Chapter 31: Tied

Jiang Ying Yue slowly came out from the drowsy world of sleep as the morning sunlight filtered into her bed-chamber from the opened windows.

It took her eyes a few seconds to adjust to the brightness and only then did she decide to move her body and slip out of her bed.

However, the moment she tried to sit up, somehow she ended up falling back on the bed. Her eyes immediately flew towards the headboard of the bed only to find both of her hands tied to it with a magical rope.

At that very same moment, the door of her bed-chamber opened, and Silver entered the room. His emerald eyes immediately found her as he closed the door behind him and locked it with a spell.

"What's this?" She asked as she watched him walking closer to the bed and her. There was something in his predatory eyes that was telling her that she was in deep trouble.

He was looking just as handsome and sexy as always. Clad in a dark olive-colored V-neck shirt and black jeans, his long silver hair falling freely down his back while a single platinum earring dangled from his right ear, he was looking like one of those cool celebrities that were often seen on the tv screen and in magazines.

Ying Yue felt her throat suddenly becoming dry while she was busy drooling over his beauty. She could not help it at all. After all, he was a real eye candy and the man was perfectly aware of it.

"You are finally awake. Good morning." Silver spoke in a soft tone as he took a seat beside her on the bed and looked directly into her eyes.

Though he sounded as calm and normal as usual, she could tell from his intense gaze, which was pinned on her, that he was clearly not in a very happy mood at the moment.

"Why are my hands tied?" She again questioned while ignoring his comment. She was starting to realize that her arms were a little sore because of being tied for quite some time by now.

A small twitch appeared on Silver's lips as he replied, "I'm just making sure that you won't run away to collect another powerful man in your bucket behind my back. This is for the safety of those poor men wandering around in this world without knowing that they are in great danger. They need to be saved from you."

Jiang Ying Yue glared at the man as she tried to tug at her hands to see if she could somehow break the spell.

"Untie me! Do you seriously think you can keep me tied like this? I'm sure after feeding yesterday evening, I'm good enough to break such a minor sp..."

"I dare you to even try!" His voice was so deep and full of challenges that it made Jiang Ying Yue trailed off before she could finish her sentence.

"You... Wait! Feeding?"

Her words suddenly registered in her brain and she finally recalled the memories of the previous evening when she somehow ended up coming across the owner of the mysterious Star Lake Manor.

She recalled his beautiful face and the way he made her feel when they were close enough to inhale each other's scent. She recalled him offering his blood...

"Oh no!" The gasp left her lips as she recalled the memory of her drinking his blood and the new bond that she had successfully formed with another strange person.

"Looks like you finally recalled what you have done," Silver commented as he clicked his fingers to untie her hands.

Ying Yue started shaking her head as she felt like burying herself in a hole and not coming out for a few decades or maybe centuries.

"This is so bad. Not only I have initiated a second mate bond but it's also a second stage bond. What the heck is wrong with me?" She voiced out in a frustrated tone as she rubbed her wrists and arms to regulate the blood circulation.

A sigh escaped Silver's lips as he realized that he could no longer pretend to be angry at her. He let his arms pull the girl in his embrace and miraculously, she did not object. Rather, she let her head fall against his left shoulder as she inhaled his scent, making a small smile appear on his lips.

"Since your soul has already decided to accept these two men as your mates... why not give them a chance?" He suddenly asked making the girl pull away from his arms as she looked at him with a frown covering her face.

She was silent for a few minutes but then she finally spoke with a little shake of her head, "There's something fishy about the man from the Star Lake Manor. He knows about the secret tunnel and that we have been using it recently. Maybe he also knows my identity as the discarded possible candidate for the Empress' position. And most importantly... he was the one who offered me his blood yesterday. I did not compel him or anything. He willingly did that. Did he..."

Her head was filled with countless questions which had started to make her feel dizzy. Moreover, after getting connected with those two mysterious men/Immortals through the newly formed soulbonds, her body and soul were anxious to stay close to those men. She could feel the need to be with those two men surging throughout her body. It was almost as painful and intense as the need that she kept experiencing towards Silver.

"Are you alright?" Silver asked as he brushed away a few loose strands of hair from her face. His eyes were staring at her with worry and concern filling them.

"I'll manage but I need to find that man. I should go and check the manor to see if he's still there," she replied as she started climbing out of the bed.

"Let me accompany you," Silver said as he followed behind her. There was no doubt that he was not asking for her permission, rather, he was telling her that she won't be stepping out of the Cold Palace without him.

"Alright!"

She was going to look for the answers but she had no idea about the surprises that were waiting for her...