Transmigrated as the Vampire Alpha of the Omega Heroine - Chapter 45

The previous ruler of Beihua Kingdom was not the current emperor. The original royal family cherished their people, often working alongside commoners in the fields and inspecting livelihoods across the nation.

Yet neither a prosperous economy nor a benevolent monarch could withstand the extreme violence of bandits. The regime collapsed overnight, ordinary citizens went to sleep under their kind ruler and woke to find the throne usurped.

The new emperor rode the wave of prosperity cultivated by his wise predecessor. Even without governance skills, his mere inaction earned him a reputation as a sage ruler, so long as he didn’t destroy what was already built.

As the people grew wealthier and time passed, most forgot the original dynasty’s rulers. Only a few remembered: this royal city was no longer the same.

Of the former royal family, only two survived, the eldest princess, who had been sent away at seven to study, and the youngest, just three months old, who remained with their mother. The late emperor had been open-minded, approving of the queen’s fascination with foreign knowledge. Little did he know that parting from his wife and children would be their last.

Remnants of the old regime still lingered. The queen, seasoned by turmoil, calmly directed her subordinates to flee with her daughters while gathering intelligence through palace spies. With the new emperor’s soldiers swarming the capital, she knew she couldn’t guarantee both daughters’ survival.

If escape was impossible, she would gamble everything.

A fourth-rank general’s family, feigning loyalty, had recently lost a seven-year-old daughter, a perfect cover for the eldest princess. As for the infant…

A ruthless glint flashed in the queen’s eyes as she made her decision.

The new emperor had several sons but only one newly acquired daughter. The concubine who bore her had died in childbirth, earning the child immense pity and favor. Yet the emperor, busy preparing to storm the royal city, barely spared her a glance.

The infant was just two months old. The queen exploited every scrap of information the palace eunuchs smuggled to her.

No one knew the palace’s secret passages better than her and the late emperor. Within a day, the switch was complete.

But it wasn’t enough, this child needed even more favor. The queen gazed at the infant in her arms, the new emperor’s beloved daughter.

Her heart wavered, but her resolve hardened.

Chaos erupted in the new emperor’s harem. His treasured daughter was attacked, left hanging by a thread before barely surviving. The traitorous eunuch was found slaughtered outside her door.

Soon after, word spread that the long-fleeing former queen and her two daughters had been captured outside the capital. The queen appeared utterly deranged; beside her lay the lifeless bodies of her children.

One by one, the old regime’s rebels fell to the new army. Before her execution, the queen shrieked venomously, “You murdered my daughters, tyrant, yours will suffer the same!”

With that, the power struggle concluded. The queen traded her life and an elaborate ruse for her daughters’ temporary safety.

The surviving eldest princess trained relentlessly in combat. Sleeper agents across the land, following the queen’s orders, remained dormant. A lone wolf stripped of her family, she grew stronger and more consumed by hatred.

The general’s secret passage, preserved since the queen’s time, contained nothing but the governance philosophies of Beihua’s former kings.

The eldest princess studied diligently every day, but her heart was filled with hatred. Having come of age, she had long established contact with the youngest princess who basked in the emperor’s favor within the palace, and through her spies, had gained the girl’s trust.

Perhaps because she’d been raised by that despicable emperor for too long, even her sister’s appearance seemed increasingly irritating. Daily reports from the palace detailed how lavishly the emperor doted on her.

“What a beloved youngest daughter. Then let this most cherished child be the one to send you off.”

The poisoning plan had been long in the making, but convincing this kind-hearted girl to commit murder proved difficult. She tricked her into administering the poison for the first seven days, then claimed she would personally deliver the final dose on the eighth day.

It was merely a small trick when the actual killing occurred, she would be miles away, completely above suspicion. Unexpectedly, the emperor seemed to have sensed something, intending to marry his precious daughter to her to investigate further.

Moreover, this little dagger of hers was becoming unreliable. She’d instructed the girl to administer the seventh dose long ago, but the child insisted on waiting until after their marriage ceremony, nearly causing suspicion about the timing.

This allowed the wretched emperor to survive long enough to discover the secret passage, bringing along so many unnecessary people.

No matter. Today, the reputation of the crown prince and princess as regicides would spread. She would then denounce the dynasty’s corruption in the late emperor’s name, leading her followers to restore the royal family’s glory.

As for her sister… dying for the dynasty could be considered a worthy death.

The girl in her arms still hadn’t fully emerged from the play’s context, murmuring “elder sister” repeatedly, amusing Gu Li to the point of laughter.

“I’m getting jealous. Besides, I revealed myself from the start having lived in that residence so long, how could I not know about the secret passage? Only you would foolishly believe my words.” Gu Li pinched Jiang Nian’s cheek.

Jiang Nian was visibly distressed, tugging at her collar to reveal part of the special effects scar near her shoulder, a wound the empress had ordered to be carefully inflicted, avoiding the heart to deepen the youngest princess’s favor and trust. The princess’s heart happened to be positioned differently, allowing her to survive.

The scar looked terrifying. Though knowing it was fake, seeing it on Jiang Nian’s body still pained her.

The scent of estrus had already permeated the entire room.

Gu Li restrained her fidgeting hands, whispering, “There, you’ll feel better soon.”

Jiang Nian lifted her dazed face, struggled slightly, then murmured, “Elder sister… is this our wedding night?”

She rested her head against Gu Li’s shoulder, her restrained hands moving restlessly: “May I put my hands around your waist? I want to hold you close…”

The alpha complied, letting the small hands lightly embrace her waist, occasionally stroking her back.

“Elder sister, I feel so unwell…” She whimpered against the alpha’s shoulder, bringing her lips near Gu Li’s scent gland: “Could you help me, please…?”

She remained obedient, making no other movements, instead offering her own nape to the alpha’s mouth, the thin suppressant patch might as well not exist for an alpha in this state.

Gu Li patted her hand reassuringly. Strangely enough, all the knowledge she’d repeatedly studied and practiced at home had completely slipped her mind now.

She was acting purely on instinct.

Her hand pressed against Jiang Nian’s neck as she peeled off the barrier layer. Noticing the kitten-like sniffles seemed uncomfortable, she even removed the suppressant patch from her own neck.

Carefully controlling her alpha pheromones, she released them gently not violently to soothe the slightly unstable omega in her arms.

Her fingers massaged Jiang Nian’s neck rhythmically, eliciting soft whimpers. With her free hand, she guided Jiang Nian’s head toward her scent gland. Like a newborn instinctively seeking its mother’s scent, Jiang Nian’s lips brushed against Gu Li’s gland.

It triggered something primal. The alpha’s marking fangs elongated instinctively as her hand trailed down the omega’s spine in a soothing motion. Tilting her head, she observed the omega’s vulnerable gland.

The omega pressed against her gland soon grew unsatisfied with mere contact. Blunt teeth pierced the skin, injecting a trickle of her own pheromones before exhaustion made her release.

The scant omega pheromones provoked a surge of thicker alpha scent in response. Gu Li’s mouth found Jiang Nian’s gland again, this time without restraint, sinking her teeth precisely into the mark.

Lavender pheromones flooded the omega’s system, shattering her dazed expression into tears. Even holding back, gradually increasing the intensity, the alpha’s half-strength output overwhelmed.

The lunch shared earlier, their workout together, and the extra effort after sensing her omega’s doubts had elevated this already capable alpha further.

“Nngh…” Jiang Nian’s hands fluttered anxiously at her waist, instinctive fear of the dominant alpha making her push weakly at Gu Li.

The alpha dialed down her pheromones while capturing those restless hands. The marking felt endless to Jiang Nian, surfacing from her heat haze, it lasted an eternity. Tears spilled freely as she gasped fragmented pleas.

“D-done… yet? Hnng…” Her body saturated with alpha scent, she might as well have been swallowed whole.

Amused, Gu Li’s lips quirked. She carefully tapered the pheromone flow, completing the mating bite.

Jiang Nian collapsed bonelessly against her, too spent to sit upright. Drenched in sweat, damp strands clung to her flushed cheeks where makeup had smudged.

“You don’t look good like this…” She gazed at Gu Li with a pout, feeling wronged. To match the prince consort’s character, the makeup artist had shaped Gu Li’s eyebrows into a sharper, more severe look, making her appear less gentle than before.

And every time she saw those eyebrows, she couldn’t help but think of the heartless way the prince consort treated the princess in today’s script.

Gu Li didn’t argue. Instead, she just held her, soothingly stroking her back to help her process the marking.

The alpha hadn’t lost her dignity, but right now, that wasn’t the most important thing. What brought her greater joy was knowing her girlfriend wouldn’t have to suffer anymore with her help.

Jiang Nian took a moment to recover, then, as if remembering something, she tugged lightly at Gu Li’s sleeve and said in a soft voice, “Come closer…”

“Hmm?”

“I’ll teach you something else…”

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