Chapter-51

In the morning, after they have sorted out their feelings and problems, they finally decided to talk about the solution that could help them buy some time and protect Victoria from both Madeline and Christopher. ​​

Martha suggested going into hiding, but the question was, where could they possibly hide Victoria, where Christopher won’t be able to find her? Theodore suggested asking Azrael for help, but Martha told them that her mother had been unreachable for a few days, and they didn’t know where she was. They were also afraid that Christopher was now keeping a track of Azrael after that throne incident, and that was the main reason why she wasn’t contacting anyone, canceling Theodore’s idea.

After thinking for an hour and trying different ideas, they finally settled on sending Victoria to Ashton's kingdom.

Daniel Neptune wanted to take her to his kingdom, but since he was the king of the dark witches, the place wasn't suitable for Victoria's living, and he couldn't bring her to the Himalayas where the temperature is beyond bearable conditions for a hybrid like her. If she was a witch, then it wouldn’t have been a problem for him to take her there, but her human form will find it hard to survive in such harsh conditions.

He wanted to make her live comfortably and not add more difficulties to her life than they already were. They wanted to change her place of stay temporarily because they knew that Christopher was clear that Victoria is in the werewolf kingdom, and it won't take him long to come here as soon as the time comes.

Thus, after keeping all the things in mind, they settled with Vampire's Kingdom, and to say that Ashton was happy with the decision would be an understatement. He was ecstatic about the news since this would be the first time his queen will be entering the Kingdom, therefore, he went back to his kingdom ahead of time to arrange everything for her.

Daniel Neptune was responsible for taking Victoria to Ashton's palace safely, and the worst part of it for Victoria was, Alexander wasn't allowed to come with them for two reasons.

First, he was an Alpha king, and it won't be suitable for him to go and live in the palace of the vampire king when they don't even know how long will it be.

There were still a good 27 days to Victoria's birthday, and knowing that she will have to stay there were more than 27 days, everyone suggested that Alexander don't go there.

Second, Daniel Neptune wanted Alexander to stay back in his palace because he was afraid that Christopher will send his loyal witches to see if the hybrid was in the Royal werewolf palace or not, and if they reported that the king was not in the palace, then he will be alerted that the king has shifted the hybrid again. Moreover, his disappearance will be a clear indication that he is with the hybrid, and then, he might try to track Alexander through his powers.

Though Daniel said something about creating a shield around Victoria that will stop anyone from locating her, with her strong powers that were increasing day by day and her birthday approaching, he knew that the shield won't be effective for too long.

"I am sorry," Alexander said after a long pause, making Victoria open her eyes as she looked at him with confusion-laced eyes.

"Why are you apologizing?"

"I am apologizing because I can't be with you at such an important event. Because I can’t protect you from all the troubles that you are feeling. Because I feel like I am not enough for you." Alexander said, and Victoria couldn't help but smile stiffly at him.

'Only if he knew the truth about the whole matter, then things wouldn't have been this complicated.' Victoria thought.

'You do realize that you are taking a tough chance on yourself, right? If they don't find the solution soon, then it won't be good for you. You do remember that, right? Why don't you tell them the truth so that they can try harder?' Carla asked, making Victoria close her eyes again as she concentrated on her mind.

'I can't. You know why I am not telling them. I have already created so many problems for them. Everyone is on their toes because of me, I don't want to pile up things on their platters anymore. If they came to know the truth, I don't think it will remain as easy as it is, and knowing how possessive a mate is, not forgetting that these are king's we are talking about, they'll start fighting each other, and it will be a havoc for the world.

I don't want to end up as another Madeline.' Victoria said, making Carla sigh loudly before she went back into the dark corner again.

"Victoria, you are not sleeping, right?" Alexander fidgeted when he noticed her still body.

"Don't worry, Alexander. I won't sleep. I think you should take some rest now." Victoria said, getting up from his lap, however, before she could move ahead, Alexander pulled her back, hugging her tight.

Whimpering at his loving and caring hold that was saying a thousand words to her, her eyes watered as she felt the sadness and loneliness radiating from his body, her own sadness surfacing again.

Letting her tears fall on her palms, she sobbed in his arms, and Alexander, who had always acted strong and cold in front of everyone, couldn't help but feel his heartbreak at the sobbing girl in his arms.

If only he could do something about her twisted fate and help her change it. He thought before pulling her infinitely closer to himself, letting her vent her sadness out while he let his tears fall.

Something, he didn't know he was capable of.