Hellbound With You (WN)

Young Abigail sat the young Alex down by the small table and pushed the small bowl of soup towards him.

Young Alex took the spoon without a word and started to drink the soup. The room was silent and the only thing that could be heard was the young man ’s spoon hitting the bowl as he scooped up the soup. Abigail looked pleased at the young man as she sat across him with her face in her palm just watching him. ”How is it? Does it taste good? ” she eventually asked when he was halfway done, breaking the silence.

”It ’s not bad, ” the young man replied as he peered at her. ”My name is Alexander, ” he introduced himself casually.

”Alexander… what a nice name, ” she uttered, still staring at him as she tilted her head slightly. ”Wait. Alexander… are you a prince?! ” her eyes became round. ”When I was a kid, I went to the city of Ashteria with my mother. And while we were there, I heard that one of the vampire princes is named Alexander! ” she exclaimed.

”You went to Ashteria? ” Young Alex seemed surprised.

”Yes. I went there. So, is it really you? You ’re a prince, right? ”

The young man dropped his gaze and stared at the bowl as he replied. ”Yes. ” His brief reply was emotionless, as if he hated admitting it, but his expression immediately changed as he diverted the topic back to her.

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”So does that mean you didn ’t grow up in this place? ” he asked her.

The girl shook her head. ”My family decided to leave me here three years ago, ” she explained. There was nothing in her tone to indicate that she felt like she had been abandoned.

His gaze at her deepened. He knew about her, or at least about her family. It was common knowledge that there was a noble human family with the title of ’guardians ’ and ’keepers ’ of the dragon. They were mere humans but they were the only ones who had the ability to control and command dragons. It was said that someone in that noble family bloodline would be born to become the master of dragons and when that master died, another one would be born from that family to take their place.