Conquering His Cold Heart

“But you don’t know the full story. Your sister shouldn’t be with that crazy bastard! Can’t you notice that there’s something off about him...” He gave a side glare to Hamilton, who was a second away from losing his patience, and then said to Alexander, “...and all the others from Sorvando?”

Alexander sighed and said with an exasperated expression on his face, “Eve, stop all this nonsense. Please, I beg you.” He pointed at his sister and emphasized, “She is already MARRIED, for god’s sake. Stop dreaming about her already! End your obsession with my sister. You are making me sick!”

He then looked at Hamilton and asked in a politer tone, “Lord Hamilton, I think we should leave.”

However, after how he ‘felt’ about Anastasia earlier, Everard was convinced that he was the one who should be with her, not that blood-sucking monster. He didn’t want to let her leave his castle that easily.

So, he stepped in front of both Hamilton and Everard to stop them from leaving. He even gestured for the guards to close the door.

He then made Alexander face him and then said, “But look at your sister’s condition!” He gestured his brows at Hamilton and said to Alexander, “You should be making him leave her here so that she can get the proper care. My doctors and nurses will look after her. YOU can look after her.”

“No offense to your doctors or nurses but...” Hamilton narrowed his eyes at Everard and said, “I think our maids can take better care of our Queen than them. Besides, I am sure that she just fainted from the horrors that you made her go through. She will be fine once she steps out of this filthy place.”

Alexander wasn’t sure about what Hamilton said. But he definitely didn’t want to stay back or make his sister stay back. He didn’t want to be the reason for the crack in his sister’s marriage.

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“I will hire some other doctors from the town to look after her. We are leaving,” Alexander said with finality.

Hamilton gave a mirthless smile to Everard and said, “Now, if you don’t mind, ask your guards to open the door, please. That is if you want them intact. We are leaving either way.”

Everard was, however, still adamant about keeping Anastasia in the castle. He looked at Alexander with an expectant look in his eyes and said, “Stay here with Anastasia. At least until she regains consciousness. Then she can decide on her own if and when she wants to leave.”

“Wha-” Hamilton scoffed at that ridiculous request from Everard. “Are you seriously thinking that the Queen would want to stay here? After everything you’ve done today?”

Everard glared at the red-eyed creature and snarled, “You aren’t her, are you? Who knows? She might be willing to stay here forever?”

“Live here forever, my arse!” Hamilton rolled his eyes and then decided to ram the door open. He was heading for the door when Everard grabbed him by his arm.

For a split second, Hamilton felt like taking the pistol out of his inner pocket and then shooting Everard in his heart. But he shook his head and closed his eyes. He heaved a deep sigh to suppress his anger from rising to a dangerous level. He didn’t want to do something that wouldn’t just impact him but two whole Kingdoms.

“I said, you aren’t allowed to decide for Anastasia!” Everard shouted from behind.

His voice was so sharp that Anastasia twitched because of it. And in no time, she fluttered her eyes open.

“Your Majesty!” Hamilton sighed in relief and then looked at her to ask, “How are you feeling now?”

Alexander and Everard both went and stood in front of Hamilton to take a look at Anastasia.

Anastasia furrowed her brows and looked around her. She was still feeling disoriented, but she clearly remembered what was happening right before she fainted. She was glad to see Everard and her brother, looking all fine.

However, she got a little worried when she didn’t see her husband around. “Where’s Caspian?” she asked.

“Umm...” Hamilton knitted his brows together and replied, “He went outside.”

“Outside?” Anastasia slid down from Hamilton’s hold and instantly tried to run towards the door. However, her legs weren’t that supportive of her decision, and she almost twisted her ankle while trying to run the moment she landed on the floor.

All three men instantly grabbed her to keep her from falling.

She took a shaky breath and asked while standing properly, “Outside where?”

Hamilton was greatly relieved to see how she wanted to run after Caspian the moment she opened her eyes, proving his point that she wouldn’t want to stay behind. He replied to the Queen with a subtle smile on his face, “I’m not sure, but I think he is preparing to leave.”

“Leave?” Anastasia restlessly looked at her brother and at Hamilton, and asked, “Why aren’t we leaving yet then? Let’s go.”

Before anyone could say anything, she made her way toward the door.

Alexander ran after his sister without even exchanging proper goodbye with his friend. He was too worried about his sister to remember all the formalities.

“Ask them to open the door for her. Else I am going to smash it down,” Hamilton said to Everard while giving him an icy glare.

Everard couldn’t deny that vampire’s request, which sounded more like an order and a threat, even when it poked his ego. He could see how restless Anastasia was. And he saw how she didn’t even spare a glance at him before taking off.

‘I will let you go for now,’ Everard thought to himself and then gestured for his guards to open the door. “I will see you soon, Anna,” he shouted.

Anastasia didn’t even stop for a second and turned to look at Everard before storming out of the hall.

Everard was hurt. Neither Anastasia nor Alexander turned to at least wave a hand at him before leaving him there, making him feel alone and humiliated. He clenched his fist and kept on staring at the door although he couldn’t see them anymore.