The Vampire Empress: Blood Queen & Her Kings

'Soulmate' - this one word held so much history and power in it that barely anyone could delve into its depth. 

This was the word that supernaturals used for their life partners, those whom they loved and cared for from the bottom of their hearts. A soulbond was said to be the most beautiful and sacred bond between lovers that not only connected their hearts but also their souls with each other.

A bond that was respected and cherished since it was not only hard to find one's destined soulmate but also because a soulbond was the most precious and beautiful present the universe had gifted to the supernaturals.

And today, after spending over fifteen hundred years alone without her destined mates by her side, Jiang Ying Yue had finally got the chance to change her sad life into a happy one.

Her three destined soulmates were standing right in front of her eyes while the man whom she had loved for the past few centuries was also there with her.. 

All that she needed to do was to take a step towards these four handsome men who were fated to win her heart and stay by her side as her family. Was she ready to take that step?

"Is everything alright?" Qing Shan broke the heavy silence as he asked the question in a concerned tone as he noticed the sudden change in Jiang Ying Yue and Silver's expressions.

Ying Yue felt Silver's hold on her arm loosening up a little bit as the man took a step back to put some distance between himself and her.

It was true that Silver had been waiting for the day when all her three destined soulmates would appear and she would complete her bond with them. After all, that's the only way for him to start a happy and positive relationship with her. 

But at the same time, it was also true that his heart was still not prepared in some ways. Whether he liked it or not, the three of them were her destined soulmates. Even if there was no love between them at the moment, nothing could be said about the future.

As far as he could see, the Princes were not only otherworldly handsome but they were also powerful. They were rich and could protect her. And most importantly, they seemed to be nice people. They had strong characters and they seemed to act like they only cared about themselves, but he could see the truth in their eyes. 

Even though the Princes were almost clueless about the soulbond and how it worked, they had already started giving under the pull of the bond that was making them not only care for Jiang Ying Yue but also to learn more about her to understand her in a better way.

Silver was pulled out of his thoughts when he felt soft fingers wrapping themselves around his palm as he felt a slight pull towards the girl who had been ruling his heart for ages by now. 

"Why are you stepping away? Just because the three of them are here doesn't mean that I don't need you here with me anymore. Stay here with me... by my side..." Her voice was soft and low but it was enough to kick away all the self-doubts and horrible thoughts that were erupting in his head. 

Silver let a weak but genuine smile appear on his lips before he nodded his head in response and shifted to stand right next to her while wrapping his own fingers around her small hand.

Jiang Ying Yue gave him a warm smile before she turned her attention towards Qing Shan and the other two Princes who had been silently observing the exchange between Silver and her.

"Everything is alright. I just realized that... I've found my final soulmate..." Her eyes landed on the Third Prince who seemed to be having a hard time grasping the situation and whatever she was talking about.

"Wu Xie too?" Wang Shu was the first one to react as he stared at her before turning to look at his younger brother with a quizzical look on his face. It looked like either he was having doubts about her words or he was probably just laughing at fate for trying up him and both his brothers with the same girl. 

"Wait! What's going on here? What are you all talking about? And... and... who's this man beside you?" As Wu Xie finally let out the words that had been burning him from inside out for the past several minutes, he once again felt the sudden urge of moving forward and pulling that unknown man away from the girl. The two of them were being too shameless for their own good. They were far too daring to act so intimately with each other in front of him and his brothers. How brazen!

If eyes could kill then Silver would have already lost his life a long time ago. By the look of it, the Third Prince didn't seem to like him at all, or probably, it was his closeness with Jiang Ying Yue that the Prince was having a hard time digesting. Overall, Wu Xie was feeling jealous even without realizing it.

"Miss Jiang seemed to be not in a good health. Let's not waste any more time here. We will continue this talk after reaching the manor." Qing Shan decided to apply a brake on the situation that was turning intense with every passing second.

Wu Xie was ready to object as no one had given him any answer but all words vanished when he saw his eldest brother suddenly pulling Miss Jiang in his arms before he securely wrapped his hands around her. 

"I'll take you there." Qing Shan took the time to say these few words before he immediately teleported away with a slightly surprised Jiang Ying Yue.

Wu Xie watched both his Second brother and that other man with Silver hair also teleporting away after Qing Shan left with Jiang Ying Yue. A sigh left his lips as he realized that even though he wanted to return to the Imperial Palace asap, his heart was determined to follow the girl.

***

Jiang Ying Yue stared at the milky skin of the wrist that Wang Shu had just placed in front of her. She could see the veins and her vampire hearing picked up the sound of his heartbeat that was increasing with each passing second. 

"What do you mean by this?" She asked him while trying to keep her fangs from coming out as the temptation of sinking them in his flesh and taking a slight taste of his blood was making her lose her mind. 

Even without meaning it, she ended up recalling the day and that specific moment when she got to taste his sweet blood for the very first time. A groan almost slipped from her lips but she did manage to stop herself at the very last moment.

"Don't make me say it. Just do it quickly. You are looking so pale and tired." Wang Shu murmured as he turned his face away, trying his best to not look at her because her current state made his heart throb with pain. 

He felt a slight push on the hand that he had placed in front of her, and it made him once again turn his attention towards the girl.

"I'll be alright in a while. You don't have to do this. I don't need blood to heal myself every time I'm short on energy." She spoke while focusing her eyes anywhere but on his hand. For some weird reason, he felt like she was rejecting him and this feeling wasn't at all to his liking. 

"Are you forgetting that you are no longer able to use your powers? There was indeed a time when you only needed blood every once in a couple of months but the situation has changed now. Right at this moment, you are just like a newly turned vampire who needs blood every single day to survive. Stop pretending otherwise." Silver decided to remind her of the bitter truth that she had been trying to ignore all this time.

"Every day?" Qing Shan asked as he looked at the exhausted state of Miss Jiang.

"Yes, every day. She's too weak at the moment to survive without blood. She needs to consume a little blood almost every day until the day her body will be strong enough to... Well, you got the gist. She needs blood." Silver decided to divert the attention as he was having a hard time explaining everything without talking about the fact that Jiang Ying Yue's body and soul didn't belong to each other, at least not yet!

"Why does she need to drink blood?" This time it was Wu Xie who finally could not help but speak up. It was getting harder for him to keep up with everything that was happening in front of his eyes.

A small smirk appeared on Silver's lips as he turned his face to look at the Third Prince as he answered his question, "That's because... she's a demon..."