Chapter 217 Nearly Free
( Marcus Aurelius’s POV )
” Who the fuck is messing with me right now? Jhonny fucking English who? My father is a monarch, put some respect to the Aurelius name damnit! ” Marcus said in distress as he knocked aside an extremely expensive vase in frustration.
Marcus had not been able to get Asiva off his mind ever since he saw her beautiful naked body that would not submit to him.
Whatever woman Marcus wanted, he had always gotten as he was mostly only attracted to women of stature within Vampire clans.
There was something about having his way with a dignified wife or an innocent young flower that nobody else could achieve but he could.
Although he promised to impregnate the woman and help strengthen their clan, he knew his own limits very well and that his father would obliterate him should he have bastards running around, hence he made sure that he never impregnated any women he slept with.
Whether the women liked him or not, in the end they all tried their best to please him, however, Asiva did not and this burnt an intense desire for Marcus to conquer her.
Although Marcus himself was only tier3 at the moment his right hand man and best friend Sigfried was at the peak of tier4.
” Sigfried, I don’t trust Will Kingsman’s arrangements to safeguard my interests. I want that woman Sigfried, don’t let her escape, don’t hand her back to the Kingsman either, bring her to me please ” Marcus commander Sigfried who politely bowed and said ” Aye, young master, your wish is my command “.
Tapping on Siegfried’s shoulder with a smile Marcus said ” You are the only person I can rely on, take care of yourself and don’t disappoint me ”
” I won’t disappoint you ” Sigfried said with conviction as he took his leave.
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( Meanwhile Asiva )
Asiva was by no means alright.
She had her hands tied above her head for over 200 days now and she could no longer feel them at all.
Around day 30 the ticklish feeling of not enough blood reaching her fingers stopped completely as after that she could no longer feel her fingers while after day 60 she could no longer feel her arms at all.
Her right shoulder had popped off its socket and had stayed in an awkward position for a long time now as Asiva had grown numb to the constant pain.
Her body was covered in bruises and black marks made by busted blood vessels where clots had formed.
Her face no longer had her usual radiant lusture as she was covered in dirt,grime and sweat.
She had grown extremely frail and weak to the point she could no longer shake her head to get the fleas off her skin as she just let them do as they pleased.
But although her body was at her limits, her spirit still remained strong as her eyes never lost their lusture as if they were holding onto something tangible, something that would not allow Asiva to die without achieving.
Her only comfort everyday was the shouting noise of Severus that let her know that he was right there beside her and that they would make it through together.
To be fair, this was the first time she had ever cultivated respect and admiration for Severus as that man lived up to his duty as a Godfather this time. 𝒃𝙚𝒅𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒆𝒍．𝙘𝒐𝙢
But her spirit and strength truly emboldened only after she heard Severus say that Max was coming to save her.
For the last 2.5 years everytime she closed her eyes she had thought of that man and the separation had made her heart grow fonder of him as she realised just how much he meant to her life.
She had long gathered the courage to confess her love to him, as she knew in her mind that he was the only man she would ever want.
Today as she was biding her time as usual, her cell door rattled earlier than the usual time for food and this alerted Asiva as something was definitely up.
Two guards walked in without any plates of food as they scanned her body with both lust and disgust as they said ” You are coming with us”.
The chains binding her arms were removed for the first time in a long time as she landed flat on her feet and stumbled onto the floor.
Asiva felt a throbbing pain in her right shoulder and her arms as the blood vessels that had not been used in ages felt fresh blood coursing through them again as Asiva saw the dead flesh on her arms and realised just how bad her state truly was.
For a moment she could not gather enough strength to walk properly as her steps were wobbly, but after managing to stand straight she looked at the guards and said in a demanding voice ” Give me something to cover up first ”
The guards begrudgingly agreed and threw her a shawl as Asiva wrapped the cloth around herself and followed the guards to see what was up.
The moment she exited her cell, she felt an incredible amount of dopamine release as she felt like a truly free bird.
Her happiness was doubled when she saw Severus out of his cell too, grinning and shedding a tear of joy upon seeing Asiva.
” You look awful ” Asiva said, her voice cracking a little as Severus wiped the tear off his face and said ” So do you ”
The two of them were allowed to take a hot shower and given a fresh set of clothes and a better meal than usual, as while Asiva and Severus kept asking why they were being given such a treatment nobody replied.
Just when the two began feeling better after having a hot meal for the first time in several months they got a system notification that poured cold water over their happiness.
[ System Notification ] – You have been poisoned by the mana devouring poison.
You cannot circulate mana for the next 24 hours until the poison is cleared from your body or you will die.
” Despicable” Severus said as he slammed the hot bowl of food in his hands and felt foolish for trusting the establishment that had captured them.
It was at this moment that two men walked into their dining hall and sat across the duo.
One of them was a tier 4 vampire commander covered in tattoos and piercings while the other was an average looking lanky human at tier 3.
The lanky human said ” Your friends have taken the Kingsman heirs as hostage, for the lives of Roy and Keane Kingsman we will swap the two of you.
The poison is to make sure you can no longer circulate mana and attack us back after the swap is done.
As we don’t want any tricks to be played.
Come with us obediently, enjoy your freedom and fuck off, understand?
Try to act extra smart and we kill you here and now! ”
Asiva narrowed her eyes at the duo, she could feel their murderous aura even this second but knew that there was nothing she could do about it at the moment.
Although she knew that they were walking into a trap, for now she could only hope for the best and have faith in Max to save her.
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