The Gentle Maiden and Five Lustful Brothers-Chapter 117: Arya’s prophecy

***Authors Note: This Chapter contains spoilers for "I was Kidnapped for Revenge by a Ruthless" .

Violet barely slept a wink yesterday; she couldn’t wait for this evening’s reading with Arya. Ash barely slept, dealing with Violet’s endless tossing and turning all day. He couldn’t wait for evening either, hoping to get rest before they leave for Bucharest.

It’s been a long time since he’s seen his extended family including his Uncle Vince, Viktoria’s and Victor’s father. Violet was excited to see the where his family was from. Where the first of the Vampires were born. There would be more purebloods too. Violet’s interactions with other purebloods weren’t allowed because of the risk of having one of them take the first maiden in centuries. This would be her introduction to ALL of Vampire society.

Violet felt nervous and also excited, at the same time. There was so much still to do before leaving and after arriving in Bucharest.

Would they like her?

Would they accept her?

Would they hate her instead?

The question just kept bombarding her mind. There was no space for silence in there. It was a jumbled mess.

Would her father be there? He hadn’t showed to her birthday, but today his little princess would become his queen. Her body wobbled for a moment, the thought had caught her so off guard, she wasn’t ready to face her disappointment. She wasn’t ready to face the truth he’d abandoned her.

Truth be told she hadn’t really thought of him much, he never answered any of her texts. The sadness in heart started to drag it down.

Her biggest and most important question.

Arya’s reading, what would the gods have to say? What was in-store for her beloved daughter?

"Everything will work out, just relax." Ash pulled her in for a hug, rubbing up and down her back with an affectionate touch "We better get ready, the moon will be at its highest and the witching hour will soon be here. Arya will arrive to set up for the summoning." Ash urged her. He was also nervous about it, but he didn’t have the luxury of processing those feelings of anxiety.

He was a man and a king after all, and kings don’t cry.

"You’re right." Violet sighed, feeling the weight of her exhaustion wanting to push her into the ground.

She wondered what would change once she was queen? She was never taught to be a queen.

Even after Ash’s comforting words and reassurance, Violet’s mind was still being consumed by anxiety. However, with his help, she felt strong enough to endure it and push through it.

Violet went through her closet. Suddenly, a revelation hit her, as if it had just slapped her in the face.

Her doll dress wouldn’t fit for a long time. And even though she’s adapted and added a new style of dress, these were dress that belonged to a different girl. She wasn’t the same girl who wore these dresses anymore.

She was a Woman, a Mother, and now a Queen.

She had another thought slip in, she could give her dresses to her daughter!

She smiled and went through her new styled dresses, she decided to settle on a champagne-colored gown. A ribbon tied around her ribs, sleeves the cupped her shoulders tightly. The dress reached the floor and had a loose-fitting sheer skirt layered with different shades champagne. When she walked the gown flowed effortlessly with her.

Ash looked sexy in everything he wore, a black cotton shirt, the dark grey slack, a black bet and black shoes. Violet fell deeper and deeper in love every time she looked at him.

And Ash, he couldn’t help but be enthralled with her beauty. This woman broke him at every opportunity. His jaw was left gaping while he just stared at her.

"What?" She lowered one brow questioningly "Does the dress not suit the occasion?"

"Violet, you’re so incredibly beautiful, looking at you damn near breaks my heart." Ash confesses.

Violet’s cheeks heated up, turning her face as pink as the inside of a grapefruit.

"Stop, I can’t take that kind of compliment." She tried to cool herself down my fanning herself.

"Get used to it, cause this is what awaits you for the rest of our lives." Ash closed the distance between them quickly, reaching his arm around to her back, grabbing it, and pulling her into him, their bodies touching closely. Her heat melting his ice.

A pestering knocking on the door put there fun to a close.

Pulling away from her Ash walks over opening the door. "What do you want Oliver?"

"Just wanted to let you know Arya is here and she’s heading to the ceremony room in the garden." Oliver shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and peaked around Ash and looked at Violet with a confident smile "You look wonderful my queen; every man’s heart must be broken now that your officially off the market." Oliver joked. It had been a while since the two of them have had any sexual encounters. Oliver had long accepted he hadn’t won Violet’s heart, and he was glad about it, because she didn’t have his, not like that anyways. She became his best friend and brother, taking on a new role in her life. He didn’t want to go for the reading, he didn’t want to know the future, rather he wanted to live it while it happened.

Ash was leaning against her doorway, one leg bent up leaning with him and arms crossed, Violet popped up next to surprising the two of them with how fast and quiet her movement was.

"Hey Oliver. Are you sure you don’t want to come for this? Aren’t you even remotely curious in what she has to say?" Violet asked suspiciously.

"Not even a little. I prefer the mystery in life." Oliver dances off.

"He’s gotten so weird." Ash scratches the back of his head.

"That’s what happiness does to a person." Violet mentions.

"Yeah, yeah, it’s still weird though." Ash shrugs, "Let’s go, our witch awaits!" He joked.

"Did you just make a joke?" Violet asked lifting a brow.

"No, and you can’t prove I did." Ash turned and made a dash for the door.

"Hey! That’s cheating! I’m pregnant and in a dress." Violet yelled picking up her dress and chasing after him.

Ash stopped at the entrance to the garden and waited for Violet to catch up.

Violet jumped on him and slammed her forehead into his.

"You are a cheater you know that?" Violet said lowly.

"I know. I know. Come on, lets go." Ash said still carrying her.

"You can out me down you know?" She suggests.

"I know, but like you said your pregnant." Ash mocked her earlier statement.

"You bully." Violet pouted.

"You are a killer Violet." Ash joked.

They walked to the ceremony room in the back of the garden and when they got inside the moon was almost dead center in the middle.

Arya had set up a circle lined with candles. Symbols positioned in front of each candle. A soft cushion was positioned in the middle.

"Violet, have a seat in the middle and Ash just stand back and don’t get in the way." Arya said with all seriousness. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

"Wow, rude much." Ash rolled his eyes, but did what was asked, he took a seat against the wall and watched his pink princess cross over the candles and into the circle.

"Violet, can you pull up your dress for me, I need access to your belly and your baby."

"Yes, of course." Violet pulled her dress up, displaying her cute lacy panties.

Ash growled low, displeased with her exposure.

"Don’t get your panties in a twist, Ash, I’m straight and have a boyfriend." Arya snapped "Now behave."

Arya pulled some crystal powder from a bag next to her and rubbed some on her belly and then threw the rest in the air above Violet, the moons glow making the dust glitter and shine in the air.

Arya straightened her back and place her hands on her knees palms up and started "Oh Goddess of the night, we as..." Arya halted mid-sentence her eyes turned a creamy white and she spoke:

"Born beneath the Blood Moon’s glow

A gift that was promised long ago.

Of sun and shadow, she is made

Both holy spirit and death’s dark blade

Light in bone and night in breath

She will walk between life and death.

The wolf who lived when all did die.

Will guard the one the gods decry.

Bound to protect or end her breath

Love twisted close with duty’s death

But when the earth begins to quake

And hell beneath the stars shall shake

The Moon Child will stand where fate entwine.

To break the chain or be the bind."

Arya wobbled back and forth before sucking in a loud inhale and finally chocking.

"What the fuck was that?"