Esme found herself in dillemma as soon as she spotted two hungry vampire guardsman were approaching on her way slowly.

Her gaze shifted between those gaurds and Queen Mother who had a smug smile playing on her lips. Her gaze was extremely dangerous as if it was enjoying this bloodthirsty game with Esme.Queen Mother had always been a cunning fox who knew how to slay her opponents. After being ignored by her son numerous times, she knew that she couldn't bring harm over Esme under his tight protection. Thus she was hiding into the shadow waiting for a perfect time to hunt down her prey for a long time.

As the guards approached on her way in a beastly way, Esme supported her balance to get up and observed their little movements. Feeling utmostly suspicious over her sudden arrival, Esme spoke sternly,

" What are you doing here, Queen Mother? I have never heard the rule that a queen mother can be in charge of interrogation. You can't touch me untill I see Jasper or Lord Aaron."

Esme spitted out the words reasonably and watched her turning grim in anger. Sneering out coldly, Queen Mother gritted her teeth harder because of this humiliation and barked out,

" Who are you to accuse me wrongly, Esme? I am the queen mother of this kingdom. I can take any charge however I want. Who are you to question me? You are just an abandoned slut who had been improsened by the king. You think that you are in position to inquire me?"

Her words were vicious buzzing across the entire shell like a thunder and deeply pierced through Esme's heart and soul. She knew that she was in no position of asking Queen Mother as Aaron, himself decided to punish her this time.

Clenching her fists together in pain and agony, Esme stared at her grumpy face which had turned more darker in rage. Fuming like a beastly animal, Queen Mother gestured to the guards who were paused midway abruptly,

" Tie her against the scalf, morons. What are you waiting for? I will definitely teach her the lesson of insulting a queen mother."

The guards nodded fast before turning around to take out thick ropes from a sack aside. Esme watched them blankly and didn't understand that why was she feeling suspicious over their activities.

They could have punished her once she arrived into the confinement room but why did they come late without Jasper or any familiar guards.

This questions were circulating around her mind as she didn't know how to see through their plan.

As she kept pondering in her thoughts, the guards had already took out the thick rope to tie her up according to order. Before she could register her thoughts anymore, they grabbed her arms tightly before dragging and pushing her body at a corner.

Being caught off guard, Esme let out a surprised cry when one of the gaurd used strong force over her arm purposely.

After a round of rustling and grumbling under their hard grasps, she was finally held up against the pillars by those cold blooded vampires forcefully. Before she could protest any longer, a thick layer of rope was quickly wrapped around her body skillfully. The other guard had used another row of rope to tie up her wrists over her head and pushed in a guage inside her mouth so that her shrill cry couldn't get out of this room.

Feeling horrified all over, Esme looked down at herself disbelievingly and looked up at Queen Mother astounding inside. She couldn't believe that this woman would treat her like a criminal who had committed a grief crime.

Satisfied overall, Queen Mother gave out an evil smirk before approaching towards her held body slowly. Swinging her hands in the air dramatically, she spoke with mockery inspecting Esme's poor state,

" Tsk.. I couldn't believe that you would be so easy to tie down. Whatever you are only a low classed human who doesn't match my son's status at all."

Esme's face sank immediately and badly wanted to blurt out that why did she tell her son to marry her back then!

But her words were stuck inside her tongue as the gauge couldn't let her words come out. Her expression turned furious as she kept glaring at the woman who had no pitiness for her state.

Wanting to break free, she attempted one more time but the more she moved, the further those ropes digged inside her flesh harshly. Feeling helpless, she stopped protesting and remained unmoved.

On the contrary, Queen Mother had no intention of showing her an ounce of pitiness.She was desperate to seek her avenge as she glared at Esme harshly.

Curling her lips into an evil smirk, she whispered dangerously,

" Esme Watts,do you know that how do we punish our pets for being disobedient? "

Esme paused looking up at her evil grin blankly. Queen Mother lifted up her hand showing five slender fingers and continued with mockery,

" Fifty whipping for breaking one rule. But you have broken numerous rules for running out from this castle. Your punishment should be increased into ten folds."

Retreating few steps back, Queen Mother commanded loudly pointing her finger towards Esme,

" Guards, two hundred whipping for breaking our traditional rules. Don't stop untill I place my next command."

The guards immediately nodded enthusiastically as their ferocious eyes leaped on Esme ruthlessly. The blood under her smooth skin flowing down was already very tempting for the two bloodthirsty vampires who weren't trained to control their thirsts. Before the servants could start working for the royal castle, Aaron made a rule to control their thirst before joining. Each servants needed to pass the trial in order to achieve the logo of Royal Staff.

But this two didn't belong to the Royal Staffs. Queen Mother had her own group of people who worked under her command personally just like Zave.

The two guards licked their lips deliciously and approached on her way slowly and beastly. As the guard walked pass Queen Mother, she spoke in a low voice,

" Whip her so hard that she starts bleeding all over. We can't miss the rare chance of fresh blood."

The guard smirked cunningly and winked at Queen Mother in response.

The two guards continued approaching while Esme battled to keep her own powers down inside.

If somehow her powers brust out, everything will be ruined...

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Hello guys~🖤 Sorry, I am facing a little sickness this days. That's why update schedule is unpredictable. I will get back on track soon once I feel better. By the way, I need a suggestion from all of you because story depends on readers choice. My fellow authors and some readers have suggested to prolong the story describing AYRA's life because she has snatched pointable attention from all of you. So what do you say? Should I make a new volume with her story later I complete Aaron and Esme's part (also Athena & Ethan)?

P:S: I have got an interesting plot to start Ayra's journey. My hand is itching to write it down lol. Also I have thought about the new volume title

( LOVED BY A DEMON KING ) meeh.. excited..lol