RedBedSheets

Madeline Colter despises her country, Grandor, home to the most conservative and racist people to exist, the only country to reject people of other species while having a half-vampire prince. But when the prince comes of age and every woman in the country is forced to participate in a competition for the position of queen, Madeline is dragged into it. 

She expected to be failed immediately, not that she'd meet with the so-called feared prince and realize they may not be so different after all.

Alexei, known as the fearful war monger prince, feels little affection for anyone. Ostracised among nobility with his only protector now dead he has to pick a queen to ascend the throne. What he hadn't expected was to meet a girl that would make him realize how touch-starved he truly was. 


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I stared at the people below me, all their faces enamoured with awe as they beheld me. I was a commoner moments before, but here I sat- a crown atop my head.

I felt his fingers squeeze my hand and tried to stop my flinch. His red eyes boring into the side of my face. I knew he was grinning from ear to ear. I knew he had set all this up for me. Not to show me. But… to warn me.

Thousands of eyes leered at me and I knew what was to come would be much worse than what had already happened.

“Long Live the King and his Queen!” The chants began and I could feel a prickle in the corner of my eyes.

“Do not cry”.  His cold words were warmer than the finger that brushed my eyelid. My eye stilled and slid toward him. “This is all yours now. Just as much as it is mine. A country in the hands of those who hate it. Let’s ruin it all”. The fire burning in those eyes shook my core.

“Long… live the king” I said slowly and deliberately, watching his smile stretch further.

“Long live the queen”. 

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I looked at the massacre around us. There was blood everywhere… why didn't he care for that?

"Why do you want mine?" I asked curiously, face turning pink when he lifted his intoxicated eyes towards me and his face was flushed, lips panting. It sent a strange thrill through me to see a man of such power on his knees, practically begging.


"I want all of you. Everything" he laid a kiss on my skin, breathing in the scent.

Warning: slow- burn R18

The Monsters First Love

I made out his face slowly due to my blurred vision, but I couldn't get a good glance before I looked down. Mind burning the image of a smirking mouth, red eyes and dark black hair.


"I'm glad you enjoy it your highness" I expected the tea cup to be placed down immediately, but he continued to hold it in his hand. 


Did he truly like it that much? Haven't I already messed up?!


"You don't need to needlessly flatter me by finishing the tea" I blurted.


"My apologies" came that silky voice, "I have drunken the most bizarre tea tonight so I'm enjoying this very much". 


I couldn't help but notice he dragged his words in a way that made me feel like I was getting teased… 


"You… have a rather peculiar eye colour, your majesty. I don't think I've seen it before" I wasn't sure where I mustered the courage to say that.


"Then why don't you take a better look?" I felt my body stiffen all over.


"My eyesight is quite bad at night and I wouldn't dare blatantly stare at you" I replied, head sinking further down as I felt an invisible blade at my neck.


"My apologies your highness. I didn't mean to offend you!"


What in the hell was I thinking?! What made me run my mouth!


"Don't be so stiff. Everyone makes mistakes, but I enjoy this tea too much to punish you", again the way he dragged his words… "red eyes are something I inherited from my mother. It's a trait unique to vampires".


"Then… may I be so brazen to ask, are there many vampires in the palace?" I should just jump out of the window, but the thought of Jules and his eyes had me wanting know.


"No. Not at all. I was just asking out of curiosity" I explained calmly.


"The empire will send delegates at times" he answered. 


"I see", I was going to stumble if I keep bowing like this, "Thank you for answering that your highness. I won't forget the mercy you've shown me" I curtsied deep as I made a move to leave.


"Please Relax. I may marry you after all".


When I reached the table I originally used and set my tray down, I found that my legs could barely support me. 


"He drank your tea…" Crystal muttered beside me with a shocked. In fact, most of the people in the room seemed to be looking at me, "He spoke with you too and he was smiling really wide" she looked to me in shock before she asked, "what did you put in that tea?!"


"I made a normal cup of tea" I replied while holding my head.


Had I truly made him smile? Why is everything going terrible!?


"Do you think I'd put anything in that tea. I thought he would be dissatisfied with my lack of creativity… I didn't think he wanted a normal cup of tea" I hit my head on the table, tears further blinding me, "I should've spat in it or something" I groaned.


"You- You can't be serious… that means I pricked my hand for no reason" Crystal let out a depressed sigh.


"Maybe I'll fail due to my rudeness in speaking" I said with hope.


"I don't know if you were rude Mads, because the prince was laughing the entire time" Crystals voice shattered my hope.


I stared at her as hope began to leave me.


We were told to return to our rooms and that we'd be sent the results in the morning.


I may have just been half asleep, but I noticed some of the servants bowing a bit too deeply to me.


Chapter 14