My Most Precious Human novel Chapter 87

Kanan seemed pleased that I agreed to join hands with him. I wasn't certain what he was truly able to do, but I felt hopeful and definitely not as depressed as I was when I woke up. He was right about one thing; I couldn't sit and do nothing. I had to strengthen my position in the vampire world, not only for the sake of being with Sariel but for my survival. For the last few weeks, I had grown completely dependent on Sariel's power, and I didn't like that at all. It wasn't because I didn't trust him, but I needed to feel that I was the one in control of my life.

I didn't want to keep my alliance a secret from Sariel. I felt I should tell him about meeting Kanan and thought he should also be aware of everything that had happened between Sophia and me. I felt my chamber and decided to take a little stroll around the main castle building to look for Sariel. I went outside the east wing and walked to the main entrance. I passed the two guards standing on both sides of the door and reached for the door handle. As soon as I did, they blocked my way in.

"Concubines are not allowed to go inside the center palace," one of the guards grunted, glaring at me.

"W-why?" I asked, confused.

"Only the King and the Queen have this privilege. Only they can invite someone to enter the palace, and you are not on the list," the guard stated angrily.

That felt like a slap in the face. I stepped back, confused. Feeling humiliated, I looked around to see if anyone saw my failed attempt to enter. No one was around, but that merely didn't make me feel any better.

"Why would I not be allowed inside?" That question appeared along with a sharp pain in my chest.

Obviously, I immediately tried to find a logical reason to excuse Sariel. He was a king for less than a day. Perhaps he didn't think that he needed to give me his permission to enter his part of the palace, and he would fix that problem later… I was desperate to chase gloomy thoughts away.

Since I couldn't talk to Sariel, I thought I should at least find a friendly face I could talk to. The only one who came to my mind was Patrick. The problem was, I had no idea where I should find him. He was supposed to be assigned to protect me… but I guess it was just another thing that wasn't functioning yet.

Not certain of what I was doing, I thought of visiting the military training grounds. At least I knew where they were since I could see them from my chamber's balcony. No one told me where I could and where I couldn't go, so there was a chance I would be chased away from there, but I was going to try my luck. Something was telling me that if I wanted to look for my bodyguard, that could have been the right place.

As soon as I stepped onto the muddy path leading to the barracks, I knew that wearing a flared light-pink dress with a light jacket and a pair of high heels was a terrible idea. I would give anything for a pair of jeans and sneakers right now. I blamed myself for idiotically changing my style recently. I had never dressed to impress, but something about Sariel made me want to look girly and pretty for him. Stupid me. I thought of going back and changing my dumb outfit, but then I found myself right in front of the entrance to the training grounds.

There was no doubt, I was curious... curious as hell. That reminded me that I missed the endorphins practicing martial arts gave me. I couldn't even remember when my last real training was. At that moment, I would gladly use a punching bag to blow off some steam. Then I started to wonder what my practice would look like now when my super-genes activated…

I passed some soldiers coming out of their barracks. Based on their sweated black tank tops, they probably finished their training. As soon as they saw me, they bowed down to me respectfully, having the "what is she doing here?" expression. I smiled at them, trying to pose as if I knew where I was going. As I kept walking straight, I saw a big, arena-kind of building in front of me. I figured that if someone could tell me where I could find Leo or Patrick, this would be the place… If not, at least I would confirm that I was looking in the completely wrong direction.

I noticed a crowd quickly gathering and entering the building as if something was about to start. I walked closer. Those who passed me by were giving me a curious or awkward stare. Some of them looked me up and down, but I didn't care. If I was ever going to get more authority here, I couldn't feel intimidated by those who were supposed to be loyal to my man.

"Fuck, they've already started! Get your ass here, Callan!" one of the soldiers called out, holding the door open for his colleague to enter.

"Wait up, Blaze!" The other came running from behind me.

As soon as this Callan guy passed me, he stopped and turned around to look at me, stunned. Then he grinned nervously, slightly bowing, and then gestured for me to walk into the building first. The other soldier gulped, seeing me there, and then held the door for me to enter. I chuckled softly.

"Thank you," I hoarsely murmured, sounding seductive enough to produce a flushed grin on their faces.

Their cute reaction made me think that wearing a dress and heels while walking in this land of testosterone wasn't a completely bad idea. Of course, I kept wondering if they had any idea of who I was, but as long as no one chased me away from there, I was going to continue my hazard wander.

As soon as I passed the threshold, I heard the sounds of the fight. The place inside resembled a huge gym with fighting mats on the floor. There were a lot of men standing in the circle, yelling, cursing, and cheering. It was obvious that there was some kind of match happening in the middle of that circle. Curiously, I glided my way through to take a peek.

The soldiers who noticed me, a 5.4-foot woman in heels wearing pink, hurriedly stepped aside, politely allowing me to see what was going on. I nodded with a faint smile, thanking them and taking their attention off the fight. Finally, I got to see what was going on. As soon as I did, my jaw dropped.