The rest of the day after my meeting with the king went by fast and nothing significant happened. At night some maid named Rose came in my room with something like a parcel in her hand. She told me that the king has sent it for me and that it has to be opened tomorrow only. She placed it on the nightstand and left. I examined it and something like a letter fell down from it. I placed the parcel on its position and opened the letter. It said -
Dear Valerie,
This is a small gift from me to you for accepting my proposal to attend the ball as my plus one.
I know you are curious as to what is inside it but I would appreciate it if you open it tomorrow when you are getting ready for the ball.
♚ King Ryan ♚
Oh! Now what can I say it makes me all the more curious as to what the gift can be. But if he is insisting then I guess I can wait till tomorrow to see it. It's midnight already I should have been sleeping by now. So I turned off the lights and went to sleep.
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The next morning I was up before Raven came to wake me up. I couldn't sleep well because of the anxiety. There was a huge hustle and bustle in the castle. Everyone was busy in the preparation of the ball. I never noticed there are so many people in the castle, well not people but vampires. The evening came by fast and I had already taken my bath as Raven told me to do.
Right now I was in my closet with the king's gift in my hands. I was excited to see what's in the box. I unwrapped it to see a beautiful dark green net gown, with a golden lace mask. It was amazing, not too fancy and not too dull. Beside it was a note it said that I have to wear this gown and mask for the ball.
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I wore the gown and went out of the closet. Raven gasped when she saw me. "What? Am I not looking good?" I asked her. "Good! Oh no dear you are looking amazing." She said with admiration. "Now come on I have to do your hair and make up." And I followed her to the dressing table. After an hour or so I was ready. My hair were done nicely and the make up was on point, with the golden lace mask on. Today I felt beautiful, I have never considered myself beautiful but people have told me otherwise.
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The ball is about to start. Raven had told me that all the vampires of the kingdom would attend the ball, which made me even more nervous.
After some time, I was called out by Rose, the maid from earlier. She told me that the king would be waiting for me downstairs, in the ball room. Rose guided me till the stairs that would lead me to the ballroom, and then left without a word. My heart was thumping loudly and my hands were shaky due to the nervousness. Slowly I descended the stairs.
While descending, I noticed that the people where chatting happily and enjoying themselves. They were all in pairs. As soon as I was at the last few steps, they all stopped talking and turned there attention to me. I was trembling right now and my eyes were searching for Ryan. But everybody had their masks on so it was hard to identify him. All the people where staring at me like I was their meal....... Which I kind of was, since i am a human so.
Suddenly I felt a hand on the small of my back which made me jump slightly. I turned to see who it was, and of course he was the king. I silently thanked God that he was finally here, otherwise I don't know what would have happened. He offered me a small smile and then urged me to move forward and I did as I was told, but I was still shaking. We reached there and still everyone's attention was on us. He cleared his throat and said out loud "I, King Ryan, welcome you all to the royal ball. I hope you enjoy your evening with your mates ....... And this here is miss Valerie, my plus one. She's a human as you can feel, and I would appreciate it if you all behave well with her." He finished and everyone went back to do whatever they were doing before we entered.
He took me towards what looked like a bar and offered me a drink, which I politely declined as I don't drink. And it was now that I noticed that he was looking extremely handsome in his black tux. It complemented his pale skin and ocean blue eyes. "May I have this dance my lady." his velvety voice pulled me out of my trance and then I noticed that everyone was dancing. "Yes, of course your grace!" I replied shyly. He took my small hands in his large cold ones and lead me towards the middle of the ball room, with everyone dancing around us.
He stopped and turned towards me. He then placed his one hand on my waist and the other held my hand. I gently put my other hand on his shoulder and we started moving slowly with the music. He pulled me a little closer and whispered in my ear "Have I told you that you are looking enchantingly beautiful today Valerie." And it made my heart flutter. I blushed furiously and turned my face so that he won't be able to see me blushing.......................
