All Chapters of Love Beyond Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

 ***Author's Note***I had the most beloved Romanian grandfather in this world, and through him I learned to love and admire his country for its people, culture and beauty. Since I was a kid I heard a lot of stories about a historical figure, and when I spent some time there I learned th

We had just left Bucharest towards the north, my contingent of about two hundred men and I, and Târgovişte was up ahead, so it should be one of our resting stops. My enemies were all around me and every single day I had to fight to be alive. I forced myself to build my reputation as a ruthless, cold-blooded bastard, because one thing I was taught in my short existence, ‘It’s much better for you to be feared than to be loved’, and believe me I was feared by all. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop my blood-thirsty enemies to hunt me down and try to overpower me, but I was not about to let my beloved land and my people f

The feeling of warmth was so good I didn’t want to wake up. I tried to feel my bearings and something was not quite right, my head hurt so much it made me nauseous and the smell of blood mingled with sweat made it worse, besides I could feel I was with someone on a horse. My heart-rate escalated. Maybe those two got their way with me. I didn’t remember and dread filled my soul, but I couldn’t pretend to sleep forever. Slowly, I opened my eyes to meet two beautiful sea green ones staring down at me. Without thinking, I flinched and recoiled in his embrace, who was he?

Her eyes dilated completely, making those beautiful lavender almost gone. I knew she was afraid, but those men deserved the punishment they were getting, and I would never let it pass. “Why would you say such a blasphemy? Everybody deserves salvation!” 

I felt my blood boil and my heart went out to them. How could he behave like that and not show a stitch of remorse? “You can’t do that to human beings! What they could’ve done to deserve such fate?” 

Three months, three months of the hardest self-control I put myself into, and I lost it right there, as soon as I got close to her, not only because I didn’t find a fragment of fear in her eyes, but also I saw the defiance in her face. She affronted me! I was going for the kill, I wanted to snap that long sinful neck like a twig under my fingers, how dare she question my actions and how I treat my opponents? I’m a ruler, I have a country to build and enemies to banish away by any means possible, and she will have to come to terms with that. Everything I use against them, every means of torture, every piece strategy I learned from the best teachers, my fo

Everything was so surreal. Why did he stop? I didn’t want him to stop! My skin was on fire and in need of his touch, his hands were rough but did miracles to my burning body.“Chase my demons away, Alizandra.” he whispered to me and cupped my face, it was such a raw and desperate request how could I ignore his plea if

I was surrounded by traitors! How dare this feeble little bastard raise an army of his own and instigate a revolt against me? Didn’t he cherish his dear life enough to mess with me? It was then, Anton and three more of my guards came to me in the courtyard with two hostages.“Sire, these two belong to his army. We caught th

The movement in and out of the castle on the next few days was harsh. Vlad didn’t stop for one minute and his men came and went at all times. I spent my days practically alone if it wasn’t for Liana. He would join me for dinner and our nights were full of passion until the morning came and I’d wake up alone. And he didn’t let me in fully into his world. He put me in some sort of limbo and it was maddening.

The following week was the hardest, I’ve learned one more of his traits, stubbornness! The shoulder wound got infected, and I had to deal with his excessive high fever, they were still healing and barely closed, but nothing and no one could hold him in bed. Every time he felt pain and had to rest a flood of cursing would follow and a very grumpy man would come out of his shell. On day ten, I had enough. He didn’t listen to me and the cut on his shoulder bled a lot, Liana and I waited for him to settle for a nap, and we strapped him to bed. I didn’t know what else to do to keep this man quiet for some time, and all hell broke loose when he woke up a