Vampire'S Secret Baby
|127|. Better to Hold Yourself

The journey did not go so far. They just went to one of the inns on the outskirts of the city. Egbert chose that, as they could not spend too long on this trip. Because after this night has passed, tomorrow they will soon return to the red moon palace. Where Egbert had arranged a great feast to introduce his wife to the whole country of Merland.

The palace has been decorated in such a way and the invitation has been spread. So it can't be undone. In any case, Egbert had already arranged it in such a way, since it was already included in his plan to hasten the process of usurping the throne.

The horse carriage stopped, Egbert jumped down first and helped Annette down later. That night Egbert disguised himself as a trader who took his wife along on a trip.

"This is the key to your room" The receptionist, who had hair neatly up and was dressed in all-black clothing from above and below, stretched out her hand, handed over the room key, "Hope you and your wife can rest comfortably in our inn"

Afterwards the woman slightly bowed politely and raised her head with a smile on her lips. The sight made Annette think, the way they serve is not much different from humans. It was friendly and cheap smile.

Egbert was cold as ever. Taking the key, he immediately pulled Annette into the inn room.

Locking the door and shutting the window. Egbert pulled a rope and a fan on the ceiling of the room spun at a moderate pace.

The room was not very spacious, only had a mattress from an ordinary wooden bed and a small bathroom in the corner.

Annette stripped off her robe and almost almost pulled the black wig off her head. But Egbert held back his hand, "Don't let go. We have to sleep with this identity tonight"

Annette pulled her hand, "I understand"

Walking towards the bed, Annette went to sit on the edge. The mattress is cotton based. Makes it feel hard to sit down, "So, why are those people determined to kill me?"

Egbert went to sit beside Annette and he was the most lazy to speak. That night had told Annette all the ins and outs of her troubles. It all started with a huge betrayal from the people in the palace. Who framed the previous emperor and dragged him down the rope of death. The empress who loved him very much also followed him by drinking a glass of juice from garlic death— a poisonous garlic that lives in Merland.

The only poison that can cause death for vampires.

Afterwards it continues on the grim story of a young crown prince who has just turned eight. Right on the full moon night, where the scent of death blood still enveloped the empire, he had to be raised to be a young emperor. But Anthony, his imperial uncle, came up with a bargain.

"He will occupy the throne and become a temporary emperor. The palace higher-ups approved of that, considering I was too young to become an emperor"

Annette sat listening with a trace of emotion constantly popping up in her pair of eyes that occasionally flickered and trembled. He would not have thought Egbert—, that cold-blooded, selfish vampire, would be the victim of such a ruthless scheme to seize the throne.

"I was so innocent once. I think my uncle— is the only family I have. Rela bore that huge burden just to help a little brat like me who looked extremely helpless. Over time and years, I grew up and became a man. I got my first love at a hunting ground and just got involved in a relationship. At first I was afraid that uncle would not approve of our relationship, because my lover was a woman of the common people.but surprisingly, he was.."

Egbert's gaze looking straight at the window, turned to Annette sitting beside him, "He agreed to it just like that"

Annette's eyes flickered, "That woman.Was she a vampire biting my neck?"

Egbert nodded, there was no smile in his eyes, "Yes. Her name's Emma"

Annette's eyelashes shook faintly, 'Ah, so the woman's name is Emma..'

"You, do you still love him?" Annette wanted to curse her stupid tongue. Why did he come up with such an embarrassing question?

"Of course I want—ups" Annette shut her mouth shut. She bit her lower lip which was brought slightly inside in frustration, "No, I mean of course I don't want to hear it. I'm not that curious.." Annette sounded nervous.

There was a smile in Egbert's eyes, "Even though I once loved him dearly.." Egbert put emphasis on the word 'ever', "I will no longer want to love someone who almost strangled me to death"

Annette's eyelashes shook and her eyeballs grew in surprise, "J-so. all this time I've seen you a few times like choking it because..."

Egbert hates knowing his weaknesses are found, but Annette has seen them all. So there's nothing to hide, "That's how"

Annette's lips clenched, silent.

"One night he came into my room and strangled me. At that time I still had full awareness and managed to thwart the action. Since then I threw it away and discovered that he was someone my Uncle had designed to be by my side. Simply put, my Uncle wanted to use a beauty trap to kill me"

Annette didn't expect that. How could uncle— the only family Egbert had and the most trusted, do such a bad scheme.

"And the framing of the previous emperor, it was he who did it. That's why I want to reclaim what is rightfully mine, but for that I must already have a legitimate successor. That's why I told Sean to find a human girl to marry me. Just to reach those requirements. I could've had it with the vampire women in my country, but I can't trust them anymore"

Now, Annette's starting to understand. Why five years ago, Egbert was so adamant about marrying her and pressuring her to give birth to a child.

"Now my uncle is feeling very tired, because I already have a wife. He was afraid that if I would soon have offspring so that taking me could occupy the seat of the throne. So that's why he told his men to move on and kill you.."

Annette waved her eyelashes with an expression full of great surprise.

"That's why I was immediately determined to send Aldrich away from us and hide his status. That was because if his identity was revealed, there would be many people eyeing his life".

Annette's pair of eyeballs trembled violently in agitation, "Then why are you—"

"I can't let him continue to be in human land" Egbert cut, he immediately understood where Annette's question was headed, "In his body flows my blood which is a vampire. He needs special debriefing regarding his abilities as a vampire just like one of them is controlling the inner power. You remember the last time he almost died because he didn't know how to control his energy?"

Annette lowered her head.

"Tomorrow we will return to the red moon palace and keep the feast. After that, I'll take you to see Aldrich"

"No" Annette lifted her head, "I think it's too dangerous if we encounter it any time soon. Better, I hold myself back.."

Annette really didn't want anything bad to happen to her son. So he did not want to act recklessly.

Egbert placed a large palm over the back of Annette's hand, "I'm glad you finally thought so. In that case, after the party I will instantly send you back to my castle which is in the humans"

"Why is that?"

"Because it would be too dangerous if you were here"