Desmond stepped out of the washroom after taking a cold bath, water droplets still clung to his skin. He tied a black towel around his waist, his tattooed chest and glorious abs in full view.
He chuckled when he saw Miranda was already asleep. the rate of which her heart was pounding a while back would make one think she was going to die from a heart attack.
Desmond walked into his walk in closet donning an all black outfit and black boots as usual. He gazed at the sleeping swan on the bed, her hair sprawled out messily, her eyes closed and lips parted,The evening sun making the diamonds on her collar on her neck glitter like a magical lake.
Desmond usually hated others sleeping on his bed, but he decided to allow the swan sleep on his bed because he was a generous pet owner. Besides he didnt do animal abuse and sending the swan out of his bed was just outright cruel.
Desmond finally stepped out of the room, closing the door softly and locking the door with the keys. He knew the swan was chained to the bed post but he didn't want to take chances.
He marched to the throne room, humming a tone softly ignoring the servants who bowed their heads in submission. Right now he had a meeting with the five lords and the king, which he hated attending. He just hated meetings in general.
" Which boring fucker invented meetings in the first place" he muttered to himself.
He finally got to the meeting room and ofcourse everyone was already present except him.
The king and the four other lords sat at a round table, the king sitting at the head of the table which they all knew was just for formalities as the king had the least authority in the room.
" You're 30 minutes late lord Desmond" the king complained, his lips twisted in displeasure.
" Late?? I'm never late, you're all just always early" he said taking the last seat on the round table.
Everyone in the room knew Desmond was always late for every single event especially meetings. The king was sure Desmond's corpse would even be late for his own funeral which the king wished could happen soon, Desmond was a pain in his ass.
" Besides I was taking care of my pet" he boasted like a proud owner.
Artemis shook his head in disbelief. Artemis was surprised the girl was still alive given how crazy Desmond was sometimes. Artemis continued sipping the wine he had brought with him to the meeting, he knew whenever there was a meeting in the castle there was bound to be chaos and he wanted no part of it.
" Now let's begi-" the king started but was rudely interrupted
" Ohh yeah...., I heard Desmond had taken in a new pet, are you already tired of fucking Artemis" lord Theodore mocked.
Artemis facial expression didn't even change, he knew something like this was going to happen and he wanted no part of it.
Desmond let out a series of chukles.
" Me fucking Artemis? Are you jealous lord Theodore?" Desmond laughed then continued.
" If you wanted me to fuck you so badly you should have just asked, instead of starting up stupid rumours to get my attention. Although I would have brutally turned you down maybe even broken your legs in the process. And if I somehow become gay, you wouldn't be my type...." Desmond said gazing at Theodore's light blue hair and grey eyes while casually resting his feets on the meeting table.
Theodore's jaws clenched in anger. He had always hated Desmond from the very beginning and his hatred only grew with time
" Why don't yo-" Theodore started but was cut off by lord William.
" Can we just get this meeting started? I have some important business to attend to later in my room" William said, his golden blonde hair and golden eyes shinning under the evening sun.
Everyone in the room knew the 'business' lord William had to take care of was entertaining several royal courtesans at the same time. The man loved sex more than his life.
The brown haired lord Quinn and Artemis were the only ones who hadn't spoken a word since.
" Alright let's begin the meeting" the king stated quickly before another argument could begin his red eyes scanning the room.
Every other vampire in the Kingdom except the 5 lords had red eyes including the king. It was because of how powerful the lords were and their eyes only turn red when they are in dire situations.
" There has been a report of a lot of missing persons in a small village called greehill, it is said to be invaded by witches who can disguise as vampires. We don't know how many witches are in the village the rate at which vampires are going missing is alarming, we-"
" Why don't we just execute everyone in the village and save ourselves the stress? Besides we wouldn't be able to tell who is a vampire and isn't. Just kill everyone, it's better to be safe than sorry" Theodore interrupted the king for the second time today.
" Excute the whole village and become the villains to our people? Were you dropped on your head immediately after birth or is your head filled with saw dust? You want to execute everyone because you are too lazy to find the culprits? Typical Theodore" Desmond mocked.
" Don't fuck with me Desmond" Theodore yelled standing up.
" Or what? What are going to do Theodore?" Desmond challenged while still sitting on the chair, a grin spreading on his lips. he was clearly mocking Theodore.
Theodore angrily fired sharp thick shards of icicles towards Desmond who didn't even flinch as shadows emerged from the ground forming a protective barrier around Desmond before the icicles could even get to him. The thick ice shattered against Desmond's barrier leaving huge chunks of ice on the table and marble floor.
" Is it me or is it extremely hot in here?" Desmond asked with a yawn like he didn't almost get impaled a few seconds ago.
Theodore gritted his teeth as he raised his hand to summon icicles again but was stopped by lord Quinn.
" That's enough Theodore, stop being emotional and sit down"
"But he-
"Sit down Theodore, goddammit " Artemis cussed finally having enough of their pointless arguments.
" We should all investigate the village individually and report what we've found. Deal?" Artemis suggested
"Deal" they all chorused.
Finally the dreadful meeting ended, much to everyone's delight