306 Darkness No One Knows

"W- what?" Lucy's eyes momentarily widened in shock, her heart pounding in her chest as she understood, to a meaningful level what that word meant in terms of vampires. A mixture of fear and an unexpected flutter of emotion churned within her, and she was looking at the dazed vampire, unblinking in the eyes.

"What did you say?" She stammered, needing confirmation of the words that now hung in the tense air. She knew she heard him mention mate, or was it just a figment of her dream playing tricks on her again? She won't really know unless she hears him say it again. 

"Your Majesty?"

Duncan suddenly hesitated at the call of his name, as if realizing the weight of his revelation. His crimson dark eyes met her caramel-brown ones, and for a moment, the intensity between them softened, whilst his thin lips parted.