Conquering His Cold Heart

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Vincent could see Tilla’s stiff shoulders relaxing a little. So, he further said with all honesty, “This was probably the first time a woman selflessly did something for me. You even risked your life just so you could prevent the others from seeing that monstrous side of mine. And I... I couldn’t resist appreciating you.”

When Tilla still didn’t say a single word, he headed for the door. He didn’t want to keep on making her feel uncomfortable by opening his heart more than what was needed at the moment.

Before he left the room though, he looked at her one last time and said, “Just so you know, I don’t regret it. The kiss. I hope you feel the same way.”

When Tilla heard the door slamming shut, she finally let out a deep sigh of relief and instantly drooped her shoulders. She was glad to hear all the clarifications from Vincent. However, at the same time, she wondered what the kiss really meant. And she wondered how it was going to affect their relationship from now on.

“What am I supposed to do if not regret it? Am I supposed to cling to it, or am I supposed to think of it as a wonderful dream and then move on?”

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Before returning back to the hall and reuniting with Caspian and the others, Vincent looked for a human maid of the castle and asked her to deliver a serving of healthy food and drinks to the Queen’s waiting room. He wanted to make sure that Tilla wouldn’t pass out after he almost drained her of her blood.

After making sure with his own eyes that Tilla received the food and drinks, Vincent finally headed to the place where he was supposed to be.

When Vincent entered the hall, he saw that the King and the Queen were sitting together with the Crown Prince of Orsenia and having a conversation with him.

.....

He noticed that Hamilton was also sitting beside Alexander, and there was an empty seat beside Hamilton, probably saved for him.

When his eyes met with Hamilton though, Vincent was welcomed by a rather mischievous smile from him, making the former wonder if the latter had come to the waiting area and had heard his moans by any chance.

‘Maybe I am just imagining it. Just play it cool,’ Vincent thought to himself and walked toward his own people without sparing a glance at everyone else who was in the hall.

Vincent took his seat by Hamilton’s side and asked Hamilton in a whisper, “What did I miss?”

“Nothing much. But you sure took your time,” Hamilton smirked and patted Vincent on his shoulder as if he was praising the gentleman.

Vincent knitted his brows together and gave a questioning glance to Hamilton. However, he didn’t voice out the questions that were in his mind as he didn’t want the others to listen to them as well. He was well aware that apart from them, there were a lot of other people in the hall who had the super hearing ability. And he didn’t want all of them to listen into his private matters.

So, he simply replied, “Yes, it took longer than I expected. I couldn’t find Samuel, so...”

A whimsical smirk danced on Hamilton’s lips. He was ready to tease Vincent, however, he had to stop when he saw Caspian looking at Vincent.

Vincent’s gaze met with Caspian’s and he saw Caspian flicking his brows at him while looking a little concerned.

Vincent smiled and shook his head to say that he was doing fine. But he wondered if he needed to inform the King about how he had sucked Tilla’s blood because technically, he hadn’t violated any law. However, he still thought that it was important to let him know, but not right now.

‘I will inform him once we get out of this place,’ he thought to himself. His mind then began to wander around the series of events that had taken place. He was furrowing his brows while thinking, ‘I just hope that Tilla won’t start ignoring me again.’

Hamilton interrupted his thoughts by leaning to his side and then mumbling in a whisper, “You couldn’t find Samuel, huh?”

Vincent looked at him and nodded. “Yes. I don’t know where he went. So, I had to wait.”

“Hmm...” Hamilton smiled and looked away.

And Vincent couldn’t help but think that Hamilton had some dirt on him. Thus, he leaned to Hamilton’s side and asked in a whisper, “Why do you keep on smiling like that? Do you know something?”

“Do you want me to know something?” Hamilton raised one of his brows and asked a rather cryptic question which confused Vincent even more.

Seeing his confusion, Hamilton first asked, “You are full, right?”

Vincent nodded his head, not knowing why he was asking that. ‘Does he know that I drank a bit too much?’ he wondered.

His question was answered when Hamilton inserted his hand inside his pocket and then took out the dirty handkerchief with bloodstains on it. He handed that to Vincent and then said, “You had dropped this on the corridor. I found it when I came to check up on you.”

Vincent got a little nervous thinking that Hamilton had heard or seen him wildly relishing Tilla’s blood. But then he quickly composed himself thinking that Hamilton would have probably intervened if he was indeed around when he was feasting on Tilla like that.

Vincent took the handkerchief from Hamilton and quietly slipped it inside his own pocket without asking anything or explaining anything.

However, Hamilton was too curious to keep quiet. So, he cleared his throat and then teased Vincent, “How did things go with Tilla?”

Vincent instantly looked at Hamilton with wide eyes. “What do you know?” he asked, ready to scold him for not intervening if he had indeed been there in the waiting area when he was feasting on Tilla.

Hamilton simply laughed and then said while trying his best to keep his voice down, “Relax. I just heard a few things. So, I was simply curious if it went well.” He even gave a wink to Vincent and smirked slyly.

After seeing him winking, Vincent assumed that Hamilton was there when he was kissing Tilla. So, he rolled his eyes and tried to shush the eccentric vampire who was about to reveal his moment to the world, “Just shut up, Hamilton. Everyone has ears.”

Hamilton couldn’t help but be amused by that shy vampire.