chapter 75

ARIELLA. When Viel returned, I was already back in my room. Darius returned to sleeping, although he said that it would take a while before he went back into a deep slumber. It turns out vampires could do that naturally, being practically immortal that they are. But because of that, Viel never noticed that Darius had already woken up. "David has been gone for a few days now. He must be having a hard time looking for my mate," I told Viel when he served me my dinner that evening. He cooked me some beef and potatoes but I didn't know what kind of dish they were. "I suppose you're not complaining that he's still not here?" Viel quipped. "The Vampire King has a lot on his plate right now. From what I heard, Master Lawrence had run away from him, saying that he no longer wanted to live with him. He must be looking for him too on top of all the other things that needed to be done." "Ha! Maybe he's not a very good older brother to his siblings." "He's just very busy. And usually, it was