Erica's POV.

The girls and I were in the garden having fun.

Sonia was done preparing a harvest which I've forgotten the reason for such. She was in the garden picking tiger lily for ma'am Lucy.

Lisa and Rosa were playing chase. Linda, Sia and some other maidens were clearing the garden. While I sat on the garden bench watching them all.

"You know, I don't understand all this preparation." I spoke up in true confusion.

"You don't know?" Linda queried in askance while packing up dead leafs.

"Obviously yes."

"The king and his armies went to battle with another kingdom." Sonia replied smelling the flowers and placing them in the basket.

"I never noticed," I honestly said.

"Yep. That's why we are preparing everything in order because Sire always, I meant always comes back victorious." Sia bragged.

That's good to know.

Rosa ran towards me and sat at the left side of the bench, panting.

"I'm exhausted from all the running Lisa. I wanna take a break," she said still panting heavily.

"I'm also tired too," Lisa also said, ran and sat down by my right while panting.

"You two are behaving like kids." Linda told them now heading out of the garden to throw away the dead leafs.

Suddenly, I could see maidens running out of the castle heading towards the main gate with a worried expression.

The last time I saw this sense, it was my mother aid maiden were all running to. So now who is in danger.

Linda also ran to us with worried expression.

"Girls, girls. The King is in severe pain. Lets go help." Linda told us all in a worried tone as they all ran towards the main gate.

At that moment a smile crawled up to my face. Finally, their so called king was beaten hands down. I appreciate that kingdom who did this.

But deep down I wanted it to be me not them.

I gradually worked up the gate to see Christian and Greg placing Steven on the wheel bed. What I saw made the smile on my face drop. Instead I was scared. I was scared of how Steven will loose his life in some minutes.

I don't exactly know why?

Steven was covered with his own blood. His right hand was missing so as his left leg. There was a wide hole on his stomach region. All his missing part were laying on the bed he was also lying on.

He was in so much pain, he was wailing in so much pain. Every maidens were crying, guards were gloomy with worry. Suddenly Steven sighted me as I could see pain and agony in his eyes.

He was definitely destroyed physically. He stared at me for help.

And then I felt his pain. I could feel how he was in pain.
Why do I feel such way?
This was the man I wanted to hurt so bad.
So why do I feel pity and rumors for him.

Immediately Emma started crying, ma'am Lucy started weeping. Inside of me grew a fear I didn't understand why?

He was rushed inside for personal healing and cure.

"Call the doctors, also call the herbalist. I most not loose my grandson." Ma'am Lucy yelled at us tears streaming down from her eyes.

Everyone became scared and confused.
I was also scared and confused for no reason. More like I was horrified to see Steven die.

I just turned and left for the room.

I sat on my bed wondering how such happened to him. My eyes were widened in shock. They destroyed his body. They did destroy him.

I should be happy but deep down I wasn't. Just why?
I don't understand this shift of feeling and pity for him.

After 45 minutes of sitting in the room still, the girls rushed in as Linda closed the door bind them.

"I'm so worried about Sire's wellbeing," said Rosa.

"I don't want him to die." Sia wailed in fear.

As always she's emotional.

"He won't." Sonia replied in a wanly voice.

Then the door flew opened to see ma'am Lucy.

Why's she here?

"Please anyone should help. His removed body part has gotten attached to its rightful place, all the doctors who are meant to help are dead." She told us as we stared at her with blanched expression.

They want him to die, they want Sire dead. His foes did plan for him.

"Please, who can cure open wounds? Please." She begged with watery eyes.

Suddenly hands were pointed towards me.

"Erica can do so. She told us she usually cure her armies injuries back then." Linda blurted.

This exactly what happens when you tell people much about you.

"I can't, he's a vampire." I denied backing it with an excuse.

Ma'am Lucy got on her knees with pleading eyes. "Whatever my son has done to hurt you, I apologies on his behalf. Please save him. I don't want him dead." She pleaded as everyone stared at me with pleading eyes.

Father, mother, sisters and my people, forgive me for helping our enemy. Let him live for a while, like I promise, he'll die by my own hands.

"I'll help." I replied as I could see hopes in their eye.
"I'll be back." I told the girls and left heading to his.

I was given a first aid kit, I knocked on his door and opened it, stepping in.

He laid on his bed helpless. Steven was completely helpless but wasn't lifeless. His right arm and left leg was attached back to its rightful place, there was still a sign of blood around it. But the only part that seized to heal completely was the hole in his stomach region.

The hole wasn't as wide the first time I sighted it but it was still there but smaller than before.

I dragged a well carved stool close to the bed and sat on it staring at him with a rigid face, he gradually opened his eyes as I could see pain in them. He was already sited laying his back on the bed board.

"Sire. How does it feel to have physical pain?" I asked him with a wicked smirk.

But he said nothing staring at me in guilt.

"They did miss on killing you. They would have targeted your head instead." I told him with no sympathy.
"But they did a good job at damaging you physically."

"Erica please don't say so, I'm deeply sorry. Give me another chance." He begged.

I raised my right hand shutting him up. "I've heard enough of that." I told him as I opened the first aid kit on the floor.

He was still putting on his sleeve that was covered with his blood. I stared at his bloody shirt and back at him.

"Sire I want to off your sleeve." I told him.

"Do as you wish. I'm at your mercy." He replied staring at me warmly.

This man do have ways with his words.

I gradually unbutton his bloody sleeve and carefully removed it from his body dumping it on the floor.

Suddenly I saw myself gawking at his masculine body. He was definitely a man, 4 parks outlined with a sexy broad full chest. He was so hot with blood covered on him. Shit!!!

"I love the fact you're staring at me in such a cute way." He said cockily but his voice never seized from the pain he was feeling.

"Don't be cheesy Sire. Thinking of a way to cure your injuries." I denied feeling nervous unnecessarily.

"Erica, your face is a light shade of cute pink." He teased still in pain.

"Your room temperature is hot." I still denied as he smirked at me.

"You're such a sweet woman in different ways." He told me.

"Shut up." I retorted smoothly as he chuckled.

It was the first time hearing him chuckle in such a humorous way.

I gradually removed the wooden thorns from his stomach region as he hissed in pain.

Once I was done removing the foreign body, I deep a cotton wool into a mentholated spirit and squeezed it into the hole as he hissed in agony squeezing his bed spread and quickly held my hand signally me to stop.

"Rica. Please enough." He begged with a hurt smooth voice.

Poor thing and I did stop. Right there I saw how the hole healed instantly.  Wait did he just call me Rica? I heard wrong.
I picked up the towel and damped it in the cool water and squeezed the water out. I started to clean off his blood as he stared at me with admiration.

I was seriously wondering why?

"You're one beautiful woman." He blurted out as I snapped my head towards him at such compliment.

"You're so fucking pretty. I could remember first day I laid my eyes on you. I noticed something different. But I couldn't accept it." He told me as I rolled my eyes and returned to cleaning off his bloody body.

"I'm glad you came to see and help me." He continued.

"I had no choice. Trust me If I did. I won't be here." I told him.

"I'm glad you didn't." He replied with a warm smile.

"This officially makes us friends," he said mindlessly.

"Not exactly."

"Yes exactly. Don't a friend come see you when your physically damaged?" He questioned.

"I never had friends growing up but if I had one, yes."

"Don't friends take care of their injuries?"

"What's with all this questions?" I asked being confusedly annoyed.

"Yes or No?"

"Yes they do." I replied abruptly.

"So you see we are friends." He told me with a happy smile.

Is this man playing tricks with me.

"In your dreams," I sarcastically said.

"Like it or not Rica, we're friends made for each other." He replied proudly using the nick name once again.

"Don't call me that." I warned.

"Call you want?" He asked acting dumb.

"Don't call me Rica. You've got no right." I warned him sternly as he chuckled lightly.

I've suddenly grown to like such lively chuckles.

"I'm your king Rica. I call you whatever pleases me," he said tucking a strand of my hair bind my ears as I stared at his intimidating eyes.

"So fucking beautiful. A beauty I want for myself ." He blurted out caressing my cheek with his thumb.

I slapped his hand off my face and stood straight after cleaning him up.

"As always don't touch me." I told him once again clearing my throat.
Why does his touch have an effect on me?

Vampires are too stubborn.

"But I fucking want to." He pouted.

Such character fits him quite well. It made him look devilishly cute in such a way I did like.

Snap out of it. Don't let the Devil get you Erica.

Let me prepare him a cool bath, I turned towards his bathroom but he held my wrist quickly but not harsh either.

"Are you leaving?" He questioned with warm eyes not wanting me to leave.

I snatched my wrist back not answering his question, heading towards his bathroom and prepared a cool bath for him.

"Yes." I finally replied.

"You're covered in my blood why don't you take a bath with me," he said with a naughty smirk.

"That's if you want me to chop off your head this time." I replied with a grin and stepped out.

Sire will always Sire.

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