Who was he...?!

Royal Palace, Austria

The city was cold, too cold. Obviously, the city was covered with snow. It was considered as The Kingdom of Royals. They ruled the kingdom over the thousand years.

No one ever complained about anything. Their city was quite happy with everything they needed to have. It was actually a modern city for the following generation.

Over the years, Royal people changed their lifestyles to keep up with the new coming generation. They never had complained about it. They were pretty cool with the idea of changes in their lives.

They changed with time. They changed for good. They were Royals, not anyone else. They knew how to live through it. They loved to communicate with people. So, they changed them for common people.

The Kingdom had also so many secrets which were buried in the game of time. No one never got to know what the secrets actually were. The secrets were like, those could destroy the whole kingdom's future.

The Kingdom also feared the king over the thousand years. The king who was known as the Cursed Royal. King Vladimir Knight. The heir of the Royal Knight family.

The king was just known as the Crused King but why he was crused, people never got to know. The cruel truth of the King was that, he was mateless for nearly a thousand year.

A mateless King could be the biggest enemy of a Kingdom. What a mate could do, no other person could never do it. But he was living his life alone over the long periods which had no future he could sense.

His "curse" was gonna end soon. But without a soulmate, it was worthless. He would be finished the time, if his mate was not there for him.

The king now doubted, 'Does he really have a soulmate for him? Who will accept him with his flaws & his past?' He was disappointed everytime when his questions had no answer for him.

Standing in front of the window, he was looking outside thinking over all of this. How long had he been come through? Like thousand years. He wish, he didn't have done the mistake he had done a long long ago.

The memories were still so fresh to him that he could never forget. He thought, maybe it was also one of the punishments, he was suffering for so long. He sank down thinking over it.

He was at fault. He never had cared for anyone in his late twenties. He was 34 years old though he didn't get his mate at that time too. Actually, he never tired to find one. He had looks that was to die for. Even now.

That time, women used to beg for his one glance. He was full of arrogance so he had never cared for any of them. Spending every night with different women was his regular activity. He never ever thought about anything over kingdom and his rule.

He was like, 'If my mate is out somewhere close then I will get to know. And I don't wanna waste my precious time over those stupid believes. I am gonna be 35 for the hell's sake. But I never felt anything about my mate's presence. So, just drop it. By the way, who cares?! I have everything a man needs. So I don't need any special woman to be my side.'

This was used to be his reply whenever someone of his family used to ask him to try to find his soulmate. He never cared a bit. He was carefree. He was on top of different girls everyday. Satisfying his needs for what he never felt the need of a mate.

But time was coming. Winds also started to turn to go in a different direction. His birthday was coming soon. He had arranged for a Royal party in his palace. He was the only son of Knights. He never cared for any woman except his mother Susan and elder sister Elle.

He was the best son for his parents but he was very cruel for his own welfare. He never gave a thought that he was only gonna be a blood sucking monster which he already was by blood. His father tired to warn him though he never gave a damn about it. He used to hate the meaning of mate.

He wanted to be a free man of his own. So, he never considered the need of a mate. He could see how protected his father used to be over his mother. He used to watch his father who was always wrapped around his mother's little finger. He never wanted it even he loved his mom.

He hated the bond they had for their mates. But he never felt it. As he never got his mate or felt her presence. He never wanted it though. He hated this most in his life. Though he never thought his hatred would shut his life for thousand years.

He now regretted for his stupid thinking. Now he knew, what the actual feeling was without a soulmate. He was running out of time to find his beloved.

Vladimir looked at his tattoo on his shoulder neck and smiled sadly. He touched the tattoo and whishered only one thing,

"I am looking for you...."

Los Angeles, California

At night,

"Anina, come down darling! Dinner is ready," Anina's mom called from downstairs. Anina who was finishing her project, just shut down the laptop and tied up her hair in a messy bun.

"Coming, mom," she shouted while running down from the strairs and went inside the kitchen.

"What do we have for today? Anything special?" She beamed at her mom who just chuckled.

"Honey! Yup..your fav one, lassangia." Her mother June smiled. Anina mouthed, 'yum'.

While having food her mom asked, "How was university after a long holiday, dear?" Anina smiled hearing it. "It was great as always. Louisa and Jack are also back," she replied grinning.

"That's great to know," her mom nodded at her. "How was your work, mom?" she asked happily when her mom's face also light up hearing about her work. "Ohhh that was great too. Just busy days, you know. Fashion week is knocking at the door," she replied with a chuckle.

"Ohh!! That had to be. Just go ahead mom I will be with you to kick around," she said dramatically. Her mom laughed.

They finished their dinner and bid good night to each other while her mom tucked her on bed like a little girl and kissed on her forehead. Anina drifted into sleep. She was sleeping peacefully.

She heard some whispering sounds in her deep sleep. She then saw herself in the dark woods. There was fog everywhere. Harldy, she could see through it.

Suddenly she saw someone approching towards her. He was a man who was really musculer and tall near 6'4". His face was not visible in the darkness. But she could see something familiar to her.

She was not thinking while she was walking towards the person who was standing there looking at her, she could say that. As she got close to the person, her eyes fell on his neck.

A sharp fair neck where something was shining brightly. She was shocked. She then noticed her neck tattoo was also shining brightly the way the person's one was. But the design was little different but too similar like her.

It was the same crystal blue and silver tattoo. Just shining like hers. She palmed her mouth in gasp. Her tremble hands went forward to touched his tattoo. She admired it. While she touched, she felt sheer sparks ran down through her.

She took her hand away and looked up at the man and tried to search his face in the darkness but she just got to see the crystal blue eyes were looking down at her intensely.

At that time, she heard in a husky whisper...

"I am looking for you....."

She blinked hearing the whisper and shivered. When her gaze again shifted to the man's tattoo she saw it shined so brightly, was enough to make her eyes shut.

When she opened her eyes and there was no one. She paincked. She called out, "Are you here?" But she just felt silence, a dead silence.

She heared then only... "I am looking for you..." over and over again, surrounding her. She palmed her ears and shouted in fear..., "ahhhhhhhhhhh!!"

Anina woke up panting & sweating from her sleep and tried to remember all but she just faintly remember the person, his tattoo and the words. She only could whisper in silence,

"Who was he.....?!"

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