Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

Hazel felt a bit embarrassed when everyone turned to look at her but started back at the old man confidently.

"I think the place is not good for kids since the surroundings seem dangerous. I apologize for wasting your time but we are leaving. Lucian, I will wait for you at the door.`` She did not linger there as she did not want to waste her time further.

She was sure Rafael would already be looking for her while she was roaming in the wilderness. Just why did they come so far only to get disappointed.

"My lady, I understand your doubts since the place is old and rusty. But I think Lucian forgot to tell you the highlight of this place.`` The voice of the man was not a least bit annoyed or angry.

He looked at her calmly as he started explaining to her, "the whole empire is controlled by your family. If you would go to any inn, they would inform your father and he would see what you are upto.

When he would know that you have painstakingly saved the kids and even got injured due to them. I am sure he would be very delighted since he was trying his best to look for a weakness of your or your husband.

Especially after the event of today, when that vampire defeated his son, crown prince Vincent in the jostle and even used him as a target to practice his dagger throwing skills.

The kids would be in danger, my lady because of your family struggles. The kids will suffer.

Even if you would go against him in public, everyone would believe him rather than a wife of the vampire and as far as it is about your husband, do you think that he would take the pain of saving some unknown kids just to please you?" she put her lips as she knew every word hit where it should.

No one would support her when even Lucian was so much against protecting the kids that are not related to her. Rafael only makes the matter worse.

"He could even kill them to get rid of a weakness you are forming. Your husband is not only a vampire but a tyrant too, my lady. But I think you know him better than me." a small and warm smile formed on his lips as he saw hazel halting in her steps and knew that he had already won the case.

"But our inn is different from my lady. We do not care about the emperor or his prince that is ruling the empire.

Since we were never given any benefit or aid from the empire, we are not that loyal to the prince or princess.

If Lucian paid us the month he had offered just a while ago, I would make sure that the royal family would never know about your small adventure.

But then again, I can only advise you, my lady. You are free to leave if you do not find this place worth staying but this is the only place where the knights can not enter as per their will." she turned to look at Lucian who nodded his head and then sighed.

She still felt that the place was not good but he was right. Entangling kids with herself, she had placed their life on the line and knew that they could torment kids to get to her.

"If you are worried about the safety of kids then i can give you my words that this is the safest place." Just when she was facing the dilemma and was still not sure about this palace, Lucian assured her in a confident voice.

"You have been here before, aren't you?" she asked in a confident voice. The confidence he was showing could not be achieved in a day or two.

Since they all were saying the same thing, she decided to believe it. Since she had not found anything wrong with her place.

It was just her hunch that it could be a dangerous place.

"Yes, I used to visit here when I used to be a free person. Though the place is creepy from outside, it is made like that so that knights and troublemakers do not approach this place." he explained and she finally nodded. Not that she has many choices to begin with.

"Alright, you won. Where are we supposed to stay?" she asked, trying to bring a smile on her face when the woman who had escorted her returned with warm food.

"I shall go and bring the kids first, the outside is not safe for long." The old man nodded at her as she left without giving Hazel a look that made her realize that the woman knew about the kids from the start.

She sat down beside Lucian who was looking very comfortable as if he had come back to his family while she sat in a corner and scanned everything again, unsure of what she was looking for but her eyes were vigilant as if she would find the hidden dangers if she continued to look around for more time.

"Here, have some tea before leaving." she turned her head to Lucian who was holding a cup of tea and raised a brow.

"Master would be looking for you, my lady. If you would not return soon then he would start searching for you. And it would be troublesome if he found out what you were doing the whole day.

More than that you are at this kind of place. You should soon reach the fair at least so that he would only think you were having fun and forgot about time.`` He let go of the cup he was drinking tea from and she could see traces of annoyance but he was right.

"But then what about the kids?" she asked confused, they have no one to rely on if she would leave them alone.

"The Parkson couple would take care of them until you can come back."