Marrying the Vampire Prince
chapter 19's

His words made Evie turn around only to see that the people behind her had left. 

Her lips opened in disbelief and then, she found herself turning to look at him. 

She rubbed the back of her neck as she looked at him with an apologetic gaze, causing Evie to fall even more speechless.

Evie does not know that while she refuses to look Gavriel in the eye, the man has ordered his men to disappear and go before her despite their strong refusal. 

Gavriel somehow predicted that his wife would try to distance herself from him again and he was glad he saw it coming.

"Now let's go. Before the emperor sends someone to call us back inside." She grabbed his hand and without giving him time to protest, she lifted Evie up, like a princess, and jumped off the ground.

All Evie could do was wrap her arms around her neck and when her forehead touched her jaw, she felt like she was smiling. He pulled his head back to look at his face. 

"Are you ... Why smile?" he asked, his expression still serious.

Gavriel stuck out his head a little.

 "Can I not smile, either? Wife?"

Evi gnashing. 

"N-that's not what I meant." she stuttered in surprise. "And what do you mean by 'also'?"

"Well, I don't think I should accept anyone's offer to dance with me because it would make my wife angry."

His words made Evie seem like a hard punch that hit her. While he was tongue-tied, Gavriel continued.

"If smiling will make you angry too, then I won't—"

"Don't be silly. Why are you smiling to make me angry?" his spray and then the cunning prince revealed his smile. A smile that was enough to make any woman's brain go porridge and make her voluntarily crawl onto her bed.

When Evie saw that smile, she did not know why, but she felt like she had just made one of the biggest mistakes of her life.

"If my smile doesn't make you angry, then I think I should smile more—"

"No!"

"No?"

"I. I mean, don't smile when there's no excuse. Otherwise, you'd look stupid."

He chuckles and Evie feels like she's brainless making another big mistake. He should stay away from this dangerous man. He did not believe that even his laughter could greatly affect him.

"Of course." His eyes glittered amusedly as he landed on the roof of a certain castle. Evie waited for him to jump again and when he did not move, she raised her face to look at him. He was immediately regretful as his eyes stared at her intensely but somehow still sad now. 

"You're not mad at me anymore?" She asked.

When Evie was unable to find her voice, she looked at him while patiently waiting for his answer. And then he sat on the edge of the watchtower, with him on his lap.

"Still angry?" he whispered again after a long silence, making Evie swallow. He managed to take his eyes off her and when he looked down, astonishment filled his eyes. He felt like he had been taken to a different world. He never thought or imagined that one night could be this lively and lively.

'So, this is how the world looks when everyone is not sleeping and resting at night.' He thinks to himself. Because this vampire capital had so many castles that were bigger compared to any human city he had ever seen, it was a city that was, the light from the castle and the mansion and the road spread across the country as far as he could see.

The scenery was so different and amazing, but it was still not enough to distract him from the man who hugged him.

"Why did we stop?" he asked instead.

Evie blinked her eyes again while furrowing her brows. 

"What is that..vampire belief?"

"Well..." Gavriel tilted his head slightly. 

"Yes. It has been a long tradition of our castle that a husband should not bring home an angry wife, and vice versa. They say it's bad luck that can ruin a household."

"What's? Vampires believe in bad luck?!" Evie's eyes were wide in disbelief.

When she laughed again, Evie puffed her cheeks. "You tricked me, huh?"

"No. I'm trying to ease your anger."

Evie could no longer hold back her expression, and she buried her face in her palm to hide her expression.

 What's he supposed to do? Is he really destined now? Oh, please, Evie.. hold it!

"I'm not mad at you anymore." He said it in a small voice.

"Thank you?" his voice sounded worried, but he nodded in panic. All he wanted now was for them to return so that he could escape from his clutches. If they stay here longer than this…

"Yes. So, let's go home now, Gavriel. Please." Please." His voice was so weak that it was almost like a whisper.

Gavriel silently looked at him as he continued to hide his face in his hands. He raised his hand and was about to touch his wind-blown hair, but he stopped.

 He pulled his hand and finally, he stood up.

Without a word he jumped, and it did not take long for them to reach Gavriel castle. 

As soon as Gavriel dropped Evie off, Evie bowed to her husband and said good night before immediately running towards the large staircase without turning around.

As soon as Evie's back disappeared from her sight, Gavriel combed her black hair with a finger. "Elias." He called out as his silver-gray eyes sharpened.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Elias appeared before him.

"I want you to investigate the motives of Lady Thea refusing to break off our engagement. I need results as soon as possible."

Although Elias looked surprised, he did not dare to ask further. "Yes, Your Majesty."

After Elias leaves, another man appears before Gavriel. It was Zolan. The smartest of his men. 

"What's that?"

"The emperor has begun his steps, Your Majesty."

Gavril smiled. But it was a smile that was far from the smile that he showed Evie. His smile at that moment was creepy and shouted in a dark and evil amused manner.

 "Gather everyone in the hall." He ordered and Zolan nodded briefly.

As soon as Evie rushed in, she closed the door of their room. He then placed his hand against the wall and leaned his forehead there, feeling completely drained emotionally. His mind and heart were in chaos; the kind of chaos he did not know how to deal with. He's not ready for something like this. 

God knows how he has worked so hard for so many days to learn everything vampire-related, their habits, habits and whatever else he can get his hands on, all just to help him survive in the land of vampires. He had even trained himself on how to deal with his fears and how to react if those fears caught up with him. 

A general even made him memorize the exact words he had to say if and when there were vampires threatening or blackmailing him into leaking information about the dragon guard, his father.