The Shadows of Royalty

The Step-Bi$h

Warning, this piece contains a little bit of mild language. ( profanities), but enjoy.

I regretted my decision for entering the lunch room with his highness and Jamie. There was the lavish rat that I dreaded to see. The rat that scurried to anywhere that had anything shiny.

Jamie also tensed. He looked at me from the side if his eye .I continued to stare at the rat beside my father.

Suddenly, a finger pokes my arm, tossing me back into the reality. Actually, trust me I was looking at the reality! Maybe I wasn't clear enough.

There was a gold digging rat beside my so called father. This rat happens to also be half my father's AGE. This rat thinks she could take Her place. My mother's place.

She had long black raven hair that reached her waist. She was wearing a mini black dress, that was half decent and literally spilled all her goods out. Her eyes twinkled as she laughed, gaining his attention. The way she threw herself at him, as she admired the big stone and crystals that hung by her neck and ears. It was my step mother. Or rather my step-bitch..
.loser
. mom?
. no more like step bitch

Her head snaps our way. I could see the jealousy looming over her eyes but she quickly hid it with a smile and got up. " Your highness," she curtsied low to the ground giving us a view of her rack, aka her fake boobs. Jamie beside me made a gagging noise as i held the contents of my stomach. Xander felt so uncomfortable, that even he, averted his eyes somewhere else even though he was a known playboy.

" Mrs. Avery," Xander greeted as he pushed me in front of him. Now Jamie hid behind Xander's frame.

She then raked her eyes over me, suddenly envious of the diamond earrings i was wearing. But she smiled sweetly as she threw herself at me for my father's sake, who was staring intently at Jamie. " Oh Rachel, I missed you so much!" I almost fainted at the moment because of her suffocating heavy perfume she had not sprayed generously, but rather bathed in it. I held my breath as she enclosed on me. Dear lord, have some mercy on me! Yah right, the last time she saw me, she grabbed my wrist and pulled me into a room, saying, " If only you can get kidnapped or killed, that will be my wish come true!" Meh, I wouldn't peg her for Cinderella's Evil Stepmother, but a junkie that came out of prison. And yes, I thought that lowly of her even though, she was benevolent at times.

" Ah yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, Elise," I said back sweetly. Her face fumed red, and I could of cared less. She was not my mother first of all. SO I call her by her first name. If she had treated me with a degree of courtesy and had an ounce of dignity ( if she had any) and treated me like a daughter, than I wouldn't of hesitated to call her mother.

I pull away as Jamie comes to view. He gives Elise a curt nod. "Elise."

She raises a brow and walks back to were my father was seated. My dad was about to get up when xander spoke up sensing our discomfort.

" Sir, please you don't have to stand up. I insist you keep comfortable."

" Your highness-"
Xander cut him off. " I insist we skip the formalities. " He flashed a killer smile as Jamie and I looked at the seating. I decided to sit as far from my father and his wife. Xander had to sit on the left of the head of the table, where the king would sit in. On the right of the king would be the queen.

Jamie was stuck into sitting between the queen and father. Now we where just waiting for the king and queen; they were late.

Right on the cue, the doors open. There was their highness-es but behind them was someone unexpected to be here. My heart beat furiously, and it was only him that could make me feel that way. He was in a crisp suit looking handsome and sharp as ever. His dark devilish hair was gelled as his grey eyes pierced.
My moment was interrupted when I heard a voice speak up.