Esme was feeling oddly comfortable with her closed eyes lying over a soft surfaced back. The moment she saw through the lights, she had lost her consciousness. Thus her brain had no idea where they were hanging out right away.

She started to get back her conscious slowly. Her long eyelashes gave a light jolt and soon after her body started to move indicating her awakening in this unknown land. She grunted instinctively and a gush of sweet fragrance passing through her nostrils. The fragment smelt so pure and natural that she assumed to be in a flower land without opening her eyes.

Unknowingly she predicted the reality. When her drawn eyes were snapped open lightly, she was lying down underneath a tree of flowers. The bright pinkish flower were all over the places that made her whole vision turning pink in amazement. She never saw such a beautiful sight in any world.

She gasped quitely and supported his weight to get up from the ground. Her hand reached for her stomach cautiously and eyes inspected her whole body to ensure that she wasn't hurt anywhere. After all, she wasn't alone anymore. She was carrying two children inside her.

Then her attention fell on the surrounding that she came down on. No matter wherever she looked, the whole place was filled with flower trees only. The trees had all pink flowers that covered the ground under those trees and carried a sweet fragment in the air.

Esme furrowed her eyebrows deeply and wandered her gaze around in a hope to find someone nearby. When she saw no one, her curiousity sparked like a fire flicker. She stood up from the ground and started pacing towards the west side wonderingly.

Her mind never failed to get mesmerised by the view around thus she didn't know how longer she walked. After walking for an unknown amount of time, she paused in front of a lake but still didn't find any person nearby.

Just when she inteneded to walk front again, she heard light footsteps approaching her from back. Her body stiffened naturally. Excitement and anixiety both surged through her mind when she recalled her purpose of jumping inside the Reisan Hallow.

Her heart thumped wildly and a light of hope quickly flashed across her mind. She hesitated for a while and turned around finally. Her mouth agaped in disbelief. Her tone resounded cracky as she called out brokenly,

" Fa.. Father..."

The man who happened to see his child after two decades finally showed the warmth in his expression. His eyes watered up subconsciously as he responded like a whisper,

" Serena! You found me finally! "

Esme didn't know how to react at that time. She stood glued on that spot and let her tears expressing her emotions. Her tears fell like an endless stream from her eyes towards the ground.

_VAMPIRE WORLD_

/...THE BORDER SIDE.../

Aaron was mentally prepared for his question. Thus he didn't feel offended at Ethan's rude behavior. Aaron exhaled a long sigh of pain and struggled to keep his emotions packed up. He stepped two steps closer, gave an apologetic bow and spoke to Ethan sincerely,

" Pardon me, second-brother-in-law. I didn't take care of well. So she happened to leave me today. We are still looking for her."

Ethan's face clouded immediately as soon as Aaron finished speaking. His eyes dialeted slightly in anger. Without any prior notice, Ethan pulled out his sword swiftly and held it under Aaron's throat threateningly,

" One more lie, you will be dead here King Aaron. Tell me, where is my sister? Give her back to me. You have tortured her enough."

Jasper gasped at the sight shouting out loudly,

" Milord! "

The soldiers from Aaron's side were enraged and wanted to intervene but Aaron lifted up his hand to gesture that they should stop at their track. He didn't want any conflict with Ethan here. Ethan continued fuming in rage as his blue eyes showed murderous aura. Without caring about how many soldiers that Aaron had on his side, Ethan emphasized each words warningly,

" Since you pretend to be a fool, don't hate me if I start a war here. I am not going anywhere without my sister. Give her back to me or prepare for the war. Your family had done enough harm to us. I won't take you guys so lightly anymore. King Aaron,, this is your last chance. Give me my sister back or else I will forget that you are married to her."

Aaron didn't rebuke at his accusations. Deep inside, he knew that he deserved this harsh treatment from Ethan undoubtedly. But he still had his suspicious on Ethan's words.

What did he mean by that his family caused harm to them?

Aaron didn't persuade the matter here and replied patiently,

" I am not lying. She..she has really left me.."

As soon as he spoke, Ethan pushed the sword deep inside his throat and intended to pierce through his skin. Before his sharp sword could pierce through his flesh, a shout came out from the troops loudly.

Following up, a familiar figure suddenly rushed in on the spot and pushed back Aaron from his sword. While panting rapidly, Athena pleaded looking up at the man,

" Stop this! My brother isn't lying. Sister-in-law has really left our world and we don't know yet where did she go."

Athena quickly finished speaking and averted her eyes somewhere else to ignore their eye contact. Ethan's sword paused in midair as his eyes never missed the chance of watching the woman. His gaze were filled with mixed emotions and subconsciously it dropped down to inspect her fingers.

Watching her empty hand, he frowned deeply. After a long weeping silence, Ethan's cold voice came out,

" Princess Athena Richards, here to rescue her brother. What about my sister then?"

Athena sucked a deep breath, lifted up her eyes once again and replied with confident,

" I am speaking the truth. Your sister has really left us and we don't know where she is right now. You can interrogate our soldiers to confirm that news."

Aaron glanced confusingly between Athena and Ethan. The way, they looked at each others, he felt that they were familiar from the past. Aaron interrupted between their words and showed his concern sincerely,

" We really don't know about her. When we find her, I will give her back to you safely."

Ethan finally found a flaw in his intentions and blurted out coldly,

" How am I going to believe your words when I don't have any clue how is my sister doing? What if she has become a target of your enemies, king Aaron?"

Aaron didn't dare to imagine the outcome. Though Esme was strong enough to protect herself, he still had his own concerns for her. Aaron sighed helplessly and looked up at Ethan questioningly,

" Then what can I do to make you believe me on my words ? "

Though Ethan had his deep hatred towards them, he still couldn't deny the truth that he was Esme's husband. Furthermore the woman beside him was his lover. He stole a deep glance of Athena's expression who seemed equally puzzled with his intention.

Putting away his sword, Ethan revealed his intention straightforwardly,

" Fine, I will believe your words but your sister has to be in our captive until I find my own sister. She can leave my castle whenever I find Esme. I can assure you that she will be safe-guarded."

Athena "...."

Why do I feel like it's a deliberate trap?

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