MATED TO THE VAMPIRE KING SON novel Chapter 76

Eclipse 76

Chapter 76

Freda’s POV

From the moment Damien had mentioned freeing my father from

prison, I’d been brought back to reality. The blissful ignorance I’d

been living in was washed away. This had put everything I’d been

planning into the first phase. All my pretense to make sure Damien

believed I was ready to be queen was falling into place. I didn’t want to let my guard down by getting too attached to him like last night, or

else my escape wasn’t going to happen.

As I waited in the study room, I took several deep breaths while I

waited for Damien to finish speaking with my father.

He was lean. My father was never a lean man. Half a chunk of his flesh was missing due to his time in captivity. He’d been fed well–I was aware of that–but as a man with pride, I doubted he’d eaten

anything offered to him.

“Freda.” I heard my name being called as the sound of the voice pulled me from my thoughts. I looked up to see my father walking toward me, and I smiled. I was happy he was no longer confined to

chains or kept in the dungeon.

“You look rather unwell, Father.”

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“You look grown,” he said, staring at me sadly. His eyes held regret

and something else I couldn’t read.

“Well…” was all I gave as a reply. Of course I looked grown–I was

already doing grown–up things. My mind drifted back to all the

moments of pleasure I’d experienced over the past day. I never would

have guessed I had such a high libido. I shook my head and focused

my attention on my father. We were alone now, so we could talk.

“I hope you haven’t forgotten what you desire,” he said.

I shook my head. Freedom was what I desired. There was no way I was

forgetting that ever.

“I haven’t, Father. My decision to leave still stands.” I said with a

smile, but he didn’t smile back. I wondered why.

“You seem comfortable here. You seem rather happy. You have this

different look to you. Whatever it is, I hope you remember they are

not our friends.” He said sternly.

I could do nothing but nod. If only he knew how good Damien was to

1. me. The thought of Damien made my heart sink as I began to ponder

his reaction when I finally escaped. Would he miss me? Would he

search for me? As I asked these questions, my heartbeat increased.

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“What troubles you?”

“Nothing troubles me.”

He sighed. “It’s all over your face. You’re just like your mother. You

always have a tell when troubled.”

I smiled. It had been so long since I’d seen her.

“About Mother-

“Ah

yes. When I get back to town, I shall make arrangements with a

few people–ones in strategic positions on that day to help carry out

the plan. I’ll also leave you with information every day during our

time here for the coronation arrangements.”

“Thank you, Father.”

“Your mother is the best person to stay with. I’ll make sure you’re

both reunited. The human realm is far enough to be away from this

monster. You’ll realize your true self with people who are like you.”

That was all I wanted. Freedom to be with people who were like me.

“Okay. Be safe on your journey back to the kingdom.”

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I didn’t know how I was feeling. The whole plan to escape didn’t seem

like something I wanted anymore. Damien had been good to me. I had

the book–life I’d always wanted–but it was at the wrong time, wrong

setting. Everything was wrong. Our meeting, my cravings and desires

toward him—all wrong. This wasn’t how I wanted to settle. I was yet

to see the world, explore, live the dream life I wanted. I could not

settle. I would not settle.

“I will. I’m most worried about you.” His eyes shone with tenderness-

one of those rare moments my father openly expressed emotion.

“They’ve been good to me. I’m well, I promise.” I reassured him. There

was no need to lie because it was the truth. I’d taken a liking to

Damien’s uncle. He was an old man at heart and a good

conversationalist. If this weren’t such a dire situation, I would have

loved to introduce him to my father. Perhaps he could bring my father

out of all his sour moods.

“I’m going to get you out of here. I promise.”

With that, he signaled to the guards who were in charge of seeing him

out. As they got closer, I realized I didn’t want him to go. If he left the

castle, I was completely on my own.

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