The Queen mother

The car pulled in front of a large brick building, stopping close to front entrance ,a moment later the driver came around to open the door for them .

Alex stepped out of the car scanning the surroundings for any possible dangers. When he was positive the area was safe he held his hand out for Lexi ,she placed her hand in his ,elegantly slipping her long sexy legs out of the car one after the other .

She Looping her arm through his elbow, taking a couple steps towards the front entrance. But before they reached the door the owner came out and bowed to the king escorting them into the plush and exquisitely furnished restaurant.

As they by the tables people immediately stood up, bowing to the Vampire king. After they passed by, people began to mumble, about the rumors flying around ,and that awful news articles about their king kidnapping the human Princess .

They knew their king was a good man and would never kidnap anyone. Even though there was no talk about a conflict with the southern part of the country.

They could not rule out the possibility that King Alexander could have captured the Princess to use as a bargaining tool .

When the King's father was alive King Alexander was a commander of the Royal army. He was very cunning and tactical.

However that doesn't seem to be a possibility anymore. Because here she is right before their very eyes , in this exclusive restaurant dressed elegantly, with her arm wrapped around his .

It definitely didn't look like she was a prisoner of war or that King Alexander had kidnapped her . They looked like a beautiful couple out on a date.

Everyone was taking notice of how the human Princess was smiling , she seemed very happy to be with their king.Now everyone was mumbling about what a big mistake the reporters have made.

The owner of the restaurant escorted them to a table by a sliding glass door leading out to a terrace over looking the city.

Alex began speaking to him in a polite voice "Ray mother and Jackson will be joining us tonight we will wait for them before ordering."

"Yes your Majesty, would you like to have a cocktail while waiting?"he ask

"Bring me a extra dry martini and a virgin mojito for the Princess."

She snapped her head up glaring at him, Alex winked at her , placing his hand on top of hers he leaned over and whispered .

"It's ok sweetheart ,when you order a virgin mixed drink it doesn't have any alcohol in it."

Before the drinks arrived, Alex lifted his head and stared at the door with a blank expression on his face. She turned to the door to see what had caught his attention.

Her eyes landing on an older woman holding on to Jackson's arm .

She slid her hand under the table and gripped.Alex's thigh , biting on her bottom lip , she glanced over at him with a worried expression shadowing her beautiful face.

He cupped her hand in his squeezing it gently ,looking back at her with a reassuring smile..

What she noticed first was how much Alex and Jackson looked like their mother, they had the same black hair , and full lips. Her eyes were shaped the same , but she had beautiful green eyes the color of emeralds.

She was tall and elegant and looked to be in her late forties , her black hair was styled to perfection, her makeup was flawless and her emerald green gown fit her tall slim figure perfectly. She looked elegant and graceful with an aloft and arrogant expression on her face.

As Jackson and the Queen mother approached the table. Lexi and Alex stood up . Alex leaned over and hugged his mother placing a kiss on her cheek. Alex turned to Lexi introduced his mother.

"Lexi I would like you to meet my mother Queen Sophia Eddington , mother I would like to introduce you to Crown Princess Alexis Whitley "

Alex purposely included Lexi's' title to make sure his mother knew this girl will become a Queen a ruler with power .

Lexi bowed her head and curtsy to the Queen mother .

Jackson pulled the chair out for his mother. he then walked around the table and sit beside Lexi . He wanted a good view of his mother's face when Alex told her about the engagement.

The Queen mother sit facing Lexi with her head held high and was quick to speak .

"Alexander, I hope Princess Alexis is here to clear your name . The whole country thinks you have kidnapped her."

Alex rubbed Lexi's hand under the table to calm her down. Holding a composed expression,speaking politely to his mother.

"Princess Alexis and I will be making a statement to the public in the morning."

The Queen mother turned speaking directly to Lexi, "Princess Alexis, have you told your father Alexander hasn't kidnapped you.?"

"No your Majesty."

"Alexander you need to call King Charles right away and tell him you haven't kidnapped Princess Alexis before he causes trouble for you."

Jackson was setting comfortably with a smug look on his handsome face . Just wishing his brother would spill the beans already .

" King Charles already knows I didn't kidnap Princess Alexis ."

Before the Queen mother could ask any more questions the waiter came with the drinks, Alex had ordered , and the menus.

The waiter bowed his head asking for the late joiners for their drink order.

"Queen Sophia, Prince Jackson would you like to order some cocktails?"

Jackson promptly ordered for him and his mother, eagerly wanting to get the show started he came here to see ."Mother will have a glass of dry red wine and I would like a whiskey sour with a bottle of your best champagne." Glancing over at Alex with a smirk on his handsome face.

Alex looked down at his menu not bothered by his brother. Lexi was also looking at her menu but the menu looked a little different than the restaurants she had eaten in before.

She noticed the menu had nothing but steak, she had never seen a menu like that before and it confused her. She thought to herself maybe there was another part to the menu that was missing. Perhaps the waiter had forgot to give her . maybe she should ask when he comes back with the drinks Jackson had ordered.

When the waiter came back with the drinks and ask if everyone was ready to order. She looked puzzled ,but was to nervous to say anything about the menu , she silently looked down at the limited choices trying to find something she might liked.

Alex noticed she had her brows tugged together pondering over her choice ,Alex leaned over and gently stroked the top of her hand coaxing her to speak " what's wrong sweetheart.?"

"Alex do they have anything besides steak here?"

Alex chuckled "love this is an exclusive restaurant for Aristocratic Vampires . It only serves red meat , try the veal it's tender and delicious ."

The Queen mother was peering over her glass of wine noticing how affectionate Alex was being towards the human Princess. She cleared her throat to gain his attention glaring in his direction."Alexander you know our actions can lead to misunderstandings."

The Queen mother frowned thinking her oldest son wasn't conducting his self as a king should .