A Vampire's Slave

XL

In the eyes of Isabella
Isabella pov:
Stepping out of the carriage and onto the pale purple cobblestone, I can tell I was not home. The air smelled of sweetness and I could not help but to feel joyful.
Looking around at the citizens, everyone had a smile plastered upon their face as they visited small shops that carried roses and other things.

"Welcome to Riverton" A man spoke to us as Eron and I walked in.
There was no room to ride a carriage so we must walk.
"It is so beautiful" I spoke aloud.
Even the clouds seemed to be smiling, allowing the sun to shine brightly.

"Like you" he continue. His eyes seemed glossy but not he was about to cry. He kissed me upon my forehead before taking my hand and bringing me along.
Truly this was in some sort of fairy tale.
No one was screaming, nor fighting. This place has much love.

We continued to walk until we were in front of a big home. Vines climbed up the top of the home with bushes covering the bottom windows and a big black fence kept unwanted visitors from entering.

As Eron and I walk to the fence, they were opened by two guards and we walked in.
Stepping in, it felt like I was in a garden. Butterflies, dragonflies, and bees flew all over, landing on all types of flowers and bushes. Many, I have never seen. We walked upon concrete until we were standing in front of a dark double door.
The doors opened and out stepped two people. One resembled Eron, the woman, who wore a small tiara upon her head. The other, a man who held the woman by the hand, seems to resemble Flavorah.

Speaking of her, I will have to have a conversation with Eron about her whereabouts. I haven't seen her since my return.

"Eron! What a lovely surprise" the woman spoke as she climbed down the stairs and walk to Eron. She holds her arms out as she kisses him upon his cheek.
I could not help but to stare in awe at all of the rings that she wore upon her fingers. Every finger held two rings each. A long scarf wrapped around her arms and her black hair was kept back by some type of jewel.
The man only wore a red robe.

"Hello mother" Eron spoke. He turns to the man, giving a slight bow "Father".

"And who is this lovely lady?" The woman spoke as she turns to me.
She grabs my hands, pulling them towards her.
"She is as skinny as a skeleton but my she is beautiful!" The woman spoke.

Do we say thank you to that?

"Mother, Father, this is my mate, Isabella" Eron spoke as he grabbed me by my waist, pulling me closer to him.

Nervous. No.
Calm. Yes.

"Very nice to meet you" I spoke to his parents, keeping my head down.

"Manners, I see she have them" the man spoke.

"Love, hold your head up high, no need to be shy" Eron spoke to me as he lifted my chin up.

"Wow, has she met her yet?" The woman spoke to Eron.

"No mother, not yet, she is to come in a few days for the wedding"

I could feel by eyebrow twitching by hearing Eron say that word.

"Isabella, may I speak with you in private?" The woman, Eron's mother say to me.

We do not have a choice

"Well, while they chat, let us have our own conversation about how you're holding up" Eron's father say to Eron.

Eron's mother takes my hand and leads me away
We walk to the side of the home and into a glass box. It held a white table with two chairs on either side of the table. A flower pot in the middle of the table. The glass windows all around allowed us to see what was happening outside, without the bugs or any other pest.

The woman took a seat upon one chair and I sat in the other. She smiled before collapsing her hands together and sighing.

"How do you like Riverton?" She spoke.

"It's beautiful!" I reply.

"Yes yes, this town has a spell upon it. A spell that makes people feel...loved" The woman spoke.

"What do you mean?"

"Well dear, it's quite simple, once entering Riverton, you feel nothing but love and happiness. There is no such thing as violence, or hatred around here, although at night..when the spell is the least strongest we do have some folks who does not like that so we have to do what we simply must do" the woman spoke with either of her hands in the air.

"Is that why you have pulled me aside to speak about?" I ask her.

"No darling" the woman chuckles.
"I pulled you aside to speak to you about the marriage. When Eron talked about it, you seemed a bit unsure...had he rushed you into it?"

"No madam-"

"Please, call me Edna" the woman-Edna speaks"

"Edna, Eron did not rush me, in fact when he proposed, the ground beneath shook and caused the ring to slip away"I spoke.

"So why don't you tell Eron you are not ready to marry?"

"Because I do not know how we will react. I wish to be with him but..-"

"But what?"

"I am already being called Luna and Queen by people I do not know! Not only that but I feel as though we are moving too fast. I just found out two days ago, that my mother, who I have never met, had an affair with Harold's father!"

Edna gave me direct eye contact as I rambled in about what's been sitting upon my chest.

"So what do you wish to happen?" Edna ask me.

Something I have never been asked before.
What do I wish to happen?

"I do not know honestly. I have never been asked that question" I spoke my thoughts.

"When I was to marry Christopher, Eron's father, I was very much afraid, for I knew that I was to be a Queen and to be a Luna, it was quite frightening. I was not sure if I was up to the responsibilities. Being a Luna is just like being a mother, and being a Queen, you can say it is just as so" Edna spoke.

"How did you learn to deal with it all?"

"Darling, I must tell you, it will not be easy. Your life will always be in jeopardy. People will despise you and wish to see you elsewhere. Others would want to have you kidnapped, to have Eron to pay for his doings, but you shall be trained to fit the placement of Luna and Queen" Edna spoke.

His doings? Exactly what are those?

Surely this conversation was not persuading me to marry Eron but place fear inside me.

"However, just as much as you are hated, you are also loved. Townsfolk as well as the pack, all of them adore you, even when you aren't the official Luna/Queen." Edna spoke.

Always remember Isabella, The devil was once an angel too

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