Snap out of it

When Van walked back into the dining room Commander Creed was still setting at the tables glaring at Van's coffee cup like it was his mortal enemy. Even after Van took his seat the man still didn't even blink.

"Creed " Van called sternly,to get the man's attention.

" Huh.."Commander Creed replied, then the man quickly shook his hand snapping out of his daze to correct himself " Yes Your Majesty "

" Did meeting my fiancée this morning help you settle everything back down here in the Castle?" Van nonchalantly ask,as if he didn't already know ,he picked up his coffee cup to have a sip. Only to have Command Creed's mouth fly open like a gaping tuna.

Commander Creed closed his eyes to clear his mind of the horrific thoughts running rampant inside his head when his mind felt clearer he opened his eyes again questioning Van's reasoning " Your Majesty, I mean no disrespect,but are you feeling alright? I know ,you know ,as well as I do ,what that young lady is." Commander Creed ask seriously ? Not beating around the bush about this issue.

Van smirked," I do Creed,however my beautiful fiancée is a very special young woman."

" Your Majesty, please snap out of it" Commander Creed pleaded " Has that....that little witch put some type of spell on you?" Creed roared unable to hold back his anger as he pointing his finger in the direction Van just came from.

" Just calm down Creed," Van chuckled waving his hand in the air for the man to control himself.

After seeing Commander Creed calm down a bit Van began to explain "First

off ,yes, I'm feeling fine, and no ,Harper has not put any type of spell on me. And if you will please just relax I will tell you all about her."

"I'm doing my very best Your Majesty, but seeing you with that,.that Young lady is very unsettling." Commander Creed stumbled a bit from being so shaken up knowing a witch is not only in the castle she seems to have earned a place in King Evander's heart.

" Creed just relax, my fiancée doesn't even know she's a witch. She even attends a human Christian church."

" H..How can that be Your Majesty,her scent, it's strong. She's at least half witch if not more." Commander Creed stammered out in disbelief as he took another deep breath to calm himself down.

" Trust me Creed, I checked it out myself the moment I came across her scent in Eddington castle. You do remember me telling you about my great grandson's

mate,right? Van ask

" Yes, yes ,I do Your Majesty, I remember you telling me about Young Prince Jackson's mate after I had searched the whole castle that day they had visited."Commander Creed sighed,

remembering the chaotic mess Karmen's scent had caused. Then a thought crossed his mind " Is this young lady perhaps kin to Prince Jackson's mate?" He ask, hoping this might be the case since His Majesty King Evander just returned from his great grandson's wedding. However with in a second his hopes where smashed like a bug on the windshield of a speeding car.

" No,"Van replied flatly "But,I did met Harper at Eddington Castle. You see when I came across Harper's scent in Eddington castle at first I thought it was Jackson's mate's scent. But after finding out it wasn't ,Jackson became concerned about Karmen's safety. So the next morning Alexander and I didn't mess around. We immediately took Harper to another room and while Alexander compelled her to speak the truth.I looked into to her thoughts and let me tell you, her thoughts are quite entertaining sometimes." Van chuckled

Commander Creed sighed " It's not that I don't trust your abilities Your Majesty but even if Miss Harper isn't a danger to anyone, what about her family?"

"I met her father and her grandmother and they are both human. I'm absolutely sure it was her mother that was the witch and that side of her family died in a car accident when Harper was a baby. I'm not even sure if her father knew about her mother's side of the family. However there's one thing I'm very sure of and that is ,Harper has no clue she is a witch.So while I enjoy my breakfast with my lovely fiancée I would appreciate it if you tell the staff about her unique situation and tell them I will be introducing them to her right after breakfast. Van explained,immediately standing from his seat and headed back to Amanda's office.

When Van entered Amanda's office the two women were happily chatting. A smile curled on his sexy lips, he was pleased that his chef and his little witch seemed to be

getting along just fine. He listened patiently for a few minutes to their chatter about hair and makeup before interrupting their conversation.

" Darling, have you finished telling Amanda everything you like to eat."Van ask, noticing that the topic of their conversation wasn't food anymore.

Harper nodded, " Yeah, we saved a lot of time by just listing the foods I don't like, since I'm not a picky eater."

" Well come darling, let's eat I still need to introduce you to the rest of the staff." He reminded her, holding his hand out for her to take.

" It was nice meeting you Amanda" Harper bowed her head respectively, causing Van to groan internally, reminding himself to speak to her in private about her status now.

"Nice to meet you too Miss Roberts." Amanda replied with a bow of her head.

After breakfast Van introduce her to everyone in the whole Castle. All the vampires and all the demons greeted her politely. And after Van reminded her not to bow before anyone she searched her memory back to the first time she met Queen Alexis. And as Van escorted her from office to office she mimicked Lexi's graceful and elegant movements greeting everyone as if she was a Princess herself. Everything seemed to go well even though the demons were slightly nervous and kept their distance they all held their composure at least until Harper left the room. Van even chose two young vampire maids to assist her anytime she needed them.

However there was one more person Van needed introduce her to, and that person was none other then his son. Unlike his daughter who only lived a few hundred years his son seemed to have inherited the life span of a demon. And after about twenty five years of age his son stopped aging the same as he did.

Van was slightly concerned about her meeting his son Andras but he knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Because even though Andras spends a lot of his time out of the country he still has Royal duties as Van's adviser, he's also a member of the Royal council. Since Andras is out of the country right now Van decided to think about how to handle that later and just enjoy his time right now with his little witch.

He placed his hand on her lower back guiding her back up stairs to their bedroom. He closed the bedroom door behind them and gathered her into his arms he leaning closer he placed soft butterfly kisses on her slender neck. He stopped moving at the spot where he wanted to mark her as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath of her intoxicating scent before whispering on her soft skin.

"Darling let me hold you for a couple of hours before we go back to Black Rock Island."

His sexy low whispers mixed with his hot breath splashed on her neck sending shivers down her spine causing her mind to spine.She was lost in her own desire, for more of his passionate touches. she breathed "I would love that"

Not giving her a second to change her mind he scooped her into his arms and carried her over to the bed before setting her back down on her feet.

" Turn around darling, let me help you with your dress, no need to wrinkle it." He coaxed her, pleased that she complied by turning her back to him to unzip her dress.

After taking her dress off she laid it neatly on a chair and crawled into the bed snuggling up to an already naked Van.