Prologue

Afew centuries ago, a man had awoken from the dead clueless and blood thirsty. He had died of depression when he caught the love of his life in bed with another man.

When he…awoken, he was different. He wasn’t human…at all. His skin was too pale and too cold. He had fangs descending from his jaw when he saw or smelled blood.

His senses were extremely heightened and he craved blood like no one ever could.

He became the first vampire to ever be recorded in Italy centuries ago. He looked a day over 20 and his new charms earned him the title of a playboy.

As time passed,people started to question why he still looked the same over the years, this caused him to be in grave danger. He began hiding and changing his identity in every country he lived in.

Until he got tired of traveling, he finally decided to settle down afew thousands years later when he fell in love with a human girl…

They found happiness and the human girl survived the transition and bite from her vampire mate. Hundreds of years later, their wishes to have children became true when they came across a powerful warlock who performed a spell thus their children were strong vampires who were involved in dark magic.

They were the most powerful vampires to ever live not only because of their ages, but also because they basically conceived in dark magic.

They were royals in the underworld.

Dimitrious Valekov and his family was feared in the whole vampire world, no one knew what they looked like but all they knew that his children were rare beauties that were skilled in the art of war.

The eldest,a 20 century old young woman, was known as the most beautiful one and most skilled warrior amongst all of them. It was rumored that her name was Isabella but dew to many rumors,no one knew her real name,its almost like she never existed.

They only knew her as The Femme Fatale.

It was a term given to a dangerous woman with the beauty that could make a mated male fall in love with her.

The most dangerous thing about her was that whatever power she wished to possess,she possessed it. She had the power to summon her guardian angel, Cerberus,the head guardian three headed hellhound who listened to every command she had.

Hades,the gods of the underworld was very much in love with Isabella but unfortunate for him that Bella found her mate.

King Theo Goldenseal was the youngest crowned king at the age of 15. The king of the Lycanscopes.

Before she became who she was now,she was a sweet fragile girl who was loved dearly by her parents,her people and her brothers since she was the only girl in the family. She lost that soft spot to her mate Theo who rejected her thinking she was some human omega from her protection scent that she wears everywhere.

No longer was she the sweet girl that cared more about others than herself, afew years of training in perfection earned her the title of Femme Fatale.

It was too late when Theo found out what he’d done and he wanted to apologize and get Isabella back only to find out that she has already been claimed by Hades.

Would he go to the literal depths of hell to get back his mate?

Or would he just watch his only chance of happiness become someone else’s source of happiness?

Hades being God of hell and the underworlds, loved Isabella with every fibre of his being and would do anything and everything to ensure Isabella’s happiness.

Even if it meant he let her be with her true mate…

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The

story

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with

Isabella

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around

the

age

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Isabella’s

POV

I giggled when my younger brother Silas and my other brother Victor were searching in all the wrong places. Call me childish for a fifteen century year old to be playing with her younger  siblings.

“Got you Bella” Victor yells in front of me as I giggle and he gives me a dimpled smile.

“Good job. Where’s mama and papa?” I asked him as he looked to the clearing to our family mansion.

“M-mommy is calling for us” he says shyly and I smiled knowing he was the most shyest one of the five of us.

Yes five. I’m the eldest of four brothers. After I was already 9 centuries old, then Victor and Silas the twins were born. The twins are 7 years old. Silas is older than Victor by 3 minutes and 23 seconds.

Then there’s Daniel,he’s 5 and baby Mathius whose still an infant.

“Come on” I said holding Victor’s hand as we walked out of the forest.

“Issy!” I hear Danny yell as he jumped into my arms. I laughed a bit as I picked up my brother.

“Where’s Matt?” I asked and he pouts.

“Don’t know” right. Danny was still finding it hard that he isn’t  the baby of the family anymore.

“Don’t be like that” I scolded playfully as I pecked his brown curls.

“Go find Snow” I told him referring to our pet, a sandy blonde puppy.

“Okie” he says before running off.

I held Victors and Silas’s hand protectively as I entered the house feeling a new presence in the room.

Upon entering with the boys I saw afew men in black – royal guards.

“No! I am not accepting this” I heard dad’s voice say from the main living room.

“Ok boys, I want you to find Danny and stay in the safe room until I come get you ok?” Silas nodded as he took Victors hand and they ran off upstairs no doubt to find Danny.

I walked into the living room that was heavily guarded by these unfamiliar people.

“Dad?what’s going on?” Mother’s tear striken face turned around as her eyes met mine.

“Oh baby,its nothing” she says with an obvious fake smile.

“Tell me the truth” I said sternly as I literally forced the truth out of her by entering her mind- one of the many gifts I possessed.

“Its…..I’m sorry baby” she sobs holding a crying Mattheus.

How could they do this?!!

I walked over to her and took Matt from  her as my brother calm down immediately. “Its ok, you’re just sleepy aren’t you?” I whispered as he babbled nonsense,saliva spewing all over his mouth as he gives me a two front teeth cute smile and I can’t resist but smile back . Just then he starts falling asleep as I bounced him softly.

How could my parents do this to me?! Marry me off to Hades!!!! The god of the underworld!

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{

Hades

!!! Only imagine him covered full

of

tatooes

!!!}

Isabella’s

POV

“Isabella, sweetheart, its not marriage,he’s only offering to marry you, to take your hand in holy matrimony, to be the bearer of his children.  But if you won’t accept it, its your choice,no one is mad at you” dad stressed over the fifth time and I looked up fidgeting with my finger ring.

“Of course I won’t accept it dad, I barely know the man. And in case you’ve forgotten, I’m only 16 centuries old!!! Barely fit to marry a god or someone with high status! I don’t want to be just a breeding machine,I want to experience love. Real love dad! Like you and mum,I want that too! “ I yelled back standing up with tears in my eyes.

No! I’m too young to get married!! Or even have kids!!!

Dad walks over and pulled me in a hug as more tears slid down my cheeks. Dad petted my waist length brown chestnut locks as he whispered sweet sorry and apologies in my ear. Mum hugs me from behind and I pull both of them into a group hug.

“My girls” dad says sighing.

I pulled away. “I’m not accepting the proposal. I want to meet Hades first” I said determinedly as my parents looked shocked for a whole minute.

“What?” I asked confused.

“Darling,your eyes” dad says and I look in the mirror seeing my usual bright gray eyes turned to a blue color.

Right,I’m sad.

“Yeah,I found out last week that the colors determine my moods and emotions. I learned that when I’m sad,it turns a bright sky blue,if I’m angry,its a mixture of gold and red, and if I’m happy the usual gray color just becomes a bit brighter” my parents stared at me like I was telling them some terrifying news.

“You…..I have never heard of it” mother says in a loud whispering tone.

“Me too. Perhaps we should ask Merlin” dad says and mom nods in agreement.

“Mom?dad?I said I want to meet Hades” they nodded and like a powerful family, we strides to dad’s office upstairs.

When we’re outside,the door is heavily guarded too just like every entrance we’d passed.

“Mom? Dad?perhaps I should just…..do this alone” I whispered the last part as they started arguing immediately.

“No way!” Mum says as dad says

“Absolutely not!” At the same time.

“Please?” I asked as they looked like they were about to argue back until the door opened and the most handsomest man stood there. I’d always never been a fan of tatooes but with him,his whole arms, his neck,his jawline,his chest covered in tatooes,it made me like it.

For once,I Isabella Elizabeth Valekov liked tatooes.

“Hello Isabella” he says,his voice deep,dark making my skin crawl as his scent drifted to my nose.

Nice.

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{

Hades

tatooes

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Isabella

POV

His voice bought a cold chill down my spine.

I gulped as the door clicked which meant something locked it. And by the look of it,it was definitely got to do with Hades eyes as he stared satisfied at the door knob before he took slow cautious steps towards me.

My heart was racing in my chest as I took a step back. He frowns at my action when I looked to the nearest exit.

The window.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you love” his voice was dark and was laced with….deathly promise.

“H-Hades” I said staring at his dark eyes.

He gives me a smirk. “I like it when you say my name love” he says taking a step towards me as he trapped me by the door with both his arms on both my sides.

I flinched thinking the worse only to find that he buried his face in my neck taking in my scent.

“Fuck!you smell so good” I heard him say loud and clearer than my racing heart.

“Don’t be afraid love,I won’t hurt you” he says and I find the bravery to push him away.

“D-Dont ever do that again” I said crossing my arms across my chest. He chuckles and whispered something in an unknown language.

“Hades, I wanna talk about the marriage offer. I don’t want to marry you” I said trying to sound as nice as possible. I walked away to near the table.

I hear him sigh before he makes his way over behind me. I turn around and come face to face with his chest.

“Alright. But just know when you get hurt,you can always find me. I won’t stop trying until I get you gattino “ he says making me blush at the nickname.

He pecks my head and I lean into his chest a bit before his body turns to smoke and he disappears.