"Because he behaved well and helped us. I owe him. But if he makes a wrong move I won't think twice before killing him." John groaned, clenching his fists.

Victor had a talent in hitting the last bit of patience John had.

"Good to hear," Victor said finally meeting John's gaze and they stared at each other for few seconds. The atmosphere was tensed and Roselyn hoped they wouldn't begin to fight for such a silly thing.

"John…" Roselyn spoke to try to soften the tension in the room and change the matter.

"I was thinking we could ask Kathy and assume her to work as a maid. I believe she will enjoy her stay with us." She sugged and John nodded.

"Whatever my wife asks is my order." He replied and Roselyn offered him a smile. Since they were recruiting maids why not recruit Kathy since Roselyn knew for sure she would be treated more nicely by them rather than his mother.

They kept chatting for about half one hour before the Royal couple stood up and said goodbye to Victor and Abigail to make a return to their castle.

"See you soon!" Roselyn cheered her sister and smiled at Victor before they closed the door.

John took her hand and began to walk toward the carriage.

"Are you alright?" He asked to make sure one more time and Roselyn smiled, "I am." He seemed so worried about her all of a sudden, Roselyn wondered if it was random or he was keeping something from her.

"Would you like to return to Kratez?" John asked when he walked on the carriage and when Roselyn nodded he communicated to the coachman the destination.

In about one hour they arrived, two creatures were fighting and John rolled his eyes at that vision. "I can't leave them alone a few days and this happened." Roselyn heard him whispered before she saw him stepping between them and separately.

"Did you forgot I am back? No fights are allowed here unless they are motivated." John grunted and his eyes fleshed in red as his eyebrows knitted down. He relieved his long sharp teeth.

One of the two creatures spat over the ground and blood mixed with saliva came out, he groaned to his opponent. "John invaded my land and when I asked him gently not to cross the line, he ignored me."

The opponent's eyes were of an intense blue and groaned back trying to get free from John's tight separating the two creatures far by gripping around their necks.

John left the blue eyes creature to drop onto the floor before glowering at the one who hadn't spoken. "I don't allow invasion of land."

"I know I just wanted to grab some berries that only gro…" Before the creature could explain himself John bent over him and leaned his fangs over his neck. The creature's squeezed his eyes and raised his hands.

"I-I am s-sorry." He murmured, his voice was shaky and he seemed very scared of John.

John departed his fangs from the creature's neck who quickly stood up taking few steps afar from John.

John pushed both the creatures who were fighting against the floor punching before one and then the other.

He groaned to both of them, "I am your King now. So before starting a fight you should ask for my approval. Do you understand?" John raised his voice and both the two creatures nodded quietly.

"Get out my way now!" His voice thundered and in a few of the instants, the two fighters diverted in two different directions and left.

John scoffed before turning around and gazing at Rose, "I am sorry." He said gesturing for her to reach him.

When Roselyn reached him John grabbed her hips and kept her closer to him.

"It's like having to deal with a group of children. They can't resist their primal urge to fight against each other." John said in an annoyed voice.

"Why was that creature so scared of you?" Roselyn asked and John gazed at her like if he was hesitating whether to reply or not.

"You see Rose…" he took a long breath, "I have killed many creatures before meeting you. I would kill anyone who would dare to oppose my will or who would dare to try to take my throne."

His eyes turned of an intense red and flashed having Roselyn deduce there was a part of him who was still missing that form of control.

"Creatures of the nightlife to kill and for power. I was spending my days exerting my power. I was a bad person Rose. I had lots of women because power attracts women and my only purpose in life was to keep the order and punish whoever dared to oppose."

Roselyn gazed at him speechlessly, wondering if deep down he was still that person or if William was right when he said she changed him. That description didn't belong to who he became now.

"And … you miss those times?" Roselyn asked, the answer was concerning her but the doubt would only cause her distress so she preferred a harsh truth rather than an unanswered doubt.

"No, I don't. Now that I have this new life I understood I needed control over Kratez as a coping mechanism since I couldn't control my life. I found more important things than that for instance my family and you." John replied and Roselyn smiled.

"So I did change you," Roselyn said gazing down at his lips as she pulled his hair behind.

"Maybe you did but I like to see in another way." He replied leaning closer to her.

"Like what?" Rose asked tossing her nails in his mane of hair.

"I like to think that I haven't changed, I just found another purpose in life, and taming every evil creature came secondly," John replied wrapping his hands around Roselyn's neck.

"And what's your new purpose in life now?" Roselyn asked.

John smiled leaning even closer to her, gazing down at her lips. He felt butterflies in his stomach but he now was used to that feeling every time he looked at Rose.

"My new purpose in life now is you, Rose.. And make you happy."