Beauty and the Beast Serie 8

Beauty 💇 And The Beast 👺

Story by: Authoress Ademide.

🍏Serie 8  🍏

Theme: Mated to an Emperor

       🍎Cassidy's POV 🍎

Kira sat comfortably on the couch,happy to have a discussion with me. She looked excited to tell me everything I wanted to know about this bloodsucking world.

"How is it possible for vampires to recognize their mates be it human or their kind?" I asked.

"A Vampire can recognize his mate by her blood scents. It appears to be sweet and enticing to him."

"Does the same rule apply to a female vampire?"

"Yes..but sometimes a female Vampire can choose her mate if she falls in love with a human."

"Do Vampires fall in love like humans too?"

"Yes,they love like humans but a bit differently. A male vampire becomes possessive and overprotective of his mate." Kira answered.

Oh! That explains the Emperor's action when Mikel wanted to claim me as his pet.

"Once a vampire finds mate,his life becomes different."

"In what way?"

"His thoughts about her gets stronger day-by-day. He finds himself thinking about her all the time and at some point it becomes more of a sexual nature. He'll want her more than anything in the world if she's truly his mate." Kira explained further and I listened attentively not wanting to miss a detail.

"Things will get worse if his spirit doesn't accept his mate. Basically distance doesn't help him,so he's going to spend more time with his mate."

I think this type of mating affect the vampire more than the human. What does the human have to do in this case?

"The Vampire-Human mating Is like a burning fire beneath the skin and they can't put it out except when they are around the human."

"And why is it like that?"

"The human doesn't understand the vampire feelings so he's greatly affected."

"But what does the human have to do?"

"Fall in Love with the Vampire like he's human." Kira responded.

I sank lower into the couch.

"That's why most Vampires pray to never be mated to a Human." She added.

"Seems like the vampire to vampire mating is easier."

"Yes..they understand their tradition."

"Does that mean the Emperor would have to be around me more than expected?" I asked.

"Yes..if he hasn't mark you and it becomes stronger after he marks you."

"Mark me? What's that?" I asked with a confused look but no response came from Kira.

"Kira?" She stared into space, completely lost in thought. 

"Kira?" I tapped her gently and she jerked back to life.

"Yes..sorry.. what were you saying?"

"What are you thinking?"

"Me? Nothing..." Kira avoided looking at me. She looked bothered.

"The Emperor hates humans,so do you think he'll ignore his tradition and try to accept me as his mate?" I asked the question that has been at the utmost of mind. I couldn't give a specific answer to the question in my internal banter.

Kira stood up from the couch and began to pace to and fro with a worried look on her face.

"Tell me what's bothering you?"

Kira stopped pacing. "I..I..don't know if I should discuss it with you." She said.

"Kira,I already told you to see me as a friend."

She nodded and came back to the couch. "I hope you won't be mad at me for saying this to you?" She looked down and  toyed with her hand.

"Sit down Kira and talk to me." I said.

Kira heaved a sigh of relief before sitting back on the couch. "Vampires have super senses making it easy for them to hear things beyond our own sense of hearing." She said in a low tone as she pointed at the door.

I nodded know that she was talking in a shushed voice because of the Vampire bodyguards.

 "I..I..think your presence here would set our kind free. It has been a great news to the humans here that our kind is mated to the Emperor who hates us." She whispered.

"How is it good news?"

"I feel the Emperor would be lenient on our kind now,knowing that his mate is a human. Should I call it fate or destiny?" She mumbled.

I tried to reason with Kira,maybe she's right. Should I blame destiny for bringing me here? What if destiny really led me to set my kind free as the Emperor's mate? If I can have my way with the Emperor then I can convince him to stop the maltreatment on humans. Oh God this is it!

"You're right!" I gasped out in realization.

"I'm..sorry to say this...but I feel you should use this chance of being the Emperor's mate to help our kind."

I nodded in agreement but it was easier said than done. 

"The Emperor established a tradition hundreds of years ago..is it possible to change it?!"

"It is possible.." she replied.

"Please I need to know why the Emperor established such tradition."

"No Vampire is ready to tell you the reason for their hatred towards humans. But Gabriel told me because I am his mate."

"Mikel said the betrayal of a human led to this hatred." I said.

"Yes a human betrayed the Vampires and sold them out to their enemies."

"Who betrayed the Vampires? Why? And who are the vampires greatest enemies?" I questioned frantically.

"Hundred of years ago,Human and Vampires coexist and lived peacefully together with Emperor Alexander ruling this imperial."

"Emperor Alexander?"

"Yes.. Prince Caden's father. He had a best friend who was a human. His name was Xavier and he was the special adviser to the Emperor. So many Vampires envied his closeness to the Emperor."

"Was there food source or slavery?"

"There was food source but humans donates blood willingly to the blood factory. Prisoners convicted of a crime were used as slaves. The Vampires controlled their feeding at that time and there was no cruel killing or maltreatment of humans." Kira narrated.

"So what happened?"

"Xavier betrayed the Emperor."

"Why?"

"The Emperor didn't grant his request to let humans dwell in a separate environment. The Emperor wanted them to be together."

"What did he do?"

"He formed alliances with a group of deadly Vampire Hunters who attacked on the day of Prince Caden's wedding to his choosen mate."

"He once had a mate?" I asked with a wide eye.

"Yes..he had mate.." Kira nodded. "The Vampire Hunters defeated the Vampires because they had dangerous weapons that could disarm all vampires in a minute. So many Vampires died that night including Emperor Alexander,the Empress,Princess Clara and Caden's mate."

"She died in the war.."

"Yes she died trying to protect the imperial but Prince Caden's managed to escape with few Vampires."

"This is sad..." I mumbled.

"Xavier killed all the Vampires they captured that night and ruled as an Emperor over Humans."

"Humans accepted him?"

"Yes..but those who were mated to Vampires and didn't want him to rule were killed."

I could picture how heartbroken Caden must have felt at the lose of his family members especially his mate. Geez! Everything had happened on his wedding!

"Xavier ruled for many years while Prince Caden travelled far away to rebuild his kind. They became stronger and came back to take over the Imperial."

"What about the Vampire Hunters?"

"Xavier made them chiefs but Caden killed them all. Emperor Caden ascended the throne and established the tradition of humans being used as food source,slaves and pet. His hatred towards humans knows no bounds."

"What do I need to do? How is it possible to change the Emperor's hatred to likeness?"

"I think wining the Emperor's trust will change his heart and if he loves again because he hasn't been with any woman since his mate died years ago."

Is that even possible?! Can I succeed in letting the Emperor trust me?! Even if he decided to accept me as his mate will Emperor Caden trust me as a human and love me like he loved his ex mate?! Oh God! I need you to help me! If gaining the Emperor's Trust and making him fall in love with me would free my kind then am willing to take the risk.

"Okay..okay.. I'll take the risk but you also have to help me too."

"I'm willing to help you as long as we get to be free again." Kira held my hands.

"I..I..can work on winning his trust but...I..I..I.." I stopped to think of my next words.

"What?!"

"I..don't know how to love a man or even make him fall in love with me." 

Her eyes widened a bit. "Are you saying you haven't loved any man in your whole life?!" Kira asked in a surprised tone.

I stood up from the couch feeling a bit embarrassed. "Yes..I haven't been in a relationship with any man." I avoided looking at Kira.

I felt too ashamed to even say it. At my age I haven't been with any man! My life was such a bore!

"Do you mind telling me your age?"

"I clocked 25 the day Mikel abducted me in front of my home."

Kira shook her head in surprise. "Oh!" She mouthed. "So why? No suitors or you weren't ready to settle with any man?" She asked.

"Ever man I have met doesn't want commitment." I replied sharply.

 "If you don't mind..can you tell me about your old life?" Kira said with a small smile.

Old Life? Is this really a new life? I wondered. Oh maybe it is a new life which I need to embrace if I really want to save my kind!

I sighed before taking my seat on the couch again. "My old life was a boring one. There was nothing fun about it because I lived alone..no family or friends. I have always been subjected to bullying since I was a little girl. I was mocked and called all sort of names at school because of my big size and no one liked me in my father side of the family because of my skin color,I was the child of an unacceptad black woman. Everything about me looks odd!" I narrated to her.

Thinking about it now, I began to wonder if the Emperor would ever accept a woman like me aside from being a Human? What do I do if he realized that I was too fat and too awkward for him?

"No..no..nothing about you is off. Everything about is beautiful! Your hair,eyes,nose, lips..down to your skin color,they are all Beautiful in their own way!" Kira smiled.

I managed to smile at Kira. "In my next life,I'd rather be your size than be a small lady." Kira said sincerely.

"Please tell me more about yourself..I want to know my Empress!"

I chuckled and told Kira about my background and everything that concerns me. And it was really a long chat because it lasted till late in in the evening.