Dr. Luna
The Vampires Promised Bride Chapter 41

Lucy stared at the wolf in front of her. This was a nice distraction from the inward spiral she was feelin deep brown and darkness. He was fully clothed, setting the ensemble off with a black cape. She watch And what was weird... is she didn't sense any malcontent from him.

"You are very interesting princess." Abaddon said as a smile spread across his lips.

"I'm pretty sure my Aunt Rhea killed you. At least so I've been told. Care to explain?" Lucy wasn't afrai was here the vampires already knew it.

"I did die. This." He motioned over his body. "This is my soul. Rather than cease to exist I chose servitu Trust me... I tried." He chuckled and shrugged. "I'm a half-demon, not a saint. I am bound by their blo "So you are the one traveling back and forth for the prince." Lucy finally understood why Jasper didn't "It beats not existing. And I am no longer plagued with the power greed I had before. You know the re "That was really pathetic and gross. And this is really weird talking to you. I'm not sure how I am supp Abaddon chuckled. "Well, we might as well get along since you will be my new master soon too. Look "You are different from what I expected."

"I am different..." Abaddon looked away and shook his head. "I was poisoned before and blinded by p longer blind. And now bound by servitude... I feel like I am really living now. I am different. I am not th obtain. Just an acceptance of my existence."

"I guess time will tell who you truly are." Lucy wasn't interested in adding a psycho demon as her new OFF Abaddon frowned and furrowed his brows. "I can... but I can't allow you to leave here. If you stay here

"I'm not leaving. I just don't want to be found right now."

"It's done." Abaddon said effortlessly. "You know... about the woman Stella..."

was this even possible? Abaddon was dead... right? She watched as the wolf transformed into a muscular man with black hair and dark eyes, a mixture of a he took another step towards her and she stood there just looking at him. This? This was the half-demon that terrorized her family? She wasn't impressed.

n. She had no doubt that she could take him out if needed. So she walked past him and sat on the edge of the fountain. She also wasn't stupid. If Abaddon

e vampires can claim souls as servants. But it isn't quite that simple. I am bound to the royal family for all eternity. I can't ever betray them... it is impossible. blood oath. I exist but only as their servant and protector. Being soul bound now though I can instantaneously travel and have handy powers."

on who the other servant was. Still... this shouldn't have been kept secret. Regardless of whether he was harmless or not. went after the fairy princesses." His voice trailed off quietly.

feel about you..." He was the servant to the vampire royals but he was also an old enemy to her family. But right now... he seemed harmless. do anything unless one of the royals commands it. I can only act based on their will. I won't excuse my past. But I would like to work towards my penance."

nd greed... well that's not important. In a way... when your aunt killed me and the vampires claimed my soul... it saved me. I can see things differently. No son. And I want to prove that to you. Since it is your lineage I have harmed the most. I won't ask for forgiveness since it isn't something I can ever dream to

Buut maybe she could use him... "What types of skills do you have?" She watched a smile slither over his face. "Can you hide my presence so I can't be found?" o that for you. However, Derek's orders are for me to keep you safe here until you leave."

Lucy glared at him. "Don't. No matter what you say I can't believe a word that comes out of your mout,ust don't talk." She watched as Abaddon nodded his head in understanding. "You are still strong in this form aren't you? So why can't you just pop in there and kill this witch?"

A dark chuckle resounded from the half-demon. "I'd love to... The most I can do is protect and shield. I can even do damage... but I can't kill. If I kill someone I will basically die all over again. One of the rules I am bound by. Guess most don't want to contract a demon soul and allow them the ability to kill."

"Makes sense." Lucy said with a faint smile if this was true then he was pretty harmless. Self-preservation is a driving factor for him. Especially if he agreed to an eternity of servitude.

Whatever, soul-bound servant Abaddon wasn't a concern right now. She leaned back on her hands pressing them into the cool stone around the fountain. The whole situation was actually a mess. Whether there was truth or not. If it was truth... oh there was going to be some casualties on the vampire side. And if it wasn't true... when Derek announces himself as the real prince then they will be thinking the prince was messing around. It is a rumor that will circulate quickly. Since this Stella seems to love showing their pictures together to everyone. Which made her doubt the integrity of her story. However... the why comes back.

Stella doesn't know Ryan is the prince so what does she gain by lying? And her cousin was Sabrina so she had plenty of opportunities to meet up with 'Ryan' and get to know him. But... hmmm. Sabrina insinuated that she wanted to get with 'Ryan'. Would she still think that way if her cousin was dating him? There is that Freya logic seeping through again. Logically it doesn't add up. Her mother had taught her to think well and anaylze.

She trusted Derek. End of story. She trusted and believed him. And would keep her faith in him. On top of that it didn't make sense. Tonya had said that Ryan wasn't with anyone. And he was faithfully waiting for his mate. All signs pointed to this Stella lying... but she wasn't sure as to the why. Maybe she had a crush on him? And she asked him for the picture?

Now she had to figure out how to deal with the deceit without blowing Derek's cover. She inhaled deeply and looked forward to see Abaddon watching her thoughtfully.

"What is the best way to deal with something that could soon become a vicious rumor... but without exposing the secret itself?"

Abaddon smirked. "Quite impressive. You are more clever than your predecessors. Though the solution is more clear than actually reaching the truth. Which I am curious how you deduced what was a lie and what wasn't..."

Lucy looked up at Abaddon annoyed. "What is the solution?"

Abaddon clicked his tongue. "Jasper. He will handle the rest."

Lucy froze and furrowed her brows. She didn't want to tell Jasper. She was honestly worried about how he would react. It wasn't like the girl knew she was doing this against the prince though so maybe it would be okay. The sound of Abaddon's laughter snapped Lucy from her thoughts. She lifted her eyes up to him.

"You are afraid of what Jasper may do?" Abaddon smirked and shrugged. "It's the easiest and most simple solution. It really is the killer choice." He snickered at his own lame joke.

Lucy rubbed her head slightly as a weird pain washed over her. It came and went quickly. She looked up to see Abaddon's eyes grow darker looking at her.

"Where is your guardian princess?" His low growl rippled out angrily.

"He is still being trained. How did you know I would have a guardian?"

"It was my life mission searching for the fairy princess. I recognize your scent like my own..." He sighed. "You are going to need a guardian with you. You are still waking up and without a guardian... the pain will be severe."

"We are planning to leave this evening to go to the dragon kingdom." Lucy waved her hand off dismissively. "But I need to figure out how to solve this issue first."

"I already told you how to handle it." Abaddon then frowned. "Sorry princess... I can't ignore orders."

She watched as Abaddon vanished for a moment and then a minute later he returned with Jasper.

"You can teleport with people?!" Lucy was immediately thinking of Derek and teleporting to him.

"Only short distances so what you are thinking can't work." Abaddon laughed. "Well I guess this is where I leave you for now." He looked at Jasper's dark eyes and bowed slightly before he vanished.

"Lucy what happened?" Jasper's eyes were almost black as he approached her. "Why did you have Abaddon hide your presence?"

Lucy scoffed. "How about oh sorry you found out about Abaddon being kept as the vampire's slave. I think that is a big detail my family missed."

His eyes flickered slightly. "I'm sorry. It was a discussion that needed to happen a long time ago. When the vampires agreed to keep his soul as a servant they had no clue about your family and how he was an enemy. And afterward, I think they were afraid it would ruin the treaty so they kept it quiet. I was going to tell you about him though. He isn't the same anymore and you don't have to worry about him."

Lucy chuckled and folded her arms over her chest. "I'm not worried about him." She watched as his eyes turned dark.

"Who said something to upset you? What happened?"

This time Lucy could feel a strange energy emanating from Jasper. Green energy swirled out from him... it was something she had never seen before. She stood up and stepped into Jasper so that she could feel this strange energy. She ran her fingers through the energy. It felt as if it had a life of its own. Her actions must have startled Jasper as the energy started quickly fading but she needed to see it more.

"Yes someone did say something..." She said quietly as the energy flowed out again. Maybe if she grabbed onto it...

"Lucy, don't!" Abaddon suddenly appeared and pulled Lucy backwards from Jasper. He watched as Jasper's eyes flickered back to normal before he dropped his protective stance. He turned and glared at Lucy. "What were you thinking?! Do you know what you were about to do?"

"What is it? You know what it is..." She looked at Jasper who seemed to be coming out from a fog. "What is controlling him..."

"It isn't quite like that..." Jasper answered in barely a whisper.

"You said no more secrets between us right?" Lucy said, raising her eyes at him expectantly.

"When the two vampire princes were born the great vampire king planted something in the youngest. It was something to make sure he never tried to take the throne for himself. And made him completely loyal to the royal bloodline. So loyal that he would kill without question. Once Derek was born it subsided in Jester and was passed on to his son..." Abaddon said quietly while watching Jasper making sure what he was saying was allowed. "Oh my gosh that is horrible... what is it?" Lucy gasped looking at Jasper with pity.

"It is a djinn... a type of demon that is bound to its master. The master, in this case, is the vampire royals. But it isn't that bad. I make my own choices. It's just sometimes it's bloodlust can take over." Jasper admitted quietly.

"And you were about to grab onto the djinns energy, Lucy. It would have directed its sights on you." Abaddon said with a loud sigh.

"Let it." Lucy said confidently. Making Abaddon and Jasper's eyes widen. "Let it put its focus on me. This djinn seeks a master, right? Which is why it serves the royals. That means it can be controlled. Maybe I can rein it in. I won't have you disappearing like your father did."

Jasper shook his head. "It's powerful Lucy. Just let it be. I'll be fine."

Aiden and Ryan showed up in the clearing. Aiden looked curiously at the stranger next to Lucy but was relieved to see his sister was fine.

"Ah, reinforcements. This is the perfect time. Besides, it's this guy's job to keep me safe right?" Lucy said, smirking at Abaddon.

He let out a low growl and nodded his head. "By doing this you can speed up what is happening to you..."

"I'm not worrying about it. I'm helping Jasper." Lucy said confidently.

"Lucy you have only just started being a fairy princess-" Jasper interjected, shaking his head.

"But I've always been a fairy. Jasper... just let me try... please."

"Okay I walked in on the test but missed the lecture. What is going on?" Aiden said with a low growl. Whatever it was he deduced this could be dangerous to Lucy.

"Jasper has a djinn in him and I am going to try to help. I don't know what I can do but... as a fairy princess..." Lucy pleaded with Aiden. We have to help him. It takes over sometimes and he kills... I can't leave him like this. She linked with him locking eyes with her brother. Aiden scowled and looked at the stranger next to Lucy. "Who are you?"

Abaddon smirked. "You remind me of your grandfather a lot. You have his arrogance... but I dare say you are stronger than he was... yes much stronger..."

"Long story short... he is a soul bound by servitude to the vampires... oh and he also happens to be Abaddon..." Lucy said and scrunched her face up slightly. Aiden's eyes flickered to the half-demon. "He isn't a danger to the fairies anymore... he isn't what is important right now. So Aiden..."

"Okay fine. Give it a shot. But after this, we are getting the hell out of this place. I'm putting you under Aunt Rhea and Uncle Levi's care. Let them handle my headache for a while." Aiden smirked. The whole Abaddon thing was whatever. He didn't know the demon personally. He didn't understand much of it, just that he was a servant now. Jasper was family to him. If he needed help they would help him. He just hoped things didn't go wrong.