MARRIED TO PREDATORS
EPISODE 3

"Is she very afraid of me? Callistas."

Lucas' low, deep voice echoed inside the luxurious carriage carriage that would lead them towards the Vampire Empire to be exact the Southern kingdom.

The horse carriage that has curtains with blood red and golden shades makes the nuances have become something different from usual for Callusta who often sleeps in the attic without a pedestal.

Callista who was still feeling tense and trembling was shocked, his back shuddered at Lucas' flat and deep voice. Callista's fingers gripped and squeezed tightly into her wedding dress.

The cold temperature that hit also made his fingers more stiff and difficult to move.

With fear continuing to seep from within his body and mind, Callista glanced at Lucas who was sitting beside him.

Lucas's handsome face was completely flawed.

"If he wasn't a vampire." Inner Callista.

"Ti's... No, Sa... I'm not afraid." Callista said with a truncated voice.

Of course it was a lie, Callista even repeatedly wanted to faint from suffocation to suppress her fear, she was sitting next to a savage man who was ready at any moment to pounce on her leheenya and suck out her blood.

"Taa... But, how long is our journey." Callista tried to ask, looking for a topic, whether the Vampire could be spoken to or not.

And that was the first chat that Callista made, he tried his hardest to break the silence and pretend to be ordinary, let alone the cold air and the quiet atmosphere that was inside the carriage made it even more gripping.

The night was cold and silent, the sound of the wheels of the carriage passing through the thick rocks and snow made everything even more strange, and it drowned Callista's sense of bravery, moreover, the one sitting next to Callista was a human blood sucking Vampire.

"Maybe 5 days and could be more." Lucas said.

"Ta.. But... A... I read books, Vampires can fly at the speed of light. To... Why would a vampire get on a train?"

Slowly Callista's curiosity tickled her and wanted to ask despite also trying to conquer her increasing fear.

Callista needed to relax his stiffened muscles, as it made him very tired very quickly.

There was nothing more Callista could do but accept everything that was before his eyes. There's no way back.

If Callista escapes, he has nowhere to hide. If Callista escaped and could hide, the Vampire would quickly find him.

Callista must also be ready, if someday his blood will be dry because sucked by her husband.

Callista's question made Lucas smile very thin, and it made Lucas's good looks even more dazzling to make Callista forget to breathe.

"His looks are so dazzling." Callista's mind.

"Usually there is no need to take the train." Answer Lucas.

"Then why, now we take the train…?"

"Because, you'd be scared if I just took you flying."

Callista silently realizes that Lucas is thinking about his fears, making Callista a little strange and thinking about why Lucas is so attentive to him so quickly.

Now, her fear was somewhat lessened, knowing that the Vampire prince, who was none other than her husband, at least noticed her and spoke softly.

In fact, Callista felt her husband was much gentler and better than Abigail, the stepmother who always abused her.

Callista remembers how Abigail locked him up without food, Callista remembers how Abigail never spoke softly, snapped, swore, and cursed, yelling and saying rough all the sentences and his voice was only filled with insults and mockery even with dirty sentences.

What makes Callista sick and sad the most is how Abigail who always cursed and ridiculed her late mother as a lowly woman who was not dignified.

"Te... Thank you, Mr." Callista said.

The girl was quite relieved and started to calm down, finding that Lucas chose to accompany her in the carriage to go through the long journey towards the Vampire Empire.

Lucas could have gone first and left him with his bodyguards, so Lucas could have arrived in just a few hours.

"Hm... Didn't I tell you what my name was?" Lucas' voice became ice cold.

"Y...Yes Sir." Callista answered nervously.

"Then just call me by that name."

"Yes? Wh...Is that true bo.. May? Lu-Lucas Pangena?"

Lucas's brows furrowed, unhappy omens, and dislike of hearing the appellation from Callista's mouth made Callista's body again nervous and shudder.

"What's wrong? Am I wrong again?"

"Don't call me prince, just call me my name."

"L-Lu-Lucas...?" Callista called out Lucas' name with a questioning tone.

"Yes, like that, sounds a lot better."

Callista uttered with distress, there was a strange feeling in his mind when he had to call out the name of a person who had a high position without using the word prefix, such as Lord or Prince and the like.

Callista again saw how her husband's attitude towards her.

Lucas is so gentle, not too talkative yet shows that he is a caring man, the one Callista feels the most is a Vampire should be a violent, emotionless beast, but Lucas is different from what Callista fantasizes about: a bloodthirsty, savage vampire.

The figure of the Vampire Callista imagined even had a creepy appearance with big turning eyes like a bibatang, big fangs and mouth full of blood, then his face was filled with fur with a nose like a wolf, and his face was full of blood, not to mention his faces are covered with fine hairs.

Callista then glanced at Lucas' burly but smooth hand, Lucas' fingers long and wiggly, let alone the hand when touching it was not cold at all, then had no long pointy nails.

Lucas Vampire had a dazzling face, very handsome and dignified in one face.

"L-Lucas... Before I die may I ask one request, so that my body may be buried next to the graves of my parents." Callista ventured to give his will while squeezing both his hands.

With her fear peaking back, Callista must ask for it, she wants to die peacefully, get together with her father and mother, then be able to meet them again in heaven.

Lucas stared hard at Callista, making Callista quickly down. Callista felt intimidated just by Lucas's gaze.

"I'll never suck your blood." Lucas' voice was soft as he was calming Callista's fear.

It was as if Lucas knew that his wife was really scared and was trying to pretend to be ordinary.

Callista flinched and glared, looking at his two clenched and trembling hands above his two trembling thighs as well.

"Vampire no one will dare to suck your blood, not even I myself will suck your blood, not even if you give permission." Lucas said.

Lucas leaned his head against the wall of the train, his eyes closed.

"That should be enough to assuage your fear of me Callista." Lucas' voice sounded a little sad.

Callista bit his lip but before he could say anything, Lucas continued.

"Now that I am your husband, when I see you, I have sworn to myself and someone to protect you." Lucas' voice was low but a little firm.

Then, Lucas opened his eyes and looked at Callista.

"So, stop being afraid of me Callista, I won't hurt you, it hurts me a little and makes me sad when I see my wife constantly shaking in fear." Lucas Imbuh.

"Promise someone to take care of me? Wh who? Is that Abigail?"

Callista looked at Lucas's face, the man still leaning his head against the wall of the carriage, but his gaze was right in front of Callista's face.

Lucas tried his hardest not to hurt Callista even with just his words, he also tried to talk more than usual.

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