Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Followed (3)

"Which Blackthorn has a servant who can shapeshift? Is it your father?" Selene guessed.

Life was too quiet now so Nathaniel had to be up to something.

"My father might have a few but I know this one isn’t his. He’s been watching me since the day we took back your home. He’s a servant to my grandfather," Xavier replied.

This stumped Selene. She wasn’t expecting to hear it was his grandfather since he was resting now.

"Your grandfather? Has he woken up?" Selene asked, nervous about having to run into the old gentleman.

Xavier handed the horse back off to a servant. "Not that I know. If he were awake, he would have been here now with my father at his side. Many of his servants are still awake and keep watch of his home. My father gathering the family must have caught their attention so now they are following me and most likely, following my father."

"I see. So, how are you with your grandfather? Would he bring trouble like your father is doing? Do I need to be concerned if he were to wake?" Selene wondered, not ready to meet with such an influential vampire.

The older the vampire was the scarier they could be.

"No. I’ve stayed out of his way and he has stayed out of mine. He has some interest in who I would marry but he never bothered me about it. It is my father who is trying to make up for marrying my mother. If my grandfather wakes, it can go either way for us," Xavier said, not knowing what to expect.

"How?"

"He favours my father and me. It depends on what kind of mood he is in and what his plans are. The real problem would be my great-grandfather waking up. For the short time I saw him, he claimed to be fond of me but it is he who drives the five families to marry amongst each other," Xavier explained, annoyed he would need to deal with this.

Nathaniel was creating too much noise so it wouldn’t come as a surprise if the servants of those who slept now were to wake their masters to solve the current conflict.

"Now I am a bit nervous. I wasn’t concerned about your father but your grandfather and great-grandfather are a different story. I hope none of this wakes my relatives," Selene said, imagining the chaos there would be.

The Harrison who rested would not be pleased to hear of what happened to their name.

Xavier was intrigued by this. "Who from your family rests?"

"My grandparents and great-grandparents. We are not to disturb them as well. Oh, these are the ones from my father’s side. I have only met my grandfather from my mother’s side but he is a wanderer. I don’t think he is asleep now. I worry about him returning only to find that she is gone," Selene said, now realising an issue she must prepare for.

"I can’t remember much about your mother’s side of the family," Xavier said, drawing a blank.

"They do not live in this town. My grandfather said I would need to travel far to see where he lived but he also warned me not to make the trip so I didn’t spend a lot of time with my mother’s family. Maybe the humans near there weren’t so welcoming," said Selene.

Xavier saw it more as Selene’s grandfather trying to protect her from something.

Nothing about Selene’s cousin seemed to be special. Then again, he would have to cut Trevor with a holy weapon to test it. If it wasn’t a skill Selene inherited from the Harrisons then the answer was with her mother’s family.

Vampires who can heal from holy weapons should stay away from others. There were many Xavier knew to be foolish to think drinking the blood of someone like Selene could leave the same effects on them.