The Proposal

Brianna looked down at the piece of parchment she had written as she recalled the events with the First.Her hand had gone off course as she scribbled illegatement as she rolled her eyes and crumpled the piece of paper in her hands as they evaporated to ash.

" Shit, that was the fifth time writing this invitation for the Prince." Brianna sighed as she attempted to convey the letter personally, to add a more sentimental and status of peace and friendship. She decided to take a break as a loud rumble came from her stomach. " Perfect timing."

Brianna stood up as she made her way to the dining hall where her parents had conveniently arrived as well as they sat down.

" I guess we really are family." Silas joked as he looked at his daughter.

" I believe it's like connected telepathy." Lucia added as she rubbed her neck.

" Or how our body functions when we are hungry." Brianna smiled as her parents chuckled.

" Always the outcast, my daughter." Silas made known as the servers walked in with the golden plates as they placed them down in front of each royal as they uncapped them revealing fresh medium rare steak with green salad on the side.

" Well that was decided by you guys since I'm half-breed. So I took no part in that." Brianna grinned as she started eating. As she could joke about her particularity as it didn't bother her much only when people attempted to degrade her for it.

" That is love my dear. I did not care if your mother was mortal and a witch at that. Even though many opposed included my father and mother. I married your mother still because she was my mate, my forever after." Silas expressed as he had sparkling eyes as he looked at Lucia who offered her hand as he took it.

This interaction between her parents warmed the deepest parts of her soul. Her father and mother were always loving. She was raised with the perfect family as they loved, protected, and defended her. Thus, why the accusation and defames of vampires being cold hearted and emotionless irked her as these were lies told by wolves and other creatures themselves to come and hate vampire kind. But if they would ever see a vampire bond between a mother and child or a vampire with their mate, they were the same. Craving for love and adapting to love.

" I swear to the heavens, you mother and father are perfect." Brianna claimed as she reached her hands out as they were interlaced by her father's and mother's .

" And out of our perfect love we were blessed with you." Mother began, " When I found out I was with child, I was perplexed. I didn't expect it to be possible because of my lack of knowledge of vampire procreation but knowing it was possible I told your father right away. He immediately thought it was a boy." Mother looked at him as he gave a sheepish smile.

" Well, yes. I mean it just I knew the possibility of a daughter was so rare and slim I just automatically thought of a boy. But that does mean I was not happy when the leopard told us." Silas explained himself. It was a known fact that female vampire babies were extremely rare compared to males. This mostly affected the area of reproduction as males tended to have a mate outside of their species.

" I would say he cried tears of joy out of the news." Mother exposed as Brianna giggled.

" Alright, alright. I do admit it. But on the topic of love." Silas began as Lucia and himself paused eating as their gaze became serious.

" Why are you two looking at me like that?" Brianna gulped as she wondered if Adelaide told her parents of her secret. No, Adelaide was too loyal. Besides she had used sacred word binding so she would possibly die before confessing her secret. " I haven't sensed my mate yet."

" We know." Lucia acknowledged as she turned to face her father as Brianna did the same.

" But there are rumors of someone who does." Silas began as Brianna clenched the fork and knife as her heart ran laps. She was so screwed if they found out her secret. They would disown her as their daughter and probably be sent to the human world without hearing from them or anyone else in the magical world.

" What are you-." Brianna was cut off by her mother as her eyes darted between the two.

" You have a mate and a proposal." Lucia announced as Brianna let out a tiny faint gasp as the metal clinked against the plate.

" Come again." Brianna said in a soft shaky voice as the possibility of that rumor being true was very miniscule.

Lucia and Silas looked at one another as smiles crept upon their faces.

" You have a mate and a proposal. I believe we have finally found him." Lucia repeated as her eyes glimmered for her daughter's future marriage.

" Who is he?" Brianna questioned as she thought this to be false.

"It's the Archduke's son Ambrose." Silas inputted as he leaned forward with his elbows on the table.

" Ambrose?" Brianna asked as she wondered why she felt nothing. The name did seem familiar to her. However, she felt as if they had just spoken a stranger's name. Brianna did not feel the same way as she felt when she heard her beloved voice. She felt nothing as she lingered on the name.

" Yes, you probably do not remember because you were so young but we would go to the duke's mansion when you were younger and you would play with Ambrose all day long. Of course at the time neither of us had thought of a mate for both of you. However as I have memorized your mark, and from what I heard of Ambrose's mark they are the same." Silas beamed as his eyes became golden. Full of expectation and hopefulness.

Brianna wanted to say this was impossible as she could not recall in her memories of such days but she was certain Ambrose was not her mate. She carefully chose her words as she spoke, " So what will happen?"

" You will meet him." Mother advised.

" When?" Brianna asked.

" In a few weeks, at your birthday ball. It would be perfect timing." Lucia emitted as Silas nodded.

" But what if it's not him?" Brianna inquired as she perked her brow as she looked at her parents.

" Then nothing will happen, but rest assured we are ninety nine percent sure." Her father said with confidence as he leaned back into his chair.

" And if I'm not ready to marry?" Brianna wanted to know if they would force her.

" He would obviously have to wait until you are." Lucia affirmed as Brianna let out an internal sigh as she continued, " Just as your father did. I did not let him have me easily."

" Oh no you did not." Silas agreed as he thought of the past. " Being a witch your mother was overly confident and did not even give me a bit to chew off."

" So what changed that?" Brianna mused.

" One day your father became gravely ill infected with silver in his blood." Lucia confessed as her eyes softened as she recollected as Brianna put a hand under her chin as she became enchanted, " I never cared so deeply about him before. However when I realized how I came to be used to him and all his odd shenanigans. I cried thinking about how he always looked out for me, and got infected because of me and I simply never cared. It was then I knew I loved him when I realised I would miss him and the world would not be the same if he would be gone."

" And how did you get cured, dad?"

He shook his head as he ran his fingers through his brunette locks as he answered, " It was some technically your mother figured out with some spell."

Brianna's mind had lingered to one thing as she mentioned, " Father would you still have loved mother if she were a wolf?"

His forehead creased as he responded, " What makes you ask such a question?"

" I was thinking, you don't know who your mate is until you meet them. So what if you had met my mother and instead of a witch she was a wolf. What would you have done?"

Her father remained quiet as he seemed to weigh out his logic as he spoke a few moments afterwards, " Unfortunately I would have had to reject her. Although being my mate and beloved I would choose my family, my people always and forever rather than love. My duty is to my people. And I would have to choose someone right for my people."

Not surprising. Not even one bit. Brianna nodded as she had already known his answer before he spoke.

" Thankfully that wasn't the case." Silas said with a smile as he grabbed her mother's hand and placed a kiss upon it.

Brianna blushed at this sweet gesture as they proceeded to talk about other things as the subject of her mate, and marriage was never mentioned again.

After the dinner, Brianna had felt quite full yet so empty and confused at the same time. Once she arrived at her room she collapsed face up on her Brianna as she felt the softness of the mattress support her. The only comforting thing. Brianna looked at the ceiling as she sighed. She had asked her father that question in hopes that he would say something different, but she knew him. So his answer had not fully surprised her but still she wanted someone to understand. But no one did because they did not understand the situation she was in. She just could abandon her mate because he was a wolf. That was utterly stupid. Yet, she wondered if he contemplated the same thing? Did he even know she was a vampire, well half vampire but that made no difference as she was the Princess of Vampires. Would he be disgusted and reject her?

" Goodness, I hope not." Brianna muttered under her breath as she forced herself up as she walked to the window as she looked at the crescent moon. She closed her eyes, as she steadied her heart as she breathed in and out as she opened her eyes as she stared at the moon and the moon back at her. There was something so comforting about it. The moon her perfect self that illuminated the night clearing the path for everything in darkness. She felt safe, and engulfed in warmness as she stared off into the night sky.