Inara_Me

"You are not human, like us, are you?" The words left my mouth in whispers as my eyes glanced around eyeing the destruction caused by the two men. 

Two men who had effectively taken out Twenty guards. All heavily armed and trained. 

But now, not even one old get up. 

"What gave that away?" My companion, who I had feelings for, mocked. 

"Perhaps the strength we displayed caused her to see reality," in the blink of an eye, he was in front of me making me stumble back in fear. "Is that not true, Princess?" 

I looked to the man who was silent and ever watchful. "Why? Why were you not true?" I loved him, only him I let myself feel for. 

He glanced around and spotted Diwal, my trusted advisor. "No one is true in nature here," he pointed to my advisor, "Not even him." 

Unwanted tears came to my eyes as I glanced around me. I could die tonight and it would all be in their hands. 

"Don't worry, your highness, it's just the time for it to come to light." 

My advisor smiled and so did the other two men.

••••

A gentle yet cold bastard prince. 

The bulky, muscular King to be. 

And a Princess.

~ slow burn ~

The Princess's Dangerous Vampire Mate

Once again dressed in red, I found myself staring at the mirror again.

This time my lips had been painted the exact shade of the dress and my eyes were outlined with kohl. My cheeks had some artificial colouring on them making them look more plump than usual.

"You look so beautiful," Dorothy whispered, "I think I should make a low bun. It complements the jewelry well."

Would it be bad if I said I felt like I was going to be sacrificed? Because somehow I felt like I was getting dolled up only to die.

It was then I paid attention to her words. With a light frown I turned to look at her and narrowed my eyes, "what jewellery?"

At the moment I was not wearing any and the jewellery was the last thing on my mind. Not to mention I had not taken out any of the chests.

The night begins - I