Alucard Xal'thren's POV / Aether's POV
"Among all my kin, you two were the only ones born to disgrace me."
I spoke with undisguised contempt, my fingers tightening around their hair as I dragged them down the corridor toward their useless mothers' chamber.
Their feet struggled to keep pace with mine, but I paid no attention to their pain.
Their suffering meant nothing to me.
"F-Father... It hurts," Aurelia cried, her trembling hands reaching for my wrist as tears streamed down her cheeks.
"N-No!" Morgana clenched her teeth, her tearful eyes filled with fear as she struggled against my grip.
"Silence!" I commanded, my voice cutting through their cries.
"Your very presence disgusts me. I explicitly forbade your mothers from allowing you anywhere near me, yet you dare to disobey my command?"
Morgana trembled beneath my grasp, struggling to speak through her fear.
"B-But today is Father's marriage. W-We only wanted to see it. Is that truly a crime?"
