RECOMMEND SONG: I Want You By Daniel

Skye~🖤

The air around their chess play heavied with excitement. It wasn't oftenly seen by commoners that three magnificent kings of different worlds had gathered in a table to join in a play. All most everyone had left for their homes but some commoners had stayed to see the final result of their play. Ethan and Aaron for the first time chose to play together whilst Cedric,the calm tempered man chose to play against them alone. Since he was one kind of hell alone, he decided to show his merit all by himself. Besides, he was pretty obvious that his thinking wouldn't match with anyone else.

Esme kept getting anxious as each moment passed by. She was scared to see such attentive expression of Cedric who never diverted his attention for a single moment from the chess pieces. Comparing to Cedric's expression, Ethan and Aaron were calm as usual.

Seeing the anxious air around the chess table, Alexander and Arthur chose to stay beside them and observed their game playfully. Meanwhile, Ayra kept glancing between Cedric and her fathers blankly. Cedric's temperant felt like he was going to join a war against her fathers. On Cedric's side, his butler stood aside obediently to cheer up for his lord but he also felt very strange. From his own judgement, he could assume that Cedric had taken this game unexpectedly too seriously.

A moment later, Ethan suddenly laughed playfully and teased Cedric with a bright smile,

" Now I will see how you save your queen."

Cedric whose eyes were stuck on his chess pieces replied with a mysterious grin while reaching out for his chess piece,

" I..will.. definitely.. save my queen.. Uncle Ethan.."

Aaron looked down at his moves astonishingly and was stunned at once. Under their astounded gazes, Cedric played his final round and whispered two words coldly,

" Check-mate."

The crowd gasped including Ethan & Aaron who didn't expect that Cedric was so good in playing chess. They also clapped their hands happily and commented with a bright smile,

" Wow! You have made us cuckolded,boy."

" Seriously, you are so good than your age. It seems like younger generation is about to cross the older one. Huh! "

Cedric didn't seem too flattered at their words and only smiled faintly. His attention laid on the woman nearby whose facial expression remained unchanged after the final result. It appeared like she didn't like him winning this game.

Wouldn't she become a little impressed at least?

Aaron chose to bring the topic first. He smiled impressively at Cedric and quired while tugging his sleeves,

" So Cedric, tell us. What do you want as reward? Since we have promised you anything, feel free to ask us."

Ethan agreed while swallowing down his wine,

" Exactly! We,kings won't go back to our words."

Cedric finally looked up at them deeply. His dark eyes hastily took a glimpse of their surrounding. He didn't answer immediately and silently hauled up from his spot. With a smile, he inhaled a deep breath and spoke with a demanding voice,

" Ayra Chole.."

Everyone froze including Ayra whose world suddenly started to shake violently. When everyone fell too speechless to say something, Cedric resumed his words indifferently,

" I want to take her as my woman."

BANG!

Before everyone could understand anything, Alexander and Arthur suddenly charged forward with their swords. Both had already pulled out their swords out of their corsets and was aiming at Cedric's throat directly. Even Nathan who loved to read books dropped the book in his hands and came forward with a stern face.

Before anyone could talk, Arthur's furious voice echoed in the silent hallway,

" How dare you ask for our sister? She isn't any tradable item nor do she belongs to this bullshit bet."

Alexander joined with a sneer,

" You sure are overstepping your boundaries, King Cedric. You are forgetting that this is Dalastia, not Basarisk."

Even facing their sharp swords, Cedric had no sign of wrath on his face surprisingly. He chuckled lightly and commented while glancing between those two angered teenagers,

" Opps! I never thought that two immature Vampires would be the villain of my love story."

Arthur almost lost control and with a bit force pressing on his sword, he almost digged it inside Cerdic's throat. With a growl, he snarled,

" You..."

" Stay back, boys! ", Aaron yelled from back with his loud voice and ordered them to stay behind from this fuss. Aaron continued coldly,

" Don't forget that we are still here. Let us talk."

Receiving their father's command, they stepped back reluctantly and continued glaring at Cedric harshly. Cedric gave them a teasing smile and stole a glimpse of Ayra's deadpanned face who appeared like in daze.

Ethan stood up from his spot and almost brust into anger. But considering Cerdic's status, he controlled his rage and answered on behalf of everyone coldly,

" King Cedric, I assume that you have taken this play too seriously. Our Princess isn't any property which can be claimed after playing a mere game."

Cedric interrupted with his eyes darkening a little,

" I am not claiming her, uncle Ethan. I am just using this opportunity to let you know my proposal. I clearly know that she isn't worth of such mere play."

Everyone could tell that Cedric was being sincere with his words and wasn't joking. Aaron who observed him deeply interrupted with a cold voice,

" Then we suggest you to dismiss such ideas,King Cedric. Our daughter has a relationship with someone whom she loves dearly. Nothing matters to us more than her happiness. No matter whom she chooses,we will respect her opinion. Besides, you are too young comparing to her age."

Cedric's blood boiled at the mention of her affair with other man. For the sake of his image, he controlled his violence inside and asked between his gritted teeth,

" So..it depends on her only.. Isn't it?"

Ethan cut off coldly,

" Yes. So please don't bring it up to affect her mood. We don't expect our daughter marrying a wealthy man. As long as she is happy, we are happy too. So I ask you to put down this ideas."

Cedric hummed in a low voice and suddenly his eyes flashed with different thoughts. With his head bowing down a little, he spoke in a very decent voice,

" That's like it. Well, I won't bring up this topic anymore but my proposal will remain open, Uncle Ethan."

Ethan narrowed his eyes deeply but didn't argue back. To ease up the awkwardness among them, Ethan changed the subject huskily,

" I think that we should take a rest now. We still have guests to attend tomorrow. King Cedric, my subordinate will show your room."

The crowd was dismissed after Ethan's command and went back to their respective places. The first one to run away was Ayra who felt her breathing back into her lungs after her papa's words. At some point, she really thought that they would agree without considering her feelings. But she was proven wrong and once again, her admiration towards her family rose up. Esme and the boys soon after trailed behind Ayra to comfort her feelings and followed by Ethan & Aaron who were controlling their rage.

Cedric's face darkened more behind their backs and without following the subordinate, he went for another direction. His butler was so horrified that he didn't dare to move for a long time and saw his black cat chasing after him briskly.

Cedric quickly walked over to the corridor and lit up a cigarette to vent out his anger. Only he knew that how much he was fighting inside to keep his anger folded inside his chest. As the Black Cat went nearby his range, Cedric snapped his fingers together loudly.

In the next moment, the black cat had transformed into a human boy who looked like at his late twenties. His blonde hairs perfectly suited with his black attire and emitted a mysterious aura. Before he could share his excitement of getting back his real form, Cerdic's icy voice echoed in the air heavily,

" Find that boy from anywhere."

Frenchies almost choked on his saliva and muttured incoherently,

" My Lord..We are in Dalastia.. Don't.. don't you think that you are stepping on their boundaries? They made it clear already."

Cedric took a puff from his cigarette and replied with a shrug,

" A demon rules everywhere, Frenchies. Don't they call me Demon? Let them know that I am the greatest Demon of all time."

Frenchies swallowed a mouthful saliva after his order and didn't had the guts of pursuing him to give up anymore. Still he asked in a low voice,

" What.. what about the girl?"

Cedric smirked dangerously. With lips taking puff cheerfully, he replied with a mischievous glint flashing across his eyes,

" She should understand that a lion never stops chasing his prey either he is succeeded or killed.."

Tilting his head aside, he continued with a grin that made Frenchis shivering in fear lightly,

" Now would you like to go unless you have the intention of remaining as a cat for eternity, Frenchis."

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