FIFTY-SEVEN
Karina had a secret that she shared to no one. She was the daughter of the duke of the eastern empire in the vampire states. The second daughter but because she was a female child, she was to be killed but thankfully the mid wife brought her to the palace so she could be a lowly maid. At least it was better than dying. Her father was a total jerk, he loved changing women to soothe his desires and Karina was born from one of them, none of her family members wanted her. She knew this because the mid wife adopted her and told her about her story. So she no longer had ideas to go to her family in the future,
That was why she was stuck with the plot that her parents died when she was young to avoid questions. It was uncommon for vampires to suddenly die and they knew It was just excuses so they did not ask her for fear of reopening a closed wound.
Mates were a funny thing to vampires. Ones mate was decided by your status; it was not chosen randomly. She knew that if her mate was Paul, then he wound be of just simple identity, he was a duke's son. So why was he here as the king's right hand man? Was it some kind of ploy to murder the king in cold blood or to take the throne from him? Or to ruin his reputation.? Shaking off her childish taught, she walked off.
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On the seventh day of Darrius's disappearance, he returned.
"I'm tired ill like to head to my chambers."
"yes your highness."
He was not tired physically but mentally. Since he became king he had been solving one cases or another. At that moment, he almost forgot he had a wife.
"your back?" Lila was stunned. She didn't expect him to return so soon>"
"I'm sorry I left without telling…'
"its fine. You don't have to explain your wareabouts to me." Darrius didn't know why that statement stung him