The Disabled Son-in-law is not Human!

Entangled with a monster

"I'll divorce you if you as much as move!"

I paused, the loud ringing in my ear reducing till I could hear the fast thumping of their hearts.

I looked at her puffy red eyes and straightened my lips.

She was stretched in-between two muscular men.

“Fine." I let go of the governor's hand and watched him struggle to get away from me.

“You can hit me." I said, letting my cane drop to the floor but held the edge of the table for support.

“Who says we will hit you?" Dax asked arrogantly.

My brows pinched.

“We will lash you with a whip." He declared, spreading his hand wide apart and Emma cheered from where she sat.

No, they can't do that to a man of my caliber.

I moved to speak but Tessa shook her head at me, her pleading eyes made me swallow back my words.

I allowed myself to be laid on the table after the books and papers were swept away.

“Get the whip." Maximus ordered.

I balled my fist and clenched my teeth.

“Fifty lashes for hitting my in-law.” Dax declared.

I shut my eyes.

"Another fifty for daring to try to attack the governor of X city.” Conrad added and Tessa whimpered.

I flinched when a sharp pain shot through my spine unannounced.

I bit my lip to hold back my whimper when the sound of the whip tore through the air again. I felt my skin tear and cold liquid trickle down my spine.

“Please…”

I flinched again and again till I drifted into darkness.

I opened my eyes to low whimpers that didn't belong to me.

“You…you are awake?” Tessa whispered.

"Hmmm.” My teeth gritted at the raw pain from my back that I began to shake with so much humiliation and anger.

“You shouldn't have done that." Tessa sniffed as she wiped my now scared back.

I said nothing, looking ahead of me towards the wall and tuning out her voice.

“I am sorry you had to go through this." She apologized for the fifth time in ten minutes.

“Stop apologizing." I growled and felt her startle.

“What is this place?" I asked, letting my eyes roam around the tiny room which could only fit a small bed, one other person and a few clothes with a little window.

“My…our room.”

"What?” I turned so fast that the pain from my back didn't register until I saw the panic on her face.

"Your…your back!" She cried.

“It's bleeding again."

“Tell me you are joking." I ignored the pain and asked.

She leaned away from me, shaking her head slowly before jumping to her feet as my eyes followed her.

I sat up and she coughed.

“You…you should lie back down. You are still not well.” She spluttered, her cheek growing red.

My gum got itchy.

“I need to feed.”

"Huh?” She blinked at me before her eyes traveled down my bare chest.

The sound of her beating heart made my throat dry.

"Get me food.” I groaned, holding my head in my hand.

"You…there is no food till I am done with all the chores. Are you alright?" Her voice broke as she stuck slowly towards me.

I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate. I have never had to feed directly from a human but my fangs wouldn't obey me, they kept pushing against my lips.

“Draven? Heavens, you are sweating. You are panting."

“I'll get you water." Her voice was suddenly too loud to my sensitive ears.

“No." I growled, holding my head really hard now.

“I don't need water. I need to feed!"

"But there is no food and I can't steal!” She cried.

"Come here then.” I said, my head still held downwards.

She snuck closer to me. I could tell she was scared.

"Draven?”

"Come on. Come.” My voice had turned deep raw with thirst.

The flowery scent of her blood made me want to jump on her but I didn't want to scare her away.

Not yet.

"Is anything the matter? Is it your back?” She placed a hand on my shoulder and I grabbed her hand in the process.

"Draven!”

I closed my eyes before raising my head.

“I really really need to feed.” I whispered.

"Your teeth! You…Aaahhh!"

I snapped my eyes open and her lips parted in a frozen scream as she stared wide eyed into my red eyes.

“I really need to feed, otherwise I might go crazy. Do you understand?" I spoke quickly in a low voice and watched her shake her head quickly.

“You are…are not…hu…human.” Her knees buckled.

"What do you think?" I ran my tongue over my fang as my eyes pierced into hers.

“You are not who we think…you are.” She shook.

I wrapped my hand around her waist and drew her in.

"What do you think?”

"You are a…a Vam…Vampire!” She whisper-shouted, the rhythm of her heart going a pace faster.

"A damn mosquito!” She yelled into my face and tried to get away.

"What did you just call me?” I narrowed my eyes at her.

"Please…don't hurt me! Don't…"

“I just need to feed." I released a sigh.

“I don't have raw meat. I…”

I swallowed, my eyes quickly noticing the pulsating vein on her neck.

I watched her eyes widen.

"You…you want to drink from m…me?" She stuttered.

"And you promise not to hurt me.”

I closed my eyes and tried to hold back my flaring temper.

"You are my wife.” My hold on her waist tightened, earning me a gasp of pain.

"Al…alright. How…"

“Your neck."

She looked pale until I added a low “please”.

Tremors passed through her as she lowered her neck to my lips.

My eyeballs rolled back from the sweet scent from her neck and I opened my mouth to feed but stopped halfway.

“Do you think I am a monster?" I asked.

She collapsed to the floor, her widened eyes searching my face.

"Leave.” I ordered.

"What?”

"I said leave!”

"Leave now before I do something you would regret.” I turned away from her and pinched my thigh till she was out the door.

It was faint but I heard it.

'I am really cursed. How did I get entangled with a monster?’