The Immortal vampire Prince

Chapter 1 Divorce

Lucian's world screeched to a halt as he listened to all the insults and accusations that his mother-in-law was saying against him. He clutched his chest tightly as he took in shallow, deep breaths. 

This wasn't the first time he had been downgraded, but because the woman whose life he had saved three years ago was also doing the same thing as her relatives. 

"Mum, I think that's enough. Him having a plate of paella isn't a crime. Is it?" said Aria, meeting her mother's gaze. 

"Who gave you the right to talk to Mum in such a tone? If your godforsaken husband is damn hungry, why not ask him for money?" Muna sneered, her venomous eyes piercing through Lucian. 

"Oh, I forgot your poor little husband can't even afford a bottle of water, not to talk about a plate of food." 

Lucian's jaw clenched, his knuckles turning white. Muna was Aria's cousin, a girl who took a certain thrill in humiliating him and reminding him of how pathetic and worthless he was.

"After everything he's done for you, is this how you're going to repay him? He was the one who saved you and Mum from those unknown creatures in the woods... and you—" Aria couldn't continue her statement as she broke down in tears. 

This was just too much for her to bear, just because the love of her life, her husband, was poor and had nothing.

"Who cares?" Muna said, rolling her eyes. "I didn't force this lowlife of a man to come to my rescue. He just showed off the little power he had." 

Elle, Aria's mum, raised her hand, signalling Muna to stop. She had a white paper in her hands, and her eyes were filled with malice and hatred. She stared daggers at Lucian. 

Her eyes were the perfect definition of 'if looks could kill'. 

"I never accepted this marriage, and neither will I accept it now or later. If not for the stupid decision that my sweet daughter made, I wouldn't have ever called a layman like you my son-in-law. Never!" Elle spat with disgust as she vividly remembered telling Aria not to marry him. 

"Not only could he not afford a three-square meal, but he could not put you to bed." She sneered, directing her gaze towards Aria before turning to Lucian. "You're impotent!" She accused him without knowing the full truth. 

Her voice resonated in the living room, where every member of the Reigns family was present. 

They all burst out into hilarious laughter as they watched the drama before them unfold. 

Aria looked at her husband, but the look in his eyes was telling her not to say whatever was on her mind. She stared at him with pity. She lowered her head and mumbled, "But I'm pregnant." She said it more to herself, but little did she know that everyone present had heard her. 

"Even if you're pregnant, I don't want you staying with this non-entity." 

"She's my wife. She gets to say whether she wants to stay with me or not," Lucian fired back. He wouldn't bear it if he were to be separated from his wife, even for a second. 

And before he knew it, the most intense pain he had ever experienced in his entire existence came across his cheek. 'Did he just slap me?' he thought as he held his cheek in pain. 

He looked up and saw Mr Reign, Aria's dad, looking at him like a mundane. "Mr Reign, you—" 

"Just shut your mouth, you worthless, good-for-nothing commoner. How dare you raise your voice at my beloved wife? Just how could you?" Mr Reign's harsh words came out. 

"I don't know what my sweet and good-looking daughter saw in you. A dragon keeper like my daughter married a weakling like you. She deserves a strong and powerful man who will protect her when the war between humans and vampires breaks out," he told him sternly, without a care in the world. 

The dragon had been kept for years and protected by the descendants of the Ashrate, which is now currently known as the Reign family. 

They had kept the dragon safe for the unforeseen circumstances that would actually break out one day. 

As soon as Mr Reign said those words, Lucian wanted to explain to him that they all needed to relax. He could protect her. 

There would be no such war between vampires and humans. Muna chuckled, an evil smile plastered across her face. 

"How can a weakling and a poor fellow like him protect Aria against vampires of all creatures?" 

The family all stared at Lucian with disgust written all over their faces. 

Lucian swallowed deeply, turning his gaze towards Muna while he cleaned his tear-stained cheek with the back of his hand. "Is that the way to talk to your elder, Muna?" Lucian asked. 

"Hey," Muna said. "You ought to address me properly. A lowlife like you can't call me by my name." 

Lucian turned his back, about to ascend the stairs that led to his and his wife's room at their family house, when suddenly, his mother-in-law's voice halted him in his tracks. 

"Stop there! Where do you think you're heading to?" Elle voiced out. "Aria, this is your last chance. You will have to choose between your so-called husband and your family," she told Aria, stretching a white paper towards her. 

Confused, Aria couldn't stop herself from asking what was written in the paper. "What's that, Mum?" 

"Divorce papers." 

"What?" Lucian was the one who asked. Shock and worry were etched on his handsome, chiseled face.

"Mother-in-law, I hope that's fake because I'm not going to divorce my wife. Can't you see that she's pregnant? She needs me the most in this condition," Lucian reasoned out. But none of the family members bought his explanation.

"Why do you have such a mentality? Who told you that we can't take care of her? With money, you can do extraordinary things. What possible thing can't money afford, or do you want to compare yourself with money?" Lucian heard Muna say as she covered her mouth with her hand, unable to stop her laughter.

"But I'm her husband, and I can't... she needs me. You can't just tell her to divorce me out of the blue. We are..." 

Lucian suddenly trailed off. He was short of words. He didn't know what to say or what else to do. Right now, he looked so devastated and helpless. 

He had never felt this helpless and useless in his entire life. All the power he had was just useless right now.

He knew he wouldn't be able to survive it if he were to be separated from his beloved wife because he knew deep down within him that she was his fated one. The one he was meant to be with forever.

But what could he do? Should he use force? No... no, that would be too ridiculous. He brushed the thought out of his mind as he used his long fingers to brush his inky dark hair backwards. His pupils were dilating.

His breath caught in his throat when Ariana immediately took the divorce paper from her mother's hand. No, that couldn't possibly happen. He mumbled to himself as he rushed towards Aria, then halted in his tracks.

"I wi

ll sign the divorce papers, Mom," she said.