We are at Jordan’s wedding and I am wearing the most beautiful dress in the world. It’s royal blue and it makes a lovely swishy sound as I walk. I quite feel like a princess. The castle we are having the wedding at looks like it’s been zapped with the fairy godmother’s wand… Alice has transformed the place into a magical kingdom. Everywhere I look, I’m expecting fairies to be peaking out from behind petals of flowers. I feel as if I’ve walked into a storybook. The only difference is my new family and the humans. God my throat is parched. The burning keeps threatening to take over. I’m trying hard for Faine. I know she’s counting on me not to attack anyone. They are Jordan’s family and friends. Still I polished off her mean daddy and she was delighted. Wonder does she have any jealous ex boyfriends that would quench this unbearable burn. Valentina was guarding me like a hawk. She said she was there with me because I didn’t really know the family and she was introducing me as a distant cousin. Poor girl who did she think she was fooling. To be honest I think she’s a little strange. She keeps muttering to herself like my Nan used to. I know she has an angel or something in her head. Ha must be a tight squeeze. I thought imagining a tiny little man like Tom Thumb snuggled up inside her brain, with a tiny bed and tiny armchair and a tiny table. How does he shrink the newspaper and does he have a pipe and tiny slippers too. Valentina gave me a funny look as I giggled away to myself. Mmmmmm what’s that delicious smell? I must have it. Valentina put out her hand on my arm to stop me. I glanced around me and saw my lunch. He was a little taller than me, with black hair, gorgeous eyes, he was very handsome too. He seemed to notice me too and stared at me and gave me a crooked grin. I felt drawn to him. Valentina let go of my arm and when I looked at her, she had a strange smile on her face like she was in a trance! I couldn’t help myself, I had to go to him and he smelled so spicy and delicious I could actually taste it on my tongue. He stared at me as I got closer and I noticed his skin glistened in the sunlight. What? He’s a vampire too? I walked up to him and said
“Lottie” pointing to myself. He smiled at me then and I was lost in his eyes. They smouldered at me. He reached out his arm and pulled me flush with his body and leaned down and kissed me soundly on the lips. I was too caught up in his eyes to be stunned. I felt myself being pulled away from his soft warm lips, dragged from behind. I put up my barrier immediately. I turned around enraged to see who was doing it. Valentina stood behind me. Her eyes flashing in anger. Her whole body in a stance that if it were possible she would have burst into flames.
“Leave now” she said to me through clenched teeth. I was staring at her, mouth agape, wondering what had gotten into her….
“What, we were only kissing, not shagging on the altar for fucks sake.”
“Leave” she said. It was then that I noticed the men of our clan had gathered behind us.
“I was just going,” he said grabbing his jacket. “I’ll be back for you,” he said to me in a low whispered in my ear. I shivered, but in delight not fear. I smiled at him.
“Lottie how could you” Valentina said “don’t you know he’s dangerous.”
“What do you mean? In what way is he dangerous?”
Valentina tapped her head.
“I was told”
“What, by the freak in your head?”
“No, there’s something not right with him Lottie, take care hun.”
UGH! I was livid, who the hell made her my mother. Faine wouldn’t treat me like that.
“I’m going to sit with Faine, you’re officially off duty.” She tried to grab my arm but because I had my barrier up she dropped it immediately as if I’d burned her. I bolted then out the back towards the maze no longer seeing the magical kingdom around me but a prison where I was trapped once again. I knew it was too good to be true. I saw a blond guy and I was determined to use him to quench my thirst. He was trying to chat up a very bored looking girl. He was kind of cute even if he did have a few spots.
