PHYSIENTS WILL ALWAYS OFFER BEST STORIES AND LIVE STREAMING ALL TIME
HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 141 Black Forest
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Elle had been expecting an eerie or even mossy and damp forest. But this was... she blinked multiple times to make sure her eyes were not deceiving her.
The trees were still dark and their bark was almost a blackish hue. However, that was the end of the darkness. All over the forest floor, it was covered with snow-white flowers. The flowers were like nothing she had ever seen before. They were like a cross between a dandelion and a daisy. She could not quite describe it properly even to herself. But what she knew was, they were gorgeous! Elle felt as though she had stepped into a meadow that had snow falling and covering every inch of it, but the snowflakes were in the shape of flowers!
"Oh lord... Abi!! This is absolutely beautiful!!!" she exclaimed at Abi with eyes so wide and Abi just giggled at her reaction. Abi had been waiting to see how Elle would react when she saw this. She knew she would not be disappointed as Elle's reaction was cuter than she had imagined it to be.
"You've been expecting something dark and creepy, weren't you?" Abi grinned and Elle nodded her head almost like a rattle.
"Yes, I was... I felt that this forest wouldn't be normal. But little did I expect that it would be this amazing! This is straight from a fantasy tale! I think I might have died and gone to heaven..."
"I'm glad the view surprised you in a good way." Abi replied and then they continued walking forward.
Elle glanced excitedly at Sebastian and she was pleasantly surprised to notice a faint surprise in his eyes. As if he too, was a little shocked at the view that had welcomed them.
Curious, Elle asked. "Is this your first time here?"
Sebastian halted in his steps and met her gaze. Somehow, Elle was starting to feel that the deeper they reached into the forest, the heavier Sebastian's aura seemed to become. He was obviously trying to hide it not only from her, but also from Alexander and Abigail. But with her this close to him, she could feel it!
"Y-you looked a little surprised so I'm curious." Elle added, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.
"The place wasn't like this the last time I was here." Sebastian's calm reply made Elle breathe out in relief. She was worried something serious was going on with him.
"Really? It wasn't this beautiful and enchanting before?"
"It was a..." he suddenly trailed off as he looked around the now seemingly completely different place. "Yes. It was the complete opposite from before."
"Actually, this place just recently changed." Alexander butted in after listening in to their conversation, glancing at Elle over his shoulder.
"Recently?"
"Hmm... about four years now, I think. These tiny flowers did not exist anywhere else except in the heart of this forest only."
"Uhm... did someone... uhm... planted these flowers and they spread... out?" Elle somehow felt like she was asking a stupid question. Just one glance at the tiny flowers covering the ground was... it was nothing like she had ever seen before. The tiny flowers were so unusual yet mesmerizing that she did not think they existed anywhere else on earth but here!
"Hmm... we'll leave it at that for now. Sebastian will tell you more about it maybe once we leave." Alex chuckled and the group went on deeper into the enchanting forest.
Conversation soon ceased because the moment the scenery changed as they reached near the heart of the forest, all she could do now was gasp and gape in wonder at the scenery around and above her.
The trees still had the same almost black colored bark. But that was where the similarities ended. These trees were massive, tall and straight, reaching far up into the sky that Elle could not quite see where the canopy was. And what was interesting and breathtaking about these trees was that their leaves were all white! Snow white as though each and every leaf were totally covered in snow. The only other color in them were tiny little flowers blooming between those snow-white leaves, in a blush pink hue. Elle felt that her breath was literally stolen from out of her lungs as she turned around, open-mouthed to take in such a bewitching scene.
"Oh my lord..." she uttered in a whisper before rubbing her eyes as though to clear them. "What is this place? Are we still on Earth?"
She heard Alexander chuckling ahead of them at her comment and then looked back. "Yes, Izabelle. We're still on earth. Don't worry, no one teleported us to a different world or something."
"This place shouldn't be called the Black Forest! This should be called White Forest!" Elle exclaimed in indignation.
"That name's pretty fair." Alexander agreed and Abigail seconded it with a nod.
"I can't believe this... that such a place exists here on Earth! Don't tell me fairies live here too?! This certainly looks like where faeries would live!" she gasped at Sebastian at what she had blurted.
"It's not fairies." He told her. "But witches."
Elle blinked. The hype in her eyes dropped a little. Not because she was disappointed that it was witches who lived here and not fairies. And also, not because she was scared that he just said witches do exist. At this point she was not even shocked to hear that anymore because somehow, it was easier to believe that witches exist than vampires and fairies.
What made her expression change was because of the look that flashed in his eyes the moment he mentioned the word 'witches'. Did Sebastian hate witches?
A sound of flapping wings a��� wings that must be bigger than the largest eagle's wings a��� echoed above them, pulling Elle's attention away from Sebastian.
She looked up and then around, wondering what bird could be so large to have made that sound. "Azy!!! That's cheating!!! Get back here!!!" another boy's voice echoed in the forest which Elle recognized to be the voice belonging to Alexis - Alexander and Abi's son.
But Elle kept looking up, finding the source of the flapping wing's sound and what she saw had her world completely shattering into pieces in that split second. It was not even a bird. It was a... oh lord... a boy was up there!
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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 142 Uncle And Nephew [1/5]
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The kind of massive bird or flying creature Elle had been expecting to see was not there. Instead, what she saw was a boy standing on top of a tree branch. There was no bird or any winged creature. Just a boy with bright grey eyes, raven black hair, and... he was extremely handsome.
Elle creased her brows when she caught herself actually trying to search if there were wings attached to the back of the boy. But of course there were none and she could not help but laugh at herself inwardly at the things that were crossing her mind. But she really heard the flappings of really large wings! That means there should be something which had produced that sound. And for it to sound so strong, it must be quite significant in size. Did the bird suddenly disappear or something?!
However, her attention was quickly pulled from the flying creature the moment her eyes met the boy's vivid grey ones. There was no doubt that this must be the nephew Abi had been mentioning from time to time.
One look and Elle could tell that there was no doubt he really was Sebastian's nephew. He could actually even pass as his son! That was how much similarities the boy had to Sebastian's features. It was hard to deny their genetic traits that run through the both of them.
As their gazes held, Elle could not react for a while. The boy seemed to have a gaze so compelling and mesmerizing, it was hard for one to look away. Even in his young age, Elle could feel the impact of his aura. It instantly gave the impression that he would grow up to be someone very influential and mighty in the future.
"Seb... the boy... won't he fall from up there?" Elle uttered as she lightly tugged on Sebastian's sleeve, not taking her eyes off the boy. She suddenly felt a gush of worry for him as the height where he stood was really quite high up for a child like him.
Before she could hear any response from Sebastian, the boy launched himself off the branch he was on, jumping off, causing Elle to catch her breath and place both her hands on each other over her chest.
But he landed so fluidly. Graceful and as flexible as a cat that Elle just stared at him, completely speechless.
Quietly, the boy approached them and halted a few steps from them. His gaze shifted from Sebastian to her and he gave her a polite, respectful nod. He did not speak at all and Elle was surprised because what the boy gave her was a kind of silent greeting only mature adults should be able to pull off.
When he returned his gaze back to Sebastian, Elle finally turned to face Sebastian and what she saw next had her brows creasing. Sebastian looked... he looked so stony faced. He was so emotionless that Elle grew nervous and whipped her gaze towards the boy again with worry in her eyes. She was afraid that the boy would misconstrue Sebastian's statue-like greeting as being not welcoming his presence and would think that his uncle wanted to chase him off.
However, she was once again shocked to see that the boy was wearing almost the very same expression as what Sebastian had on his face! W-what was going on? This could not be how these uncle and nephew greet each other, could they?! Elle kept looking over from Sebastian to the boy, from uncle to nephew, not knowing what to say, until she felt herself becoming dizzy from looking back and forth.
No one spoke as the two just stared into each other's eyes, not looking away, as though wanting to see who would give up and look away first.
Elle waited for Sebastian to say something. But he kept silent, causing Elle to feel like she was suddenly trapped in the midst of an extremely awkward situation. She wanted to tug at Sebastian's sleeve again and gesture for him to speak but she could not bring herself to do it. She did not know why, but she felt as though... Sebastian was going through something internally. He was not trembling or exuding any deadly and extreme killing aura right now, unlike what happened to him last night at the club. But... his indifference and kind of uncanny calmness right now was certainly not something normal!
When no one spoke even after a few more moments, Elle decided that she needed to break the stalemate. Even if the two could go on and not be affected by the staring contest, she could not! She felt as though her heart was about to burst out of her chest with the pressure building around them.
"Hello," Elle smiled genuinely at the boy, bending a little to get closer to him and not tower over him. "My name is Izabelle. What's your name, dear?" Her voice was friendly and calm as she introduced herself.
The boy's attention immediately shifted from Sebastian to her. His completely blank expression changed into what seemed like a little surprise. But it then immediately changed into something else... was he feeling shy or uncomfortable communicating with her?
"His name is Azriel." Sebastian suddenly spoke up, surprising Elle. She did not think that the man-turned-statue would unfreeze and willingly speak. "He can't... talk."
Elle lifted her head up with a start and turned her wide-eyes to look at Sebastian, only to see his jaws clenching for a moment at what he had just told her.
"But don't worry, Princess Izabelle." Alexis was suddenly right behind Azriel, grinning at Elle as he draped his arm around his cousin.
"I'm right here as Azy's interpreter. You want to say 'it's a pleasure to meet your aunt, right?" Alexis asked and Azriel nodded at Elle, confirming what his cousin had just said.
Elle could not help but feel her heart melt at the gesture of how both cousins interacted with each other. It was clear that Azriel had an exceptionally close bond with Alexis. Or else, Alexis would not be able to tell what Azriel wanted to say only by looking at his eyes and body language.
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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 143 Two Boys [2/5]
"Aw, thank you. It's such a pleasure to meet you too, Azriel." Elle's eyes gleamed gently at the boy as she smiled cheerfully. It was hard to explain, but she already felt like she adored this boy.
"He would like it if you called him Azy too, right, Azy?"
The boy nodded again, impressing Elle.
"And he thinks that you are so very beautiful, Princess Izabelle..." Alexis grinned, "right, Azy?"
Azriel seemed to be caught off guard by Alexis' words, but he eventually gave a shy nod, before lightly elbowing his cousin, causing Elle to giggle.
"You two are so adorable." Elle told them. She was so touched at how Alexis seemed to really know what Azy wanted to say. "I am so happy to meet you too Azy. And I'm happy to see you again too, Alexis. Oh..." Elle wrapped her hands around Sebastian's arms, "your uncle is also very happy to see you both as well."
Alexis looked at Azy but even after a few moments, Alexis seemed to choose not to speak for Azy. Or perhaps, he could not read what Azy wanted to say at that moment. He instead faced Elle again and smiled, changing the topic of conversation. "Mom and dad had already gone on ahead. So Azy and I will be the ones to escort you both."
Elle quickly shot her gaze towards where Abi and Alexander were standing earlier. They were already gone and she did not even notice when they had slipped away!
The four of them then started walking further into the magical, beautiful forest. And as Elle watched the two young boys' back, it then dawned on her that they too, were actually... not humans. It was amazing how she had completely forgotten about that fact while she was speaking to them despite seeing how Azy had jumped down from that height. Right now, she realized that she was with three... vampires and she was not even feeling anything remotely negative. As though to her, they were nothing but normal, harmless people.
Glancing over at Sebastian, Elle noticed that he was still expressionless. She wished that she could have seen the Sebastian from last night again a��� the Sebastian who did not bother to wear a calm and expressionless mask before her. But more than that, the further they went inside this forest, the more curious she became.
What was the reason behind all his reactions? And why was he treating his nephew so indifferently? And what was with Azriel's attitude towards him too? Why were this pair of uncle and nephew so weird?
No matter how she tried, she could not fathom the relationship between this uncle and nephew. She had never thought that was how they would treat each other the moment they met!
"Princess Izabelle," Alexis called out, turning back at them as he walked backwards. "I hope you find this place beautiful."
"Beautiful is even an understatement." Elle replied, loving how Alexis was such a cheerful boy.
"Right! Alice and I loved it here so much because it's such a pretty and peaceful place where we could roam around freely and play with Azy without any worries."
Elle was about to ask why they would feel worried but she held her tongue, realizing that they were vampires and that it was definitely a secret. Now that she thought about it, how could they have hidden this secret all this time? And why were the kids already... vampires? Were vampires not turned when they were at least older or else they would not grow up?
Her mind started to whirl from all the thoughts so she forced herself to stop thinking about it once again.
"Aunt and Alice would definitely be surprised to see you both, Princess Izabelle. We are only expecting mom and dad to arrive today." Alexis added, filling in the silence.
"Just call me aunt too, Alexis." Elle told the boy, not wanting him to address her so formally anymore.
Alexis scratched the back of his neck. "But..."
"Call her 'aunt', Alexis." Sebastian's voice echoed, causing Azy to turn around as well. And whatever he saw in his uncle's expression had his lips tugging up ever so slightly.
The two boys looked at each other and then turned their backs from them. "But we really don't think 'aunt' suits her, uncle. 'Princess Izabelle' gives a much nicer ring to it, right Azy?"
Azy nodded not once but twice and Elle could do nothing but giggle at the realization that the two boys were teasing their stone-faced uncle.
"We're finally here!" Alexis's cheerful voice echoed out as the two boys stopped and looked behind them. "This is Azy's house and where we've been staying at the past few days."
Elle looked ahead and saw a Victorian house in the middle of the woods. It was a three storey house that had beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows all over. There was a large chimney and a smaller one to the side, letting Elle guess that there might be two fireplaces in this house - one main one and another one perhaps in the master bedroom. The whole house was painted in grey and even the roof slates were of the same color. However, with charming warm lights lighting up the house, it gave off a very homely and welcoming feel to anyone who was looking in from the outside, despite being such a large and stately house.
She could imagine living a secluded but peaceful life here. The white flowers in the front yard as well as the vast beautiful forest was definitely something that could be called a safe haven for the young vampires.
"Azy is welcoming you both into their home, Princess Izabelle." Alexis said the moment they stood by the door.
"Thank you for having us, Azy." Elle replied with a smile when the door swung open.
Lifting her gaze, Elle stilled at the sight of the woman who had opened the door.
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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 144 Sister-In-Law [3/5]
Elle somehow felt as though she had forgotten how to speak at the sight of the woman who emerged from the large mahogany double doors of the mansion. Long, seemingly glowing silver hair cascaded down in luscious and sexy waves to her waist and when Elle lifted her eyes to meet hers, they just looked simply otherworldly.
There was only one thing Elle could think about at the sight of her. Goddess. She is a literal goddess in the flesh! Elle did not think that it would be possible for a person to look so perfectly beautiful until she saw this woman before her.
"Auntie, Azy and I present to you, Princess Izabelle." Alexis' voice rang as they stepped aside and introduced Elle.
The moment Elle met her gaze, Elle was almost certain she saw surprise in the silver-haired woman's eyes. It was almost as though something shocked her at the sight of her.
But that look in her eyes was quick to completely disappear, making Elle feel a little suspicious.
"Oh my... I am so happy Sebastian finally brought you over here, Izabelle!" the goddess-like woman was quick to rush over to stand right before Elle, as if she was suddenly excited at the thought of meeting her. "My name is Alicia, Azy's mother and Sebastian's sister-in-law."
Alicia spoke so friendly and yet still so naturally regal in every way. She carried herself and spoke like she was someone who was born to be a queen.
Elle also felt her feelings and those smiles were genuine. She was welcoming her warmly just like how Abi had been to her when they first met.
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However, that name... it was not the same... right? This goddess-like woman was Alicia, not... Alysa... it is different. It is not her, right?
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, A... Alicia." Elle tried her best to stay composed, smiling back at the woman. 'No, it cannot be her... Right?!'
When Alicia shifted her gaze to Sebastian, gladness seemed to flash across her eyes as she smiled at him. "Alright, you two, please come in first."
As Alicia led them to the door, Elle glanced over at Sebastian. And what she saw in his expression... she felt like someone had suddenly tossed her heart in the middle of an ocean and now it was sinking rapidly into the deep cold darkness of the waters.
Sebastian continued staring at her as they followed behind. She could not exactly fathom his expression but the way he looked at her was... Elle finds it a little too intense. As if just the sight of Alicia was enough to make him forget everything else but only focus on whatever it was about her that he was thinking about.
And it... caused her an unimaginable hurt. Her overthinking mind had immediately come up with the conclusion that the woman in his dreams was... her... that woman he had been calling out in his dreams was this oh so ethereally beautiful lady. She could not make herself believe otherwise. Because this was the first time she had ever seen Sebastian's attention gotten completely fixed on another woman while she was around. This was the first time she had seen him stare at another woman to this extent.
Forcing her eyes off him, Elle silently fisted her hands into her coat. She clenched her fists so tight that her knuckles turned white as she tried to calm herself. And she was secretly biting her inner cheeks hard. Even then, she maintained her smile, keeping it light and calm.
When she saw Abi holding a tray as she came walking out from the kitchen, Elle tried to shift her gaze to the interior of the house, trying to distract herself as she was afraid that Abi would notice something. They have interacted enough that she was sure Abi could pick up on her fluctuating emotions.
Alicia led them both to sit on the couch in the living room. The living room was just as what you would expect of a Victorian house. As Elle looked around, she noticed that the architecture was very fancy and decorative. And there was a large but cozy looking bay window that made Elle wish to girl up there with a book and while her time away. Remembering that upon their arrival, she noticed that each floor had at least one bag window facing the entrance, it was clear that the design was as Victorian as it can get. She was even guessing that every single room on the first and second floor had a bay window. And what was interesting was that the bay window that she was looking at, had a very tasteful and elegant stained glass motif on it.
As her eyes strayed to the ceiling, she also noticed that the house had high ceilings with ornate carvings along the wooden beams that run across the ceiling. Even the staircase that she spotted at the far corner, had intricate wooden trimmings along the banister. Though large, the house still had the comforting aura of a home. All in all, it was a warm and gorgeous house.
"Elle dear, do you want to come over and give me a helping hand in the kitchen?" Abi whispered to her and Elle immediately sprung from the couch. "But I think I need to go to the bathroom first, Abi. Can you show me where the bathroom is?"
"Of course, dear."
As they headed to the bathroom, Abi kept glancing over at her with concern in her eyes. "Are you okay, dear? You look a little a���"
Elle forced a smile. "I'm fine... don't worry about me Abi. I think... this is just me, adjusting myself with all... these... new things I'm finding out."
"Oh, Elle." Abi hugged her and smiled at her gently. "I understand, dear. If you need some space or need anything at all for the matter, or want to do something, just tell me, okay?"
Elle nodded at her. "I will. Thank you, Abi. Please don't wait for me. I'll be back there in a few minutes."
"Take your time, dear."
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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 145 Too Well 4/5
The moment Elle shut the bathroom's door close behind her, she buried her face into her palms. Her breaths became a little fast as the memories of Sebastian calling out that name in his sleep flashed across her mind. Her eyes burned and her throat stung so bad.
Slowly, she leaned against the door and looked up at the ceiling. A bitter and ironic smile started to tug at the corners of her lips as the memories from last night flooded into her mind next.
Last night truly was too good to be true. His sweetness... those confessions or whatever they were... they had been so out of the norm that she felt like she was dreaming. And now, here she was. She had been so happy last night that she felt a fleeting fear of feeling such a level of happiness in a very long time. Now she knows why. She should have known that when things are going too well, it truly was too good to be true. Feeling that pang of pain in her heart, she laughed mockingly at herself.
Taking another deep breath, Elle went to the sink and washed her face. She took all the time she needed and did not rush through. When she finally felt composed enough for her liking, she finally left the bathroom.
She heard the kids laughing alongside Alexander's rumbling chuckles.
The atmosphere in the living room was warm and almost magical. Abi and Alicia were chatting merrily, Alexander was playing with the kids while Alice sat right next to him, and Sebastian was sitting next to Alex and drinking some red wine silently. Observing from the side, they all seemed to be creating a beautiful and harmonious family spending time relaxing together at home. She could not see where Sebastian's attention was focused on as his back was facing her. But just as she was about to study the angle of his head, she quickly closed her eyes and scolded herself thoroughly to stop doing this. She was considering whether to stand there or approach them when she realized that she could not go anywhere else. Sighing out silently, she prepared to walk over.
Her gaze met with Alicia's and she smiled gently at her.
Elle noticed the flash of concern in her eyes so she smiled back and approached them. This warm, lovely family... this family of unordinary people she was not really sure she could even be able to belong to... ever.
Upon joining them, Elle's mood slowly shifted. The kids ogled over her but she was really glad because they managed to completely distract her from the negative thoughts and feelings that were threatening to overwhelm her. If she were to be allowed to stew in her own thoughts and entertain more thoughts, she was not sure if she could maintain her calm facade.
Until Elle found herself playing chess against Azy. In the middle of their mundane but certainly refreshing and warm conversations, Elle had mentioned she liked playing chess by herself.
Alexis had exclaimed that Azy was also very good at chess. And so, the two somehow ended up playing while everyone was watching quietly.
Elle had just made a surprise capture of Azy's queen and it seemed like the boy was going to lose. Even Elle was quite confident that she would win the game with just one more move. She tried to not show her pleasure as she was playing against a young boy, but in her heart, this game was in the bag.
However, Azy's next move had Elle and everyone else looking at Azy with shock on their faces. His move did not only capture Elle's queen in return, but it had also put his bishop in an undefended square that would also be a palpable threat to Elle's king. That was a move that had totally amazed and stumped the adults, especially Elle.
Elle shook her head in amazement as she smiled at the boy. If this was an official game, Elle would have already resigned as she knew the game was already over. But she continued until Azy checkmated her. The game had made Elle realize that this young boy was genius as that move he made was something that takes a lot of creativity and calculations and vision beyond a measurable scope. He was simply amazing!
"You're amazing, Azy!" Elle could not stop feeling amazed. But with this, now she must grant a request to Azy in exchange for her loss.𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑤𝘦𝑏𝘯𝘰𝘷𝑒𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Azy wants everyone to stay for the night." It was Alice who did the interpretation this time.
When Azy nodded, Elle bit her lower lip. She had not expected him to ask for them to spend the night here. But she had lost and now she had to say yes even though a part of her wanted to go home tonight.
Their company was enjoyable. Everyone was warm and she loved the children. Alicia too was very friendly and she could tell she was such a great woman and an amazing mother. Her awesomeness as Azy's mom was truly commendable. And it could be seen at how wonderfully Azy had been raised up till now.
But it was her who felt insecure. She had not glanced at Sebastian even once the entire time since they had entered the house because she was trying to avoid anything that would ruin her mood. It was very hard for her to hide her emotions when it comes to him, so she really martialed against herself the entire time to keep her focus away from him, afraid that she would find him staring at Alicia again.
"Sure." Elle nodded and the children rejoiced. It was apparent they still could not have had enough with each other's company that they still wanted an extension of their vacation. It made Elle wonder why the twins could only visit Azy here during their school holidays. They can travel over within minutes all the way here and in a seemingly effortless way. So she wondered why the twins could not seem to be allowed to come over to play with Azy any time they wanted.
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