Vampires Realm Prophecy 01 - Child of Light

eyes, feeling the weight of everything lift the tiniest amount now that she was in his arms. Everything didn’t seem so bad.
    He walked with her and she didn’t need to open her eyes to see their journey. She could see it all in her head, every turn and every room they passed through. She’d memorised it when they had been walking to the room Mia had chosen to work with her in. She had wanted to know her escape route if it was necessary.
    Valentine shifted her in his arms and a door creaked as it opened. She breathed in the scent of her room and clung to him a little tighter. She didn’t want him to leave her. She didn’t want to be alone with her memories. He was the only thing that seemed real in her life now.
    She frowned when he settled her down on the bed and removed her arms from around his neck.
    He smiled.
    Her eyes followed his movements. She sniffed back her tears, watching him undo the laces of her boots and slip each of them off. He placed them neatly beside her bed and a small smile teased her lips. It was so like him, always prim and proper.
    When he straightened up, she went to speak but lost her voice when he removed his jacket and placed it over the chair in the corner. She couldn’t believe what was happening, even when he moved around the expansive mahogany four poster bed and sat down beside her on it. She stared at him for the longest time, unsure of whether this was really happening or not. Had he read her mind? She hadn’t wanted him to go, and now he wasn’t. He was leaning into the pillows that were propped up against the headboard and waiting patiently for her to go to him.
    She shuffled across the bed, almost throwing herself into the comfort of his embrace and sighing out her breath when his arms wrapped around her. She wasn’t going to question him. If she did that, he would leave and that was the last thing on earth that she wanted to happen. She pressed her cheek into his chest, feeling the hardness of it through his shirt. His thumb gently stroked her upper arm where he was holding onto her.
    “Are you all right?” he whispered.
    She closed her eyes, savouring the feeling of being in his arms, and then looked down the length of his body to his feet. He was still wearing his boots. The sight of them ignited a spark of panic inside of her. She placed her arm across his chest and held him, not wanting him to leave. She wanted him to stay all day with her.
    “Your mother had a reason for what she did. In time, we shall discover it.” His words soothed her. It wasn’t the fact that he was telling her they would find out why her mother had sacrificed herself. She already knew that. It was because he had said they would be discovering it together.
    “She did it for me,” she said, craning her neck so she could see his face. He was smiling and it made warmth dance through her.
    “I know. Mia told me that your mother died in order to give you the power you have. Elena said that it was borrowed.”
    “Elena also said that it was familiar. You think she knew my mother?”
    He nodded. “She must have done. The Three of Paris knew her also. Whoever your mother was, she was very powerful. She was powerful enough to ensure you survived her transformation into a vampire.”
    “She did it on purpose. The magic tells me so. She intentionally got herself turned.” She let her head rest against his chest again and stared at the heavy curtains. She could feel the sun rising. She’d never seen the sun rise. She’d never seen cities and countryside basked in sunshine. She never would see it. The only time she’d been alive was when she was still in her mother’s womb before she was turned.
    “Do you think she knew about the prophecy?” Valentine said.
    It was her turn to nod. She knew that her mother had intended for her to be born as a vampire and that meant she had known about the prophecy. Everyone told her that her mother was a good person and a powerful witch. Her heart told her that her mother wouldn’t have gone through what she had unless she believed that her daughter would save the world.
    She smiled and closed her eyes. Everything was falling into place in her head now and it was beginning to clear. She felt more powerful than ever and not as different as she’d thought she would feel. Now that she had her memories back, she felt she was whole again. The questions that had been plaguing her all of her life could finally be answered.
    Taking a deep breath, she sighed it