Savor, a Paranormal Romace (Warm Delicacy Series, Book 1)

Chapter Eleven

Chapter 11

          “You can do this,” I told myself.  I took a long deep breath as I calmed the last of my nerves and focused on the decision I had to make.  Nicolae was proud to have chosen me as his heir, as his new vampire Princess.

            It took some searching, but I was able to locate a pair of bra and panties that could be worn with my gown and not leave any panty lines.  I definitely didn’t want to be known as the Princess who wore grandma panties to her coronation ball.

            The gown slipped on perfectly and was even more gorgeous than it looked the night before.  The beauty of the shimmering emerald colored fabric against my pale skin and dark eyes seemed to perfectly complement each other.  I gazed at myself in the mirror, still with my hair wrapped up in a towel and smiled, my new fangs only slightly surprising me.  This was the most beautiful I thought I had ever been and I felt my body respond to my emotion as I stood straighter and taller, my chin raising upward no longer in its usually downcast position.

            A rapid knock on the door startled me and I knew by its quick urgency that it had to be a vampire as no human could knock that fast.  I sped to the door, while holding up my dress and was able to come to a much more stable stop than I had previously.  I grinned at myself as I unlatched the door only to be nearly trampled over by Robin fluttering in wearing her elaborate gown.  However, her expression did not reflect what I had expected.  Her face was full of an anxious nervousness and a ribbon of unease in her emotion sizzled around her.

            “What’s wrong?” I asked as I shut the door behind her and retreated back to my closet to finish getting ready.

            “The palace is becoming quite a mad house,” Robin said frantically in an exhalation of breath as she peeked her head out of a bedroom window and then back in.

            “Too many hot young vampire boys for you to handle?” I teased.  I didn’t want any lingering ill feelings from the night before to potentially ruin what could be the greatest night of my life.  I needed the old Robin back and by my side.

            “Not quite…” Robin answered, the unfinished sentence lingering in the air as she poked her head out another window.

            “What’s wrong?” I asked again growing more concerned.  I tossed the towel that I was attempting to further dry my hair with and headed toward the window that Robin peered from.

            As I drew closer she quickly shut the blinds and looked at me, “The turnout was just more than expected.”

            “Well that’s a good thing.  Seriously you were almost starting to freak me out.  I need you tonight.”  I turned my face and stuck out my lip to look as much like a sad puppy as I could, but Robin just looked at me like I was going crazy.  “I’m guessing you’ve never had a dog?”

            “No… was that what that was?”

            “Geez, Robin, and you say I’m bad for not knowing anything about vampires.  You were a human not too long ago ya know, that was an easy one.”

            She smiled, waved me off and headed into the bathroom.  I could hear her opening the makeup drawer as all the contents rattled from the motion.  I sighed inwardly at my fluttery friend and poked my head out the window.

            The sight I saw was much like how I had envisioned.  The exterior of the palace was alight as limousines were pulling up one by one toward the palace.  I could tell it would be a long process as my eyes followed along the long row of vehicles, each of the occupants taking their time to exit.