Anna POV:

"Have you spoken with Cove since we've seen him last, my King?"

I purred into his ear as gentle as first lovers. Softly, I traced my long nails against his decrepit aging skin. The old demon was weakening. Even with the help of my powers he wasn't going to last in this body. He needed to be reborn. There was no one who could break this spell. Once he had left the prisons, he knew he would not last forever.

Old fool.

Cove's Royal Blood only helped revive him to a half life after he had been rescued. Lucius needed more than just Dark Faerie blood, he needed his flesh to be made anew, he needed her. He shuddered under Anna's touch for just a moment before regaining his typical rigid disposition.

"Your immortality flees you, Sire. I pray that you will live long enough to see our efforts were not in vain." The hushed whispers irritated him. His shoulders squared a little more and he stood a bit taller.

Good. Stand taller. Remind them of what a real Dark King looks like.

The reminder of his fast approaching death irked him and she enjoyed reminding him often.

Fuel to the fire. We will burn them all!

"You make great pains to try and see me suffer, don't you my pet?" He curled his fingers round my chin, smoothing out the skin. My bottom lip pulled away in a pout, yearning for a taste. I could see the raw desire in his eyes, like he wanted to bite into my lip as if it was a ripe plum. He wanted to suck forth all of my savory juices. I opened my mouth slightly wider so he could glimpse the flesh of my wet tongue, but instead of the soft caress of his mouth on mine, he hardened his grip until I slightly contorted with pain, there he held me fast in place by his ancient and wicked strength.

"Time has been my mistress long before you. I have outlasted her, I will most certainly outlast you. Your efforts best not disappoint, my dear, or I fear you might suddenly lose my favor, and we wouldn't want that, would we?"

His cold eyes bored into my deep brown ones, savoring the fear and holding it there as easily as he now held me between thumb and forefinger. He could feel me struggle against him to shake my head, but he would not let me move, coaxing more energy than I knew he could give, but that did not matter. Lucius was not one to be challenged, ever.

"I didn't think so." He took in my quivering bottom lip, his teeth cut deeply into the flesh and I let out a soft moan; a symphony of pain and pleasure as he drank from me. Graciously, wontonly, I gave my life force over to him, strengthening him and weakening myself as drew more of my blood into his own body, sucking what he wanted from me.

Pulling away, King Lucius was satiated for the moment, until his eyes caught the sight of me, I could not completely see what he saw, but there were enough reflective windows in the warehouse for me to heave a good idea of the vision before him. My blood ran in a thick stream from my lip, down my chin and spilt onto my throat, leaving seductive little droplets splattered against the honey, caramel skin of my high full breasts.

The beast within him demanded more, our eyes danced with desire as our minds played a very dangerous game of cat and mouse, but the moment was interrupted. A large, dumb troll was walking over. I noticed the brute approaching, bowed my head once in reference to my king and excused myself from the warehouse floor. The exhausted tone of voice gave his words a gruff resonance as he spoke.

"What is it, Drek?"his attention focused on the large galoot slowly marching forward, his arm thrust out holding a phone. He somewhat resembled a toddler bringing a treasure to its parent. I didn't hear a response though, in a moment I was gone, the soft click of the door latch closing behind me.

Alone, secluded in the dark away from the others, I finally allowed myself to have reprieve for the moment.

Ahhhh! This is all such bullshit! Well, at least now we know the little freak can get pregnant. That is one less problem she's created, for once.

I lit the blood candles first since I was already bleeding from Lucius's little love bite.

Mmm...

I licked the wound in my lip sealing the puncture marks closed and then spat the blood at the candles, spraying droplets everywhere and watched as flames erupted instantaneously, greedily licking back the fresh blood from their wicks.

Where? Where can you go that I won't find you? I am the one who found you first. You were nothing. You were an unwanted freak of nature, and I picked you up, I brought you to the King's gardens. I know what you are!

"Shadows, curses, above, below, tell me what I need to know. Help me find my sacrifice, her blood I seek, her life the price. Give your answer unto me, show me what I want to see."

Yes, I could feel them. The powers of darkness, of black magick were sending sparks through my veins. The room filled with the usual dark purple mist, but it dissipated quickly revealing a hazy image of gnome. He was doing something, casting a protection spell...

"Now, what could a little inconsequential man like you have to hide from the world?"

My thoughts were interrupted with a knock on the door and the purple mists faded back into the void from whence they came.

"Anna? His Majesty wanted me to check on you?" Timid questions from one of the foul minions. I despised their presence. Lucius knew I didn't like company and most especially company with more common types of Fae.

"Can't you see that I'm busy? Leave me." My words were ice and he immediately began to back towards the door.

"My Lady," his only words as the door gently latched close behind him.

I let go of a tired sigh and rubbed my forehead. Between the stress of searching for that stupid girl and the lack of sleep at night from Lucius, I was beginning to really feel the effects of everything.

All I want is to find that stupid bitch! I don't care who I have to friend, or fuck, or kill; I just need to find her. I figured she could get pregnant in the Dark Palace because she's half Dark Faerie, but no, that would be too easy. All those times I had to hear her complain about Lucius fucking her, like she didn't like it. Who wouldn't like to fuck a king?

No matter, she certainly made my job easier by taking out the Queen. Who would have thought Queen Dahlia could be driven into madness by her own karma coming back to bite her in the ass. The irony. Ha! Good riddance. Now, if I can get ahold of Coral, I can save Lucius in time to be named the new Dark Queen, and then everyone will bow to my will.

"Where are you?" I whispered into the darkness, my voice sounded strained and gravelly from the long sleepless nights. I stretched out on the faded brown couch in Lucius's office and fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

I woke to a burning pain and moaned in automatic response. Lucius had torn into the flesh on the back of my neck as he rammed his cock into my arse. Pain was the only thing I've ever known. This pain was pleasure too, in so many ways. This was my new existence, a mixture of pleasure and pain, power and sacrifice.

I mounted Lucius and let my body bend and break to his will. He raked his long nails against my skin, my torso was painted in blood. Pressing my breasts in his face I let him suckle and bite as I felt my powerful Fae blood flow out of me and into him, filling his mouth with my essence.

He was greedy and lustful just as a powerful man should be. I struggled to pull away from him and if he hadn't been dying in that old body, I would never had been able to, but now it was easy. I pulled away to stare at an old man with a white beard matted with blood and a deep grin of satisfaction in his face.

"They found Bonnie, but she somehow escaped again. I have my best huntsmen looking for her, it won't be long now, she will be found." His voice sounded confident to the point of victory, but it still sounded distant, as if he wasn't fully there with me.

"After the half-breed is impregnated you will have to stay with her during the entire pregnancy. Once she goes into labor we will only have a few seconds after birth to transferred my soul into the body of that child." His words were firm and lacked any hint of kindness, but his fingers continued to stroke my hair which felt nice.

"Yes, my Lord," I murmured the words of submission. His pace never slowed, but I could feel the slightest increase in pressure in his fingertips as he pet me. I was pleasing him.

"I will wait for you during the seven mortal years as you grow to adulthood, Your Majesty."

I will wait forever, if I get to be Queen.

A short ironic chuckle from the former Dark King's lips. "Of course you will. Will I still want you then, Anna?"

The threat was too real. This had to work. I was out of options. If I fell out of favor with Lucius, where would I go? I have made too many enemies.

"Don't worry, yet. I want you now dear, be grateful for that and rest. I will grant you another night." He gripped my skull firmly before giving it a rough kiss and pushing me away from him so he could roll over.

I laid there and wondered, 'How am I this screwed up?' I never asked for this shit, but I'm not going back to that whorehouse. I will never be powerless again. I have to find Coral.
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Author's Note:
Hi everyone! Sorry the updates have been slow lately. I hope you enjoy this chapter from Anna's POV and it gives you a little insight as to what everyone's trying to do.

If you have questions about the plot, etc. HMU I'm always happy to chitchat (๑˙❥˙๑)