"It is done." Darius kissed Vivienne’s hand. "Your father is out of the palace now. Just like I said I would do."
Vivienne smiled. "Thank you. I am sorry for putting you in this position. Now, my father will not only be angry with me but with you as well. Still, I think it was the right decision. He was getting in my ear, creating a rift in our marriage."
Darius still didn’t know what had occurred between Vivienne and Victor, but he was happy to see Vivienne come to her senses. They hadn’t argued since he promised to get rid of Victor, and she had stuck by his side.
"I will deal with your father if he tries to create trouble. I will protect you since you are my wife. Will you tell me now what he said to ruin our marriage? Did he speak of not voting for me?" Darius asked, curious if Victor was turning on him.
"No. My father will always vote for you because he wants me to sit as queen. It is other things that pushed me to want him gone. He would not listen to me and wasn’t treating me like I was his daughter. I had enough," said Vivienne.
Darius pulled Vivienne close for a hug. "You did the right thing. He must listen to you now. He may return only when he begs, and I don’t expect you to welcome him back so soon. I did see him getting between us like you said."
"I must also acknowledge what I did wrong. I’ve been unable to control my emotions when thinking about our next child. If we could just take a moment from thinking about another child and get close again, I think it would help our marriage," Vivienne suggested, placing her hand on his chest.
Darius grew suspicious. "You want to work on our marriage? Just like that? After everything you said recently, this doesn’t sound right. Is this Morgana playing a trick on me?" He asked, poking Vivienne’s face.
Vivienne moved his hand. "This is not your sister. I’ve grown tired of fighting with you, my father, your sister and everyone else. I just need one thing in my life to go right, and at the moment, I want my marriage to work. I would like to be more involved in matters of the kingdom."
Darius shook his head. "I don’t want to bore you with talk about the attacks or my plans for humans. The latter is how I plan to get all the votes. I’m going to gather some humans to start my plans. Soon, vampires will be the only ones walking around. Perhaps mixed-bloods will be our servants."
"Mixed-bloods are vampires. I suggest you do not divide us since there are many mixed-bloods. If they were to group up with the humans, we would be greatly outnumbered. You must think carefully about this," Vivienne said, hoping he thought this through.
"We are far stronger. We could take them on, but it won’t come to that," Darius promised. "Do you suddenly care for humans and mixed-bloods?" fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"No," Vivienne shook her head. "I am thinking of how this plan might fall. We are strong, but we cannot fight that many at once. Mixed-bloods will turn against you if they are forced to be servants. You should give them the smaller titles you take from humans to appease them."
Darius considered it. "I would love to keep them in my control while keeping them beneath us. You are wonderful," he kissed Vivienne. "This is why we must get along."
Vivienne could only smile. "Have you found where their holy weapons are? Are you keeping track of the ones within the palace?"
Vivienne wished to know where the holy weapons seized in the war were kept in the palace. With her father gone, Vivienne had no one to get one for her.
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