Chapter 328 Their Last Hope

“I also support her! She could be a great queen!” Hazel stared at the men and women who were standing behind her with confusion.

She was meeting them for the first time then why did they have faith in her.

Those who opposed her were outnumbered by many men and women.

They glared at all those nobles and then at Hazel who was their source.

“Ha! To trust a young girl who had no idea about how the empire would run! You must have lost your mind.” spat the old man with anger as he scowled at their loud protests.

“And she will abandon you soon to be with a vampire. Would you be able to trust that kind of woman?” asked the lady pointed at hazel.

She smirked when none of them replied. They looked at Hazel as if waiting for her reply when her eyes turned colder.

“If they wanted me to be the ruler, then I would. And as long as I am about to abandon them, I will not leave until they have faith in me.” she announced.

Her words were enough to create an uproar. Those who were supporting her came forward with more and more enthusiasm that their haters have to take a step away.

They wanted to stand and glare at her further but the men and women standing behind her, did not have a chance.

With the pale faces full of fear, they took steps back until they did not have space to run anymore.

They stomped their feet and ran out of the garden toward the exit while holding the hands of her husband, the woman gave one last glance to Hazel as if promising that she would come to take revenge.

Hazel continued to smirk and looked at the woman with a bold and arrogant look on her face as if challenging her to come to her, she was prepared for rats like her.

“Thank you, I was not expecting you to accept it!” Celina came closer and held her hands with a look of gratefulness on her face.

“You did not know what it meant to us.” she turned to look at the rest of the men who nodded their heads, “come with us and you will understand why we want you to take over!” she whispered when hazel nodded.

She saw her going towards others and whispering a few words to them and their staff who nodded their heads.

“There is a backway in the palace. The staff and nobles will continue the gathering to make sure that your guards will not find out about your absence.” she pointed at a few maids who bowed their heads with sincere respect.

“But do you trust us enough to come with us?” Hazel looked at them and then at her. She had no reason to trust them.

“I don’t have any reason to do that!” she spoke bluntly, making the girl pale, “but i don’t have any reason to not to trust you too. So, I will give you the benefit of the doubt. But my maid will come with me.” she pointed at Anne who was standing there from start to end as if she was a statue and could not hear or see them.

Celina was amazed by the skill of the girl who had made herself invisible all the time and nodded her head.

“Lord Luhan would guide us!” Luhan bowed his head in courtesy as he came forward and extended his hand in the air for her to hold.

But she ignored it and only nodded as she followed Celina. Luhan stared at his hands that were still in the air and chuckled.

He followed them to the back door where a carriage was waiting for them.

Luhan and Celina sat on one side while Hazel and Anne took the other side.

“I apologize for the foolishness of Lilian.” he started, “and thank you for forgiving her. She is still a child.” he defended in a sincere tone when Celina looked at him and then at her.

“Celina knows about us. But she is not one of us.” he cleared when he noticed the curious gaze of hazel lingering on her.

“So, you are in support of witches and wizards but hate vampires?” asked Hazel with a chuckle but there was no humor in her eyes.

Celina bit her lips, hazel could see anger bubbling in the eyes of the young girl but she tried to hid it well.

“The empire has a lot of witches living among us, princesses! My family was killed by vampires. So, I hate them. But I know that you can not judge everyone with one point of view.” she explained, bringing a frown on Hazel’s face.

She had never heard of rogue vampires that suck blood forcefully to the limit of even killing a human.

“But that is not my reason to ask you to rule. You are a symbol of my lady!” Hazel looked back at the girl. “You are born as a human, have powers of a dark witch and are married to a vampire. If you will not bring peace then who will?” she asked with such conviction that stirred hazel.

She was not serious about taking the position of a queen. She only wanted to help everyone and then leave once there would be peace.

“You are the only one that can get the recognition from all of them and bring balance in their powers.

If you ask, everyone would support you, my lady. I can see that in you.” Hazel did not reply, as she had never thought of herself something as great as she had said.

She had lived her past life in the struggle to survive and this one as a naive child.

“You are…”

“I am not overestimating you. I know your potential.” she said and then paused, “i have been observing you for long and i know how you were ready to sacrifice your life for some street children and random girls. You have a kind heart and you are the last hope to bring all the species together.”