The Vampire's Bride

Mallory slowly opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was an unfamiliar ceiling. Her heart started beating louder and faster. She had forgotten where she was. She tried getting up but something was stopping her from moving. Unlike the cold touch of the chains at her home, this 'something' felt... warm.

She unconsciously looked at the source of the warmth and saw Leo, who was still sleeping.

Under the dim lights of the room, Mallory slowly admired his facial features as she slowly relaxed. Indeed she was scared but that did not stop her from admiring people— be it their face, attitude, or simply their aura.

Leo had not only thick eyelashes, but also long ones. He was the kind of 'handsome man' where even if he was to just where his u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r and parade on the streets, no one would call him a pervert or crazy. Instead they would admire him.

Despite being handsome, Leo still preferred to stay low and the result of this was that he was known to be an apathetic prince.

Mallory was still gazing at him as if she was in deep thought. She did not notice the man's eyes opening. Only when she saw the deep blue eyes staring straight at her, as if he could see through her, did she averted her gaze.

She flinched for a second but calmed down as she felt Leo c.a.r.e.s.sing her.

"You're already awake? It's still too early."

Leo's voice came out deep but sleepy. Mallory could not help but blushed. It was then that she realized that Leo was hugging her as if she was a pillow while she used Leo's left arm as her head pillow.

Leo pulled her head closer. He lightly kissed Mallory's ear that immediately twitched at the contact.

"Good morning, darling."

Mallory tried to push Leo away, feeling embarrassed at their position. "I-I'm just gonna wash m-my face...!"

Leo laughed at the girl who was squirming in his arms. He let her go and like a rabbit that escaped the hands of its predator, Mallory ran towards another door.

As soon as the door closed, Mallory held her c.h.e.s.t, trying to stop her heart from going wild.

'Stop it, Mallory! It's just that he was still asleep that's why he did that. Don't mind, don't mind!'

After Leo gave her his blood, Mallory felt dizzy. Nothing much happened except that Leo drank from her one more time before going to bed with Mallory.

"Ah, it already closed. That's good."

Mallory was startled as she heard Leo behind her. She felt his cold hands holding her hand. She stared at the mirror wide confused.

"Y-You have a reflection?"

Leo replied indifferently, "I do. I'm not as weak as the others."

There's a saying that vampires cannot see their own reflection in a mirror. Since Mallory was a half-blooded vampire, it was no surprise that she had her own reflection. Leo was a vampire yet there she was staring at his reflection. This proved that he was powerful enough to retain his reflection.

Leo opened his mouth to speak but was stopped by a couple of soft knocks.

"Young Master, you called?"

They both looked at the door of the bathroom as Leo replied.

"Brian, start making the breakfast. We might go out early today."

"Understood, Young Master."

Mallory listened closely at the sound of receding footsteps before she distanced herself from Leo.

"I'll be leaving now, Master Orpheus. Thank you for allowing me to stay for the night and for saving me."

She quickly stepped out of the bathroom and looked around for her bag. Unfortunately, she could not see it. She tried to recall where she last placed it.

At the bar...

She shivered at the thought of her going back to that place.

"Looking for your belongings?"

Looking behind, Mallory saw Leo fixing his hair. She nodded her head.

"They're downstairs, at the living room. Are you ready?" Mallory confusingly looked at Leo as he walked towards her. Did she tell him about it yesterday? No she had no recollection of it.

Seeing that Mallory did not reply, Leo grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the room. "Come on, breakfast is almost ready."

Before Mallory could reply, in an instant, there they were standing at the dining table.

"Good morning Young Master Orpheus, Miss." The maids, servants and butlers were standing on two lines, bowing their heads when they saw their young master and his guest entering the dining table.

Leo saw Mallory taking a seat at one of the chairs. Instead of sitting at his respective place, he sat besides Mallory, not wanting to have some distance between them.

The dining room they were in was for a normal family meal. It had a smaller table than the formal ones. At most, it could accommodate five or six people.

"What will we have for breakfast?" Leo's question brought Mallory back to her senses. It was only then that she realized Leo was sitting besides her. Then she started feeling the threatening glares of the people nearby.

Leo saw Mallory's body trembling and moved closer. He put his arm over her shoulders and whispered, "Are you okay? Is it cold?"

This action made almost everyone of them gasped. Their Young Master was being gentle with someone? And what's more, it's a woman?!

Because they have been scolded yesterday by the Young Master's most trusted assistant and butler, Brian, they did not dare to gossip about the issue in front of others.

When a few people had seen the girl yesterday, they all thought she was just getting the attention of the Young Master.

They thought their Young Master just took pity at her... who would have thought that he would actually treat her gently?!

They didn't even know that their Young Master could be that gentle!

Could it be that... Young Master found the person he loves?

"N-no, Master, I'm fine."

When they heard the girl's weak response, almost all of their hostile and threatening gazes retreated. The way the girl spoke, she did not seem to be the type of person they thought she was. Instead, they were utterly confused at the girl who was trying to move away from the man besides her as if she was scared.

Did Young Master bully her even before he could build a firm relationship?

All their negative thoughts and emotions were replaced with pity when they saw how Leo placed a huge amount of pressure to the girl who probably did not notice a single thing.

Seeing that the girl was not cold, Leo retracted his arm and reached out for his fork. Everyone watched what the man was doing. He got a piece of pancake from the serving plate. He cut it into 8 equal parts, poured honey and exchanged his plate with Mallory's.

Everyone watched the scene unfold before them. They thought that what they saw earlier was surprising... this was even more surprising than before!

Mallory was in a daze until she smelled something sweet, fresh and... simply unappetizing.

Seeing her face scrunching up, Leo quickly removed the small amount of butter that he had placed on the side of her plate. "You don't like butter?"

Mallory unconsciously shook her head, eager to show how much she hated butter.

Leo laughed at the girl's movements. "Do you want more honey?"

"M-Master Orpheus! Y-you should start eating! Please pay no attention to me at all," Mallory quickly said as she saw Leo lifting the honey. Leo raised an eyebrow at her before following her request.

Seeing that he had stopped focusing his attention on her, Mallory proceeded to eat the food that was presented.

But just as she was about to eat the food on her spoon, she looked at Leo and whispered as low as possible, "You won't let them eat?"

A hint of amus.e.m.e.nt passed through Leo's eyes. He was quiet for a moment before raising his right hand to dismiss the people.

These people were shocked. Some of them, thanks to their enhanced hearing abilities, were able to grasp Mallory's question. Seeing that their Young Master has dismissed them allowed them to have their breakfast or rest without being pressured! Especially now that they were called a few hours earlier than their usual time.

Mallory did not know that her actions made her image better. She just wanted to eat without being seen by many people. Also, in her house, the servants, maids, and the rest would be eating before she could even eat.

She saw a shadow standing by the side as she took her first bite. It was Brian who did not join the group of people earlier. She threw a questioning look at Brian who was as still as a rock talking to his Young Master through telepathy once more.

Brian: "Young Master, Miss is staring at me."

Leo: "Hmm..."

Brian: "... What should I do?"

Leo: "Isn't it obvious?"

Brian: "…"

Seeing that Brian did not reply and still stood at the same place, Leo impatiently told him through telepathy, "Follow her orders."

"As you wish, Young Master."

Brian bowed before leaving. He did not expect his Young Master to... order him to follow the girl. This just added to Leo's suspicions. Maybe... Young Master did find the Future Young Madam.

He took mental note that in the future, if their relationship would be stronger, the devil will rise if something was to happen to Mallory.