"And you are just going to stay silent?!" Mila screamed in disbelief. Her eyes hurt when she felt too emotional like now.

How could Liam stay silent knowing that the elders had blatantly disobeyed his orders? And as the king, he didn't even want to take any action?! Mila didn't believe this at all.

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"I will not stay silent Mila, but this is not the right time," Liam said in a tired voice, he looked at the girl beside him who looked furious.

Even though Mila was not able to see, that didn't stop her from showing how disappointed she was at the decision Liam made by not taking this matter seriously, at least that was what Mila thought right now.

"Then when do you think is the right time?" Mila exclaimed angrily. She no longer cared about what she had to say, she just wanted Liam to take action against the elders' outrageous insolence.

If it wasn't for Mila, Liam should have been able to give them a warning and give them a severe punishment that would deter them from trying to harm her, not just sit back and let this pass.

Liam was a king, so it was only fitting that he had such an attitude when dealing with such things.

Mila didn't expect this and just realized that Liam had changed since the last time they met.

"You have changed. This isn't the old you I know," Mila hissed, she didn't hesitate to voice out her disappointment. "Or is this the real you? A coward?"

The king glared at her for the words Mila had just said. "Be careful of what you say, Mila."

"You have changed Liam," Mila ignored Liam's warning. She was feeling very angry right now. If she wasn't in this state of being unable to see, she would definitely have burst into the elders' residences and stabbed Elena for what she did to her.

Actually, Elena didn't have to have an intention to kill her, because Mila would be happy to leave this palace if the five guards really took her out of the palace grounds.

Hell. Mila had even thought of what plans she would follow later. Of course starting with finding Aaric first, but unfortunately that plan couldn't take shape.

And it didn't look like it was going to happen anytime soon.

Based on the nature of the Vampires, Mila also liked to harbor grudges and would not be easily appeased if she did not feel that she got the justice that she deserved.

"A lot of things have changed since you left Mila," Liam said quietly. "I am just adjusting to being able to put up with all this madness."

Mila frowned, she didn't understand what Liam meant, but with her eyes unable to see, she could somehow perceive more clearly how fragile the king was now. Something was not right with the situation in this place…

"You can tell me what happened to this place," Mila lowered her voice, although her expression still showed anger.

Liam didn't answer Mila's question for a moment, he just stared at the woman beside him. "I will tell you all the damned secrets of this place if you promise to be by my side."

"By being your queen?" Mila folded her arms across her chest, not seeming to like Liam's advice. "This won't work Liam, our relationship won't work because I don't like you."

Liam smiled grimly at Mila's determined tone and shook his head. "You don't have to like me to be my queen, you think the previous king and queen lived together because they loved each other?" Liam snorted. "What you saw was just an illusion, try to think more rationally. Your head is filled with the romantic stories Anna told you. Those stories are very unrealistic."

Mila clenched her jaw tightly. She couldn't understand why she and Liam were fighting over this matter? Did Mila ask for something that was very outrageous? Mila only demanded justice for what happened to her, so why was Liam acting as if he didn't want to annoy the elders instead of defending her?

"You asked me to be your queen when you couldn't even protect me and give me the rights I deserve or be fair." Mila's voice quivered from the annoyance she was trying to suppress. "You think I will accept your offer? Knowing my life would be in danger?"

Mila then took the dagger she had used against the guards and secured it on her ankle again. She then pulled the blanket over her head.

"You will be fine if you take my word for it." Liam glanced at Mila for a moment and rubbed his face roughly. "I request you not to act rashly for the next few days."

No response from Mila.

"And you don't seem to need to sleep with that dagger." Liam frowned, staring at Mila's legs which were covered by the blanket.

"I need this to protect myself, considering you can't do that for me, even though you are the king and this is your territory," Mila said this sentence in a very cynical tone. She seemed to belittle Liam with her words.

Also, Mila didn't want to lose this dagger, because not all types of knives managed to hurt the vampires and get them killed, there were only some types of knives that could scratch their very hard skin.

Therefore, whatever the situation, Mila would not be far from the dagger, especially when she couldn't see like now.

Based on what Liam said, Mila wasn't sure that by sleeping beside him, she would be safer than when she was sleeping in the room that had a secret passage.

After all, Mila's instinct for survival was quite strong.

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The day had changed and the curtains had been lowered as the morning sun shone on the old castle and Liam could hear the breathing of Mila sleeping next to him starting to sound smoother and more even.

Slowly, Liam got off the bed and put on his robe. He then walked toward the door, but before leaving he looked back at Mila's sleeping face.

The expression on her face no longer looked so tense, although there were still traces of the girl's annoyance at the injustice she had experienced.

With slow steps, which could not even be heard, he walked out of his room, down a dark hallway. There wasn't much activity going on during the day like this for them, therefore, only a few guards were on lookout, while all the vampires with higher status could definitely be in their respective rooms.

However, what Liam didn't know was, as soon as he closed the door to his room, Mila opened her eyes. Her gaze was very sharp and empty, although there was really nothing she could see, considering that it would take her a week to regain her sight.

However, Mila realized that something was wrong with what was happening in this palace. The Liam she knew was not as cowardly as he appeared now.

Then, what really happened and where did the brave Liam go?

If only Mila had her eyesight, then it was certain that she would chase after Liam, following him to satisfy her curiosity.

Too bad, the conditions didn't allow her to do that…

Therefore, Mila could only lie on the king's bed thinking about what to do.

Should she stay in this place and find out what happened or forget everything and get out of the realm of the vampires?

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The two guards guarding Elena's room immediately stood before Liam when the king was about to open the door of one of the elders' rooms.

"Get out of my sight," Liam growled in a deep voice and made the two guards lower their eyes, but not enough to make them let Liam into Elena's room.

"Sorry Your Majesty, but Elder Elena mentioned to not be disturbed right now," said one of them with a bowed head and a voice mixed with fear, because after all, Liam was their king.

"You dare stop me?" Liam asked in a warning tone. He had faced so many problems, therefore, he would not let two guards with low status like them add to his headache. "Get out of my sight if you still want to live."

Maybe they really still loved their lives or maybe because they still had a fear of the king, they finally stepped aside and made way for Liam.

The king then walked forward and opened the door to Elena's room without knocking or announcing his arrival.

When the bedroom door opened, immediately the sweet smell of flowers, which spread across the floor of the room stung Liam's sense of smell.

But apart from the sweet smell of the flowers, there was another smell that was much stronger. Blood.

Yes. This room was filled with the strong smell of blood.

And as if Liam had already predicted what he would see, he didn't even flinch at the sight that was presented before his eyes.

There, on Elena's bed, was a young man lying limply with blood oozing from the open wound in his neck.

His naked body indicated what had actually happened between them before the young man died.

To noble vampires, sucking the blood directly from their victims was a lowly act, but Elena didn't think so.

The woman liked having her 'meal' after intercourse, or during the act itself. This was one of the activities that Elena enjoyed and was an open secret among the elders.

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