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Chapter 9: One Step at a Time
Chapter 9: One Step at a Time
Then again, it could be considered to be a better option as opposed to vampires propagating through their poisonous bites, an act that often produced untamed and wild vampires.
Rampants, they were called. Some were successfully tamed, sure, which led to them being called the Curbs.
"All Exordiums left are females," Nikolai hummed with a sigh. "Obviously, that's something to keep in mind."
Mineah lifted her brow at the sudden change of topic. Nevertheless, she commented, "And your father was the last male. With him gone, you're the last one alive that has your father's blood, the last one with full Exordium blood in your veins. They want you to continue the lineage."
She heard Nikolai was the only Pureblood left harboring a pure Exordium blood in him. He and his sister Ezme's births were a miracle because their mother, the Queen Dowager Rania, who was also an Exordium, miraculously managed to get pregnant with the former king, Arturo.
"Looks like you did your research," Nikolai hummed as he continued to caress her cheek with the back of his hand.
"I love doing research. Not just from reading books, of course," she answered while trying her best to control her beating heart. "I'm not blessed with strong physical traits, so the least I could do is to enhance my knowledge, and that includes studying up on everything I could about other kingdoms..."
She scoffed as she continued, "And right, you're a king, so politically, you should be marrying royalty to ensure your lineage's prestige would remain intact. And yet you want a human breeder? Why not go for the Cordon's Princess instead? She's a strong royal with werewolf blood, correct?"
"You're amusing..." Nikolai smirked, dodging the question entirely.
Seeing his reaction, she shrugged. "Or maybe you plan on having multiple wives like what other kings do and have multiple children with all of us?" she guessed. "Do you also have plans on marrying the Cordon Princess as well?"
She blinked the moment she felt Nikolai cut off their connection. He then looked away from her before looking out the window.
He had also removed his hand from her cheek, and his voice was smooth as it had always been as he suddenly said, "I have no plans of marrying more wives. One mysterious woman like you is more than enough for me to handle, Mine. Adding other creatures to the mix will just make things too complicated for me to even bother."
She blinked at his words.
She finally understood why he was satisfied with just her. He wanted someone like her, a human, someone he could easily manipulate by hypnotizing and compelling into submission unlike werewolves and other beings that were immune from a vampire's natural charms.
'But does that mean that... He will...'
Mineah's eyes widened as the realization dawned on her.
"Are you saying that you're still planning on sleeping with me?" she burst out, her eyes blinking at him in confusion.
"And why wouldn't I?" Nikolai bluntly replied, making Mineah's mouth gape, she was speechless.
He then leaned closer and whispered into her ear, "Don't worry, I'll give you time to get accustomed to being my wife first. Being my Queen is a challenging task, so focus on that first. We'll take things one step at a time, and I won't rush you if you're not ready."
Mineah held her breath as she pursed her lips. His warm breath fanning on her ear sent shivers down her spine. She felt like she was being seduced again when it should be the other way around.