: Chapter 29

Her body lay beside me. She looked so peaceful while she slept. I couldn't believe I had bitten her. She shouldn't have opened the dang door but I think I broke it open instead. The mess my room was in...Had I done this? I touch the place where I had bitten her as she slightly trembled underneath my body letting out a soft whimper. Two dots I had created, looked so sensitive.

'I need to take her back,' I think.

At least I had bitten her on the collarbone. The mark would be easier to hide under her clothes. If she lets her mate find out, I don't know what would happen. How had she even ended up here? I never took her.

So who did? Father? I doubt. He's too busy with ruling the kingdom and preparing for mom's next death anniversary and my orientation. I don't think he even knows she's alive. Although he's suspicious.

I take her in my arms and I walk out of the room. Dad must be still asleep after yesterday so the coast is clear. He'll probably wake up in the evening and I hope she will be gone before then. I walk to the portal and it wasn't connected yet.

'Wasn't it suppose to be connected?' I ask myself but of course, I had no answer, 'Right it's connected tomorrow when most of the vampires had cooled down'.

I go back to my room which I had fixed when I got sober again. I lay her on the bed and go for a shower. I dry myself and were my black jeans along with my black vest. I wondered how Arcane would react when she woke up. Angry? Sad? Frightened? Hungry?

'Hungry!' I think, 'I need to get her breakfast'.

I hurry up and go downstairs to the kitchen. It wasn't that of a human kitchen though father always made sure to renovate it every year. He usually just changes the setup and the tiles on the wall and the floor. He left the granite table and the large chandelier that has been hanging there since his wedding with mom.

I get an apron from the coat hanger and put it on. I was never a fan of cooking but I guess today I'll have to cook something special for my Queen. "Sir," I hear a voice from behind me making me jump, "What brings you to my humble territory?".

I turn around to find Sabrina. She was our chef here in the castle. She is young but I can't blame her. Probably make a living out of it. I raise my eyebrow and answer her, "What's new about me entering the kitchen? I enter it almost every day".

"No. Most of the time it's when you're hungry and you come here to get something to feed yourself or to tell me what to cook but today..," she looks at me up and down, "...you're wearing an apron and holding a frying pan".

I had forgotten. "Okay fine," I sigh, "Don't tell anyone...I'm here to cook for my Queen who's sleeping peacefully upstairs," I whisper making sure no one else can hear us.

She gasps covering her mouth with her hands, "Our Queen? Can I please see her?" she pleads.

I shake my head and tell her, "Not yet but soon". She looked disappointed and the sad look she gave me made me feel guilty.

"Okay fine but let me finish cooking," I tell her making her smile.

As I take a step forward she stops me taking the spoon out of my grip, "Let me do the cooking," she tells me.

"What! Why?" I shout.

"Because you might just end up burning the kitchen like last time or feed our Queen burnt food," she answers.

"Excuse me!"

She giggles and quickly does what she knows best. She went back and forth, in and out at full speed. You would mistake her for a bullet. She comes in front of me with a tray full of steaming plates and bowls. "There. Breakfast, made by the best," she says, "Now let's go see her".

"Hold your horses' young lady, don't get too excited. You might just end up scaring her instead" I tell her taking the tray out of her hand.

"Oh shut up," she whispers.

I just chuckle and walk upstairs to the room. I wanted to open it but Sabrina went in before me instead, "Sabrina!" I yell.

I enter and I find her just standing there looking like she had seen a ghost. She raises a shaking finger pointing it at a confused Arcane, "Isn't she dead? How did she..." she whispers.

I close the door and walk up to Sabrina. "Let me explain but promise not to tell anyone including father," I say.

She nods and I start explaining. "...So I reincarnated her and by mistake so did that dog," I finish.

"Excuse me, that dog is my mate!" Arcane says putting her arms over her chest.

"Yeah sure tigress," I say rolling my eyes and placing the tray on her lap, "Now eat up before it gets cold".

She looks at the food as though she was arguing with herself. Of course, she is, probably with that wolf.

"How do I know we intend to feed me and not poison me?" she asks.

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have drunk you dry yesterday," I say.

Her eyes widen as she touches her neck. "You did bite me," she whispers.

"No, I didn't, that's why you have two dots on your neck and your neck is sore," I reply sarcastically.

She growls as her eyes flash at me. I growl back and she scoffs looking away. "Take your rubbish and get out," she says.

I couldn't take it anymore. She's just too stubborn. "Please just eat it," Sabrina says, "I'm the one who made it not him. If it was him the food would have burnt or we would have lost our lives right now".

I wanted to reply but I heard Arcane laugh and I relaxed. At least she got along with Sabrina. She laughed for the first time since she came here.

I leave them to chat and get to know each other as I go and ask father if he could just connect the portals for some minutes.