my sister when they returned here and discovered that I'm already gone? I'm afraid that they will get angry and will hurt my father again. I'm terrified of that possibility, Mother," Laura voiced out her concerns.

Tears shimmered in Rosa's eyes. "That is also my worries, daughter. But what can we do now?"

Laura breathed deeply.

A few minutes later, Simon returned to the room, holding a photo in his right hand and handed it to his daughter. "Here is the photo of your future husband," he said.

Laura accepted the photo and looked at it. She stared at the profile of the guy in the photo.

Rosa and Simon left the room quietly.