Wedding Night

Chapter 14

Seraphina

Rhydian took my hand and led me out of the hall. I followed him without asking questions, the last thing I wanted right now was to remain in this crowd full of vampires, it could awaken my blood lust.

Once the huge black door closed behind us, rhydian let go of my hand, his previously warm smile instantly turning cold. it was insane how his expression changed so fast.

"You can head to your chambers, I'll take care of somethings and come join you." He said, his voice stern and emotionless.

I frowned, wondering what he had to take care of. But I didn't bother asking, it was non of my business anyway.

Without saying anything, I huffed and turned to leave. I don't know why I suddenly felt mad, was it because I figured out that all his warm and kind behavior during the wedding was all an act.

I shouldn't be mad, it wasn't like his kindness meant anything, I was still going to kill him.

As soon as I got to my room, I slammed the door behind me, loud enough to make me flinch from the sound.

The dress on my body was starting to itch, I needed it off my body right away.

After changing into something comfortable, I called for breakfast. Food was brought to me, but I couldn't see Irene among the maids.

"Where is Irene?" I asked one of them, she bowed slightly then responded, "Irene went home to visit her sick mother, she usually goes to visit every three days to make sure she is doing well." The maid explained, so she had a sick mother. I could be of help, I might be able to heal her.

"Do you know where is her hometown?" I asked as I began eating. The maid nodded.

"Yes, it's not far from here"

"Alright, you'll take me there," I replied, chewing my food. I waited a few seconds but the maid didn't reply.

"What's wrong, you can't take me there?" I asked with a frown as I turned to look at her.

"No your highness, it's just that, today is your wedding. We are supposed to use the whole day to prepare your for your first night with his majesty." The maid said, my heart skipped a bit as I heard what she said. First night? What did they mean?

"Sleeping in the same room isn't something to prepare for, I'll be fine." I said, brushing them off. But the maids chuckled quietly at my reply.

My brows knotted together as I looked up at them, "what's funny?" I asked, wondering if I said something that made them laugh.

"Your highness, sleeping isn't the only thing that happens on a wedding night." As soon as she said those words, my eyes widened as i realized what she meant.

How could I forget. How in the world had I completely forgot about that. I remember the time my mother taught I and Freya about the things that happened between a married couple.

It was such a long time ago, I remember I used to wish I would do it with the man I loved. But as I grew up, the more I killed, the more heartless I became , it got to an extent that I no longer felt anything for men, I even got irritated when they tried to approach me. I don't know what love feels like.

Several men even came to ask for my hand in marriage, but my temper chased them all away. I got pissed easily, especially when they tried to show some fake love. I don't know what real love is but I can definitely identify a fake one.

I even began to think I wasn't into men, until I met Rhydian. I almost forgot to breath when I saw him for the first time, my first thought was, how could someone be so handsome, I was even more surprised to find out he was the vampire king, he looked completely different from the rumors.

And then, my first kiss with him, and also the one of today shortly before the wedding. I could feel heat rising in my cheeks as I thought about it, my lips curled into a smile without realizing.

Wait, why was I smiling. Shouldn't I be irritated by the thought of having my first time with him?

But instead, I felt nervous and excited about it. Damn it sera, you need to snap out of it. I cleared my throat, regaining my composure.

"Yes I know," I quickly defended, I could hear my heart race, it's just mating, nothing complicated. But.... it's with a vampire. I think I need to take a bath to relax, why did I feel suddenly hot.

I adjusted on my seat and resumed eating. After the meal, I was told to take a nap. Was a nap part of the preparations? I didn't argue and decided to get some sleep, I needed it to calm my nerves anyway.

I didn't realize how long I slept, but when I woke up, it was already twilight and i was hungry as hell. I rinsed my mouth and food was brought to me, once I was done eating, the maids got to work.

They had me soak in rose water for a few hours, then they waxed away every bit of body hair, washed my hair with some heavily scented shampoo, rubbed some skincare on my skin, and they didn't skip my mouth too, and after 5 gruelling hours of extreme clean up, they were finally done.

They dressed me in a white night dress, and it was extremely transparent, they didn't even allow me to wear anything underneath, I felt naked. But I didn't bother persisting, I had to to this.

After everything, one of them gave me a bowl of concoction to drink. Black liquid that looked like death, I hated drinking tonics.

"Do I have to drink this? It looks bitter." I asked, squinting my eyes, I could already imagine the bitter taste in my mouth.

"Yes your highness, it helps reduce the pain." The maid replied, my heart started racing again, Was this really happening, i wasn't ready, i couldn't do this. What if, I just used this opportunity to kill him, he wouldn't see it coming right?