Aaron felt his heart was shattering into pieces slowly as the veins inside his body had turned cold as if he was loosening his own soul not her.

The girl was still unresponsive closing her eyes gently as if she was in deep slumber sleep.Her white cells were still breaking their artificial walls inside coming out to be combined with her blood cells as they felt like free birds. Except her unstable breathing, nothing left out in her shiny body that was glistening like a pure lily flower.

Aaron finally broke down like a vulnerable child as he stuffed his face into the beedsheet kneeling down. His heart was panicking and crying tremendously but because of his instinct, he didn't have any tears on his phoenix eyes.

He sobbed and sobbed hard in guilt that was murdering him numerous times inside. As the king of Vampires, perhaps no one saw him in this vulnerable state even when his whole family had been killed mercilessly.

Looking up with his reddened eyes, he let out a shaky gasp before leaning into her face lightly. Exhaling some unstable breathing, he suddenly laughed bitterly and spoke,

" You have won, Esme? Aren't you? You always wanted to change me and you did but leaving me alone here. What will I do without you with this changes of mine?"

He gulped down before resuming giving her intense glare,

" Will I be called selfish person if I want you till the last breath of mine? "

His lips quivered as he spit out emotionally,

" But I can't accept this outcome. I want you back to me. I don't care about the throne or other people. You will come back to me. "

He finished his words before hauling up from the bed with a determined face. Pulling up his coat, he slipped inside the clothes absentmindedly before giving her another blank glare.

He passed beside her head side once again before leaning to give a peck on her lips and promised whispering,

" You will be fine, baby."

He spoke before heading outside hastily. He arrived at Jasper's villa soon after and knocked on his closed door vigorously.

Jasper jumped off from the bed that was he resting down and stared at the door blankly.

Who could be so impatience to visit him at this hour?

Frowning hard, he reached in front of the door curiously before pulling it open cautiously. Being a right hand of the king, he needed to be safeguarded always. The enemies would never spare a single chance of harming them especially Enchantress.

Opening the door, he was awestruck after finding Aaron in an anxious state. Aaron's expression was darkened in intense worrisome that couldn't escape from Jasper's eyes after living by his side for a long time.

Gasping loudly, Jasper inquired observing his body from head to toe anxious on the thought that his sickness had acted up again,

" My Lord.. Why did you come back? Why are you at this state? Are you feeling unwell? Should I summon the healer fast?"

Aaron didn't answer to any of his questions rather asked back,

" Jasper, take me to the black lake. I know that you know the location of it. Please, Jasper take me there fast. "

Jasper was a little take back at his pleading tone and sutured curiously,

" My.. Lord.. what are you talking about? Why are you looking for Black Lake? Don't you know that we aren't allowed to visit or bath inside the pool? "

Aaron nodded before explaining quickly,

" I am aware of that, Jasper. But I have to find it for Esme now. She isn't opening her eyes after I marked her. I don't know what have I done, Jasper. But I want her back like before. Please Jasper, don't waste time anymore."

Jasper was stunned for a moment before asking widening his eyes,

" Lady.. Lady isn't awakening up? It shouldn't have finished like this. What have you done? Did you do any mistake while marking her? "

Aaron caressed through his hairs roughly and answered muttering,

" I.. I don't know what did I do wrong, Jasper. But I have to give her the forbidden portion from Black Lake. "

Jasper shook his head refusing instantly,

" No way, my lord! Have you gone insane? It will destroy half of your soul powers. Pardon my lord, I can't tell you where it is then. "

Aaron shouted desperately,

" I don't care of my fucking soul powers, Jasper. I just want to see her safe and sound in front my sight. I don't care what have I to do in case of seeing her safe and healthy. "

Jasper replied coldly as his sight turned sympathetic for him,

" You want to take her back to her healthy state so that you can kill her later, Lord? Or you can see her leaving you or hating you? "

His questions stabbed into the core of Aaron's heart as he bursted out in anger eventually. Without any warning, Aaron clutched his collar tightly and shouted on his face furiously,

" Don't so impossible things, Jasper. She will never leave me nor did I will let her leave me. She is mine for forever and will be mine till the last day of her life. Now, just fucking tell me the location of the black lake...if something happens to her because of your blabbering mouth... "

He paused before throwing Jasper on the ground mercilessly and continued,

" I will cut you into pieces.. Trust me.. "

Jasper coughed lightly but didn't take his behaviour in his heart. From the day, he saw Aaron's little behavioure towards Esme, he knew that his Lord had lost his heart to her. Even he fell so deeply that he was ready to gi against the whole world for her sake.

Jasper wasn't opposed against his Lord's happiness but he feared that one day when everything will come out in front of Esme, she might not forgive his Lord ever.

He looked up at Aaron and saw his guilty expression for his earlier behaviour looking down at his face. Jasper sighed helplessly before hauling up from the ground and bowed replying,

" As you wish, my Lord. Let's head for the black lake before its too late."

Aaron smiled bitterly before pulling Jasper into a tight hug. He knew that Jasper cared for him genuinely but right now, his first priority was to bring Esme back to her earlier state.

Meanwhile in

CRIMOND HILL,

Ethan couldn't believe his own ears that what had just he heard. His fists were already clenching tightly without hearing the whole conversation. Before he could interrogate further, Anna walked over Ron asking anxiously pulling Ayra aside,

" What? Are they hurting princess? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ron sighed looking down on the wooden floor to hide the guilt behind his gaze and spoke nodding slightly,

" You.. you guys don't know about King Aaron. He is known as cruel and ruthless in our world and doesn't hold any emotional feelings like others. He has forced Serena to stay with him and because of his cruel natures, Serena isn't daring to leave him so fast. Who knows he might torture her like others that he does at midnight? "

Anna inquired whispering softly while pressing Ayra close to her body protectively,

" What torture?! What kind of torture? "

Ron exhaled a deep breath purposely and responded in a heavy tone,

" He captures those disobedient vampires sneakily and then eat their blood and bones at midnight. He tortures them to death until they beg him for their death willingly. Do you really think that he can treasure Serena as much as she deserves? Who knows that perhaps he is using her as his blood pet? "

He diverted his gaze down on Ayra and added reasonably,

" Perhaps she is afraid that Aaron will get to know about Ayra and will be mad on her for having a child. At least the whole world believes that Serena is her mother. "

Ayra didn't understand the meaning of Ron's words as she blinked innocently at them. On the contrary, Ethan's face was covered in darkness as he heard the tragic personality of King Aaron. Eventually they assumed that Esme had been captured there forcefully and couldn't find a chance to escape away.

Ethan gritted his teeth tightly and blurted fuming in rage,

" What.. does he want from my sister? I swear, if he lays a single hand on my sister, I will give him back with ten folds. She is a princess not his blood pet."

Then he shifted his furious eyes on Ron and continued,

" I will be ascending the throne within few days, Ron. After that I will tell your Lord to give back Serena nicely. If he doesn't listen to me, there will be a war definitely. But till then, I can only rely on you to stay beside Serena and guard her from harms. Can you do it, somehow!? "

Ron looked down and replied hesitantly,

" I.. I can but Serena won't let me stay by her side.. "

Ethan scoffed and replied back sternly,

" She is always like this stupid to carry all the sufferings alone.Don't mind her opinion. I will write a letter to convince her. You just make sure that you can stay by her side more and more till I take the throne. Anyways I'm so happy that you are protecting Ayra and Anna, I can be rest assured then. I have to go back to my castle now. I will visit you all tomorrow again. "

They bid farewell Ron as he went to open the door with a troubled heart. As soon as the door was opened, Ethan froze blurting out in disbelief and anger,

" Siemus....!!!! "