Forced Bride Of The Vampire Lord

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Hazel smiled. She knew that they would be hostile to her. Others stared at her too.

The message was clear, by announcing her as the new ruler, Rafael wanted to fulfill his long awaited dream of ruling humans.

Or else how a woman that was sacrificed to save them, could stand up and come back to rule them. She was nothing but a pawn discarded by her parents and now was used by Rafael.

“You must have a wild imagination, duke. Do you think council is a fool to stand silently if that would have been the case?” she asked with a sneer, “they have done so much hard work to get the peace back. It could not be sacrificed even if the other person is the lord!” but her words were like a small pebble in the large river.

“And you think that the council would be able to stand against its lord? Isn’t it the lord who has the maximum chairs in the council?

Though the human and vampire were sitting on it. They were nothing but puppets in the hands of your husband.” he mocked her with a chuckle and then waved his hands.

“Like there are many men but they all just represent me. It would not be easy to take our land back from us with such a snaky and dirty method. You should already accept defeat and tell your master that we are not fools.” the hostility he was trying to hide in his mockery was clearer now.

His red eyes and the desire to kill in his eyes were threatening. If it would have been anyone else, they would have already run away but when it comes to Hazel, she only laughed.

Even when she sensed the cold eyes of everyone staring at her with hatred, she did not have a hint of fear on her face.

“So you mean that he is strong enough to control the whole council and the sense of their judgment. I must say that I am honored that you think too highly of my husband!” she said with an arrogant face.

She did not feel a bit of shame in thinking others think that she was leeching off on her husband. After all, he was his to begin with.

“But as long as it is about the empire. I am not selling it to him. I want this place to be a better one. Where even commoners can live freely.

Fair nobles get a better chance of progress and those who are hiding in the dark like vipers, they would get the punishment they deserve.” she tilts and stares back at the nobles who have a layer of sweat on their heads feeling the pressure coming from her.

They did not meet her eyes but looked away but it only widened the smile on her face.

“I am only looking forward to building a better place and you will realize it with time. It is just a pity that you will not be a part of it!” she smiled as she tilted her head when one of their men started to serve the meat.

When she met his eyes straight, the man hesitated for a second before serving her too. Who would have thought that a meek sacrifice would have such a strong presence.

As if he was hypnotized, he was not able to refuse her at all.

“Thank you!” she smiled as she said those words to the young man while looking at the duke.

Taking a large bite of the meat, she nodded her head with affirmation, “the meat was cooked fine and I am impressed it has such a good taste without the spices of the palace.”

The young man who had cooked the meat blushed. She had such a bewitching smile on her face that he could not help but feel heat rising on his cheeks.

“There is still a chance to support the reform, duke!” she said after taking a pause, “the change would not stop and i will not accept defeat due to the rebel. My reforms would speak for me after some time. But you..” she paused as if she was waiting for her words to sink in their mind, “it would be too late for you by then. I do not believe in giving second chances to my enemies.”

Though she still had a soft smile on her face, her eyes were deeper and colder. It gave a chill down the spine of everyone standing there.

Who would have thought that she would have such a presence that they would feel pressured. Many sweated and stayed silent when they looked at her cold eyes.

“But I never let my friends suffer. So it depends on all of you, which side do you want to choose!” with that she took another bite of the meat as if they were talking about menial things like weather.

“Are you threatening me?” This time he did not even spare her honorifics and he wanted to humiliate her the way she had humiliated him but she just shrugged her shoulders and raised her head.

“I am just telling the facts. And my family is the best example. I will not spare a single one that would try to hurt me but I will sacrifice myself for those who stood with me.” she said with a laugh, “but why are we talking about such serious things. Are we not all nobles that have the interest of the empire as our goal?”

She feigned ignorance as she smiled at them softly as if she was a naive child who didn’t know about their tricks but the message was already conveyed.

The rest of the meal was dead silent. Only the sound of gnashing teeth of the duke could be heard who stared at his men as if asking them to say something in his favor but everyone steeled their eyes away from him.

The man only seethed with rage as his nails dug deeper into his skin.

“Thank you for the meal, duke. I will see you at the exit later and make sure to share my winnings with you in exchange for your hospitality.”