Finding a Friend in Astrid

"Yes sex" she sighed still trying to say these things without breaking down. "That time it was only I that was the only woman without a castle rank, I was a witch and wasn't tied down with the rule of a vampire, that day particularly I was just in my room figuring out a way to work out one of my spells that I found very difficult…" She sat down on the edge of the bed.

Nesrin didn't even say anything as she was registering all that the witch was saying with so much difficulty, the only word that repeated itself in her head was 'Sex and Blood' but she still listened to whatever Astrid told her about.

"It was a blood moon, the day that all vampires go feral for blood, normally the king locks everyone in a barrier when it arrives, but that day his eyes were golden after making the barrier, he badged into my room startling me, I thought he wanted to get something done, but when I saw those golden eyes, I knew something was wrong, he came close to me...…" she shut her eyes completely.

"No need to continue am good, I am actually horrified" Nesrin did not actually think of Allerick to be that evil and demonic, she pitied her life, and now she didn't want to look forward to the day he becomes feral, she looked at the witch who had almost had tears in her eyes and sighed yet again.

"Then why are you still in this palace, If he did that to you, are you not supposed to get out of here?" she asked her tone getting heavier and louder, that she totally forgot that she ever had a wound.

"Because I am indebted to him, and I have pledged my loyalty to him" Astrid now was no longer the vibrant woman a while ago, as now she looked drained of all energy.

"It's all my fault for bringing back the painful past for you, I didn't know" Nesrin felt hurt that she caused this sudden pain In Astrid's expression, suddenly Astrid pinched the bridge of her nose to calm herself down before smiling warmly at Nesrin.

"Now let's forget about that, let's talk about the present and how you should be prepared if that they were ever to come" it wasn't a warning it was a piece of advice because Astrid knew that the day it happened wasn't the only day the king went feral.

"I don't want to even imagine myself with him on this bed, it's very terrifying" she whined, she was frustrated with all of this, it got Astrid bursting into laughter.

"The more I talk with you, the more I find joy, can we be friends?" Astrid smiled again at Nesrin when she pulled an 'I don't understand face'.

"But we are already friends" she cocked an eyebrow but bit her lower lips before speaking again.

"Sure let's be friends Astrid" Nesrin didn't know If making Astrid her friend was a good idea, but it wasn't totally a bad idea as she could be of desperate need shortly and serve as an ally.

"So tell me more about yourself, because, from the way you talk, you seem different" Nesrin widened her eyes in disbelief someone actually noticed that the way she speaks wow since Astrid asked she had to tell her.

"Well I came from another world where they have amplified things there, I was hit by a car and ended up in this world in the human kingdom, with this sudden power that I didn't even know exist" she opened her palm and a rose appeared she then gave it Astrid.

"Wow but what is a car and what is an accident?" that was the start of the long explanation and story that brought back a painful past, she didn't do anything to Astrid so she was good with telling Astrid, but even if she was strong, she also had a part that weakens her soul.

Astrid thought she would never understand what Nesrin was saying but when she started talking Astrid made it understandable to herself, she was quite shocked and felt sad for Nesrin, and she inched closer to Nesrin and took her hands in hers and squeezed it.

"Daniel or whatsoever is his name, he is not fit to be called a man, he is an evil being with no shred of humanity in" Astrid reassured her but Nesrin was hurt, she had been using her anger to stop her from bringing back that past, and it seems like it wasn't only Astrid that had a painful past.

"He was the only one I had, I mean what happened to those fucking years together" her voice sounded more like a whisper now, but she was grateful that Astrid was here to comfort her.

"Although I don't know what you meant by fucking years together, I will ask another time, but for now you need to calm down, here lean on me" and Nesrin did, she cried silently on Astrid's shoulders and because of her wounds and the treatment that Astrid prepared for her, it made her sleepy, she slept silently on Astrid's shoulders.

When Astrid felt the steady sound of breathing and the way it felt on her skin she knew that Nesrin had fallen asleep, she laid her gently back on the bed and wiped her face that looked swollen from all the crying, before standing up to leave.

When she reached the door she looked back at Nesrin again and whispered, "if only you knew what is behind these walls" Nesrin was not awake to hear this, if she had heard it she would have been asking questions to get herself ready in whatever way.

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When Allerick came back to the room he found her fast asleep tucked in bed, looking vulnerable and soft, her face was pale but she still exuded that fiery aura from her it has only been a day here and he had already caused her harm, he looked at the part where he bit her and couldn't forget the expression on her face.

Her facial expression was a mixture of excruciating pain and sadness, he wanted to just taste her blood for a while but when he indeed tasted it his devil side wanted more and he satisfied the demon.

Allerick quickly removed his black robe and laid beside her, Nesrin was too deep asleep that she didn't even notice the devil beside her, he stares down at her, he was mesmerized by her beauty, he thought she was the weak human but he now knew she wasn't.

He pushed aside a strand of hair that covered her face and was satisfied with how tempting she looked, hot red hair, dark pink puckered lips, and those sexy eyes.

"Daniel, no don't do this to me, no no"