The Soirée

"We could send della"Xavier voiced out,

"No!"fredrick didn't want Della to get close to the vampire lord.

"Lord Lucas isn't infamous for nothing"Fredrick sighed,he had taken note of lord Lucas few times

and knew how he could be.

"Heard he will be at the soirée held by lady Aurelia"Xavier informed,

Fredrick hummed,

"Della being a witch would sense if he has the stone"Xavier stated,

Fredrick shook his head,

"Della doesn't practice magic and her powers are limited right now. Lord Lucas isn't someone ordinary,heard he is just like his cousin who

will take over Gavion soon"

"You mean Logan"Xavier frowned,

"I met Logan when I had a case in Gavion and he sure was a smart vampire,I still don't know what other powers he holds cause I sensed he wasn't very archetypal"Xavier added.

"That why it isn't unforeseen for lord Lucas to be in possession of the stones"Fredrick replied.

"What are we going to do now?"Xavier asked,

"I will think of something,della shouldn't know of this now,she could be in danger"Fredrick stated.

"Yes sir"Xavier bowed his head down before leaving.

"Is it a good idea letting della go"Fredrick muttered worried.

He had always treated della like his daughter and grew likeness for the girl,he didn't care about her kind and loved her dearly like his own.

Evening was fast approaching,Della and Beth were getting ready for the soiree,Della felt anxious as she didn't revel in being around elites or people,even though she grew in an elite home and met people from high society everyday,she had never been to any gathering same with Beth but Beth indulge in things like that,she didn't want to be a burden in the soiree and gain looks from people.

Della wore a white glove matching her red colored dress,her blonde hair left opened with some tied up to avoid the strands on her face.

She sighed staring at her reflection while trying to swallow all anxiety,as she lazily walked to the door leaving the room.

Beth was already in the carriage waiting,but what shocked her was the coachman,Xavier.

Della did not expect to see Xavier,

"Why are you?"she could'nt finish her sentence perplexed,

"The coachman is busy and I offered to give you ladies a ride"he replied.

Della nodded before entering the carriage,Xavier had been her friend for a long time now and he always treated her like a friend disregarding her title,she was glad to have a real friend.

"Why dressed like that?"Beth gave her a displeased look.

"I don't want to go overboard Beth"she replied,she knew Beth was against her going to the soiree,and wanted to ignore her efforts in trying to cause conflict.

Soon the carriage wheels stopped abruptly with Xavier pulling the carriage's door for them before lending his hand to them.

Beth stepped down with pride and elegance,she had been looking forward to the soirée because of Lord Lucas,knowing after this gathering,she would be invited to many occasions and balls.

"Will you ladies be fine from here?"Xavier inquired to get no response from Beth who just walked away,while Della offered him a smile.

"Yes,thanks for the ride"Della stated to get a small bow from the man.

The host of the Soiree, lady Aurelia stood out welcoming her guests,she was a fine vampiress,

she smiled nicely welcoming her guests.

While approaching the older woman,Della and Beth curtsied in greetings,they had the most well mannered etiquette due to their learnings from a good governance.

"Oh lady Elizabeth and lady Della"the woman offered them a smile,she was a friend of their mother and visited the mansion often,they knew her well and her goodwill.

"Greetings lady Aurelia"they greeted to receive a smile,

"You ladies look exquisite"she praised,

"Go in"she urged them and both girls entered the mansion.

"How will I know if the lord is here?"Beth whispered to Della like she hadn't threw insults on the girl earlier,

"I don't know Beth"Della replied,

Beth rolled her eye before walking away from her sister who frowned upon her behavior.

The mansion was already filled with people and more on their way,servants served tea to the guests and refreshments,the room was filled with vampires and humans and they all talked amongst themselves.

Della had never visited lady Aurelia,when Beth escorted her mother to her mansion,she usually stayed back.

"Here mi lady"Della heard the voice of a server and turned to see the girl handing her a cup of drink.

The girl frowned,

The drink was a blood tea,meant for vampires and she had mistook Della for one.

"So sorry mi lady"she apologized bowing her head,

Della laughed a little,

"It alright,thank you"she smiled a little,

The girl raised her head up slightly stunned to see another nice elite like her mistress,she wasn't used to this sort of behavior from elites when not served the right things.

"Thank...thank you mi lady"she stuttered,

"I will get you something else"she left hurriedly with the drink after getting a nod from Della.

The guests soon started whispering amongst themselves in delight,

Della didn't know what was happening till a tall black haired vampire entered the room but another man stood with him,a familiar man.

Della recognized the other red haired man as sir Oliver,the vampire who had visited mr sailor's shop the other day.

Everyone seemed speechless seeing them and they all murmured to themselves.

Until lady Aurelia came forward with a pleasant smile on her face,

"Good day lord Lucas and sir Oliver"she greeted,

"Good day lady Aurelia"sir Oliver greeted back before walking away to mingle with the guests.

"Nice party lia"he smiled at the woman,his smile looked taunting and yet endearing.

"Thank you for not missing out on such an amazing soirée"she replied flattering,