Loved By a Vampire King-Chapter 557: Remind Me Of Your Mother!

It was a rare silence in the Dixon Palace. The healers lost all of their hopes since curing a Demon’s burn wasn’t in his abilities. Demons weren’t their land creatures. Hence, they never treated someone like that before. It was Elizabeth’s sob occasionally which awakened the pains in their hearts.

Alexander was silent all the time. He happened to lose his words when he understood that even his powers couldn’t save his dearest sister. Despite being unwell, Siemus tried to use her own powers but it was backfired instantly. All they could do was pray at this time.

Soon, the door was pushed open with heavy footsteps. Everyone turned their attention back on the door to see an ancient man, standing beside Cedric. His clothes weren’t stylish like their present times. Wearing a loose robe, he was emitting the same cold aura as Cedric.

Cedric opened his mouth to command, his expression remained deadly pale,

" Everyone out! He is here to help us!"

Alexander was a bit hesitant to move out since he didn’t know the man beside Cedric. Before he could say anything, Frenchies requested quickly,

" He is efficient. Please come out, prince!"

Alexander exhaled heavily and got on his step to move out not before giving a deep glance at Ralph. After everyone left, Cedric closed the door carefully. On the other hand, Ralph had walked beside Ayra to see her wound. His brows tightened together in rage, knowing that his other son was behind this pain of her,

" How cruel of him! She is his mate! How can he do something so harsh to her? It’s a pity that this child has to go through this poor fate."

Cedric swallowed the uneasiness in his heart. Every time he heard that Ayra belonged to Hayden by fate, he felt a strong surge of pain in his heart. It was something like a heavy stone couldn’t get down from his heart.

Cedric spoke, coming over to him, 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

" Can you heal her? You have the powers of all demons, don’t you?"

Ralph ran his fingers across her wound gently, mentally measuring her condition. When he had the final result, his face darkened more since he didn’t expect that Ayra was hurt so deeply. After a long silence, Ralph muttered, retracting his fingers back slowly,

" He..he almost killed her.. Luckily, she has her heart beating still.. but Cedric..."

Ralph paused deliberately, pulled his eyes back at Cedric meaningfully. Like some meaningful words exchanged, he pursued his lips with difficulty,

" Are you sure about my proposal? Do you really want to give up on everything for her?"

Cedric didn’t speak for a while. Every time he wanted to reconsider his decision, he figured out that he couldn’t bear to see her dying. It was him who played with her life, her fate. Even a lifetime compensation wasn’t enough to heal her pains that he caused.

He replied after taking a deep breath,

" Yes..I do trust her..Even if I am gone, she will protect my family.."

Ralph nodded with understanding, and walked to the side of Ayra’s fate. Stretching out his left palm, he asked gently,

" Let’s start this, Cedric..You know there’s no going back like your mother had no choice.."

A few seconds passed and no one heard from them inside. Not long after their confusion, the chamber of Ayra started to witness something. All the furniture inside the room began to shake violently, the walls had cracked even the vase from her bed side threatened to fall. Both Ralph and Cedric were chanting something together. Their eyes were glowing like fire, hands adjoined, they were immersed into performing something. In the blink of an eye, both of them shifted to their demon form. Massive body, terrifying eyes, voice sounding husky as they chanted, they continued to perform something in a low voice.

After the mini earthquake, everyone was anxious about their motives but because of FRENCHIES, they didn’t dare to rush inside. Frenchies were worried as them because he knew what could be the result of asking help from Ralph.

Inside, a black air began to swim out from Ayra’s wounded stomach, making their way inside Cedric who was still in his demon form. Even before consuming the black air, Ralph gave him a glance to reconsider his decision but Cedric didn’t wait. He opened his mouth to consume the black smoke without any second thought.

Fortunately, her wound was healed after they joined together in ritual. They took their own time to transform into normal form. After all, they didn’t want to scare the people who were waiting outside. After Cedric regained his consciousness, he didn’t even pay attention to the change in his body. His eyes dropped down to find her scar that had healed completely but her eyes were still closed, worrying him again.

Ralph held his shoulders from behind, assured after letting out a sigh,

" She will wake up anytime tonight. Rest assured! No powers of the true demon left inside her."

Cedric nodded thoughtfully and led him outside to give the news. Pushing open the door, he found all those anxious faces that had been waiting for the news. Cedric gave them a small smile, sharing the good news before he departed with Ralph,

" Princess is safe now. Let her sleep more."

Everyone rejoiced happily, especially Elizabeth who was sobbing for a long time. As her family never treated her well, Ayra was the only person in her life who genuinely cared for her.

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They both stood together in silence, watching the moon playing with clouds. After Cedric passed Ralph his cigarette, the old man took a low puff. He muttered, looking back at Cedric whose face was emotionless,

" You remind me of your mother, Cedric. She would have been happier today because you didn’t turn into the demon that she dislikes."

Cedric swallowed hard, murmuring painfully,

" I guess..we both are just blind in responsibilities.."

Ralph chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief to mutter incoherently,

" Why don’t you replace the word with ’love’?"

Cedric denied, giving him a long puzzled look,

" I don’t think that I am capable of loving anyone. Maybe, I am used to her presence."

Ralph turned slightly, explained after an exhale,

" You are in love..you know why? Because I can see you breaking. The proud, demon king who fought alone against this cruel world is long gone. He wants love, attention, and affection. Only love can break you like this."

Cedric didn’t rebuke anything. Instead, he asked back, looking into the man who stayed by his side like a guardian angel all through his life,

" You never told me why you didn’t turn into a true demon again? Why did you insist on carrying emotions in your heart? Was it because you loved someone too?"