WHITE CASTLE, DALASTIA

Siemus came back inside the castle with Ayra carrying in her arms and had a downcast expression hanging on her face. She was death worried about this little child who simply sneaked outside within a few moments.

Reaching on the doorway, they saw Athena walking over their way and narrowed her gaze slightly upon noticing the duo. She questioned tugging on her gown awkwardly,

" Where did you two go?"

Siemus opened up her mouth to say that her little creature had just ran outside but quickly shut it off when Ayra gave her a pouty face. Sighing helplessly, Siemus gave her a quick response,

" Nothing! We were just wandering around to digest our foods."

Athena let out a 'oh' sound and peered inside the room curiously while asking,

" Where has Esme gone? I came to show her my engagement gown. Does it look pretty or I should try another one?"

Ayra commented first taking a closer look of her Maroon coloured gown,

" Mother, this one is very cool. You are looking pretty like angel."

Athena smiled shyly and planted a kiss on her cheeks lovingly. Her lips formed into a wide smile as she complimented back,

" My baby is the most prettiest one. Where is your Mommy? I will still have to show her."

Ayra pondered confusingly as she had no idea where had Esme gone. Siemus took the initiative to answer her and cleared her throat awkwardly. Lowering her voice down, she responded meaningfully,

" Umm..My Lady..I think that you shouldn't look for her now.She..she might have gone in Lord's room since she just has known about the commotion occuring in Vampire World."

Athena was surprised a little bit then brusted into laughter awkwardly. Shurgging her shoulders off, she answered suggestively,

" Then I guess I should come to look for her tomorrow. You better help Ayra sleeping first and Don't leave her side."

Siemus nodded in response and watched her returning back towards her room dismissively. Shaking her head lightly in helplessness, she pulled the little beauty in her arms closer and headed inside the room to coax her into sleeping.

Since her mothers were busy in getting coveted by their beloved men, she was the only one left to take care of her.

Meanwhile, finally those muffled moans subsided from inside that made the guards blushing profusely. Though they considerably walked away from there, their moans were still too loud to be heard out.

Inside,Aaron left her body spent and slacked after the release. He laid down beside her over the bed and panted heavily to extinguish his own fire. Though they couldn't make out fully, it still helped him subsiding his desire a little.

Esme was still panting beside her and hauled up from the bed to fix her clothes. She spoke softly while pulling up her gown slowly,

" Don't create any disasters in your world. I don't want to owe you anything nor do I wish to see you doomed by others."

Aaron stared at her back blankly and questioned uncomfortably,

" When are you going back with me?"

Esme paused in her task and bit down her lower lips tightly. She really wished to forgive him but whenever she thought about his motive, she just couldn't let go of that knot from her heart. With a soft sigh, she replied while running her fingers through her messy hairs slowly,

" I..I..I want to spend more times with my mother..Morever we have still brother's wedding to attend. Will you bring everyone from Vampire World that day?"

Aaron went quite for a moment. How couldn't he understand that she wasn't ready to forgive him wholeheartedly still now?

He hummed in response and got up afterwards only to zip up her clothes from back. He answered softly while pulling up the zipper carefully,

" I will ask them to come. Carol shared her wish to meet you very soon. I will bring her here."

Esme hesitated for a moment then asked back,

" What.. what about your mother?"

Aaron paused abruptly and replied like a whisper,

" Her fate is currently in your hands. Your brother has asked you to do whatever you want. You can tell me how you wish to punish her."

Esme pondered but couldn't spit out those words that she wished to tell so far. No matter how desperate was she to watch her getting punished, she was still Aaron and Athena's mother. Looking back at those times,she really couldn't imagine her getting died or punished.

Aaron saw through her nervousness and assured with a soft tone,

" You don't have to hold back anything just because she is our mother."

Esme sighed deeply, snapped her head aside to look through his eyes and murmured softly,

" I don't want her dying, Aaron. Our brother is already gone. He won't be coming back no matter how much punishments we give her. Besides our stepbrother Ester was involved with your mother. But I can't also watch her roaming around and doing her sinful acts again and again."

Aaron understood her thoughts and questioned back,

" Then what do you want?"

Esme lowered her eyes down and explained patiently,

" As she doesn't care about her own children, you can send her away from your kingdom and let her live alone somewhere. In this way,she might understand that what she has lost in her life. I don't want anymore blood, Aaron."

Aaron smiled faintly at her. That's how she was hard from outside but soft in mind. He sighed pulling her up in his arms and asked with a soft voice,

" Don't you being too easy on her?"

Esme looked up at him deeply and questioned with a mysterious smile,

" Tell me honestly, if I really asked for her death, won't you become upset?"

Aaron's expression dropped a little and he could only hung his head down to hide his emotions. Though he didn't say anything in words, Esme knew her thoughts and smiled at him faintly. She clasped their palms together and whispered with a smile,

" Don't worry, I know my brother very well. Even he doesn't wish for her death since Athena is her biological daughter. He won't definitely want her getting upset. We just expect that the culprits will get punished according to laws."

Aaron nodded his head with a faint smile and pecked on her lips lightly speaking,

" I will do whatever you wish, promise. Just don't push me away anymore. No matter you want to return or not, let me accompany you here."

•• Athena's Room ••

Upon entering the room,she found the man lying on her bed already. She shook her head helplessly and went aside to change her gown. No matter how many times she had warned him, he still shamelessly wailed his tail and got inside her room sneakily.

Ethan, the shameless king used his dirty words after noticing her bare back,

" Honey, which position would you like tonight?"

Athena rolled her eyes and slipped inside her nightgown. She responded while using some powders on her fleshy skin,

" No, you will sleep tonight. I am intending to read a book to relax my mind."

Ethan's face paled and he seemed like he had just eaten shit. Crossing his legs together,he nagged childishly,

" No way! We should cherish this days more and more. After we get married, you will be burdened with a lot of Royal responsibilities. Come now and serve me. Be a good baby."

Athena laughed softly, dropped down her skincare and walked over to him angrily,

" What nonsense! Who is baby? You are being baby here. You have used all the corners of this room to torture me for a whole damn night. Don't you feel tired? Gosh! My waist was sore for the whole day."

Ethan grinned, pulled her down on the bed and commented like a fool,

" Mmm.. Don't you like it when I am being too lovey-dovey on you? Huh?"

Athena smacked on her shoulder shyly and suddenly asked with a serious tone,

" Ethan.. What do you think Esme will do with my mother?"

Ethan sensed the bitterness in her voice and replied while lying her down beside him,

" Nothing absolutely! She will probably just ask her to leave the castle. That's it."

Athena's face became bewildered as she kept staring at Ethan disbelievingly. After a moment of silence, Ethan continued while playing with her hairs playfully,

" The death can't be back,Athena. We just need to comfort our hearts with this laws of punishment. Besides the most important fact is that..."

He paused a bit and continued with a foolish smile,

" I love you and my sister loves your brother as well. We won't eventually want to make you two sad."

Athena couldn't help but smiling emotionally at Ethan. Suddenly she moved closer towards him, picked up his big palm and placed it on her stomach. When Ethan narrowed his gaze confusingly, Athena whispered with a shy smile,

" We love you too."

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