My Vampire Prince by T. Skye Sutton

strong bond, he is as much family to me as my best friends, mom and dad.
                  I sit and chat with Ellen and Lianna, check the register tape, and do inventory. Once I am finished with that, I fill our a quick order form for new merchandise. I tell my girls that I want them to be my bride ’ s maids and that I am going to ask my little sister, Chelsea to be my maid of honor. They are ecstatic! I show them the dress the Lliam bought me for tonight. “ What is the occasion for such a fancy dress? ” Ellen asks me suspiciously. “ Well, I am meeting Lliam ’ s mother tonight, and we are going to go over wedding plans. ” “ Who is she, Queen Elizabeth? ” Lianna asks, now laughing hysterically.  Well not Elizabeth, I think to myself. How am I going to explain this.
                  Just in the nick of time, Lliam and Aviel return. That was a close one, I guess I am going to have to get used to thinking on the spot. The boys are both smiling at me. “ Ok guys, what ’ s up with the treasure-cat like grins? ” Aviel gives me a hug, and kisses my cheek. “ You ’ ve got a good man here Vicky, congratulations. I ’ ll see you at the wedding. Your off until than with may. No arguments. Consider it my wedding present. ” I hug him hard and thank him but insist that he call me if he needs me.
                  Lliam and I walk out of the store hand in hand and head back to his car. “ When we get to my place, go up the my room. Paudrigene will meet you there to help you get ready for dinner. She has take quite the liking to you. ” We pull into the driveway and walk up to the door. The butler opens it for us and greets us professionally. I kiss Lliam and make my way to his bedroom.
                  As I expected, Paudrigene is waiting for me. She runs to me and hugs me tight. “ Oh lady Victoria, I am so sorry. I am just so excited for you to meet the queen and the royal family! ” “ Paudrigene, I love hugs, you don ’ t have to worry about hugging me. ” She is worried about hugging me, how silly. The royal family? Did she say I am to meet the royal family? I wonder why Lliam didn ’ t mention this to me, I guess that would be why I have to look to formal. “ The entire family is going to dinner!? ” “ Oh, I am sorry miss. I thought you knew. No worries, they will love you and this dress is going to make you even more stunning than you already are! ” We laugh and she helps me dress, do my hair, and my makeup. She leaves for a minute and returns with a lovely pair of high-heeled shoes. “ These were the Queen ’ s. She wore them when she first met the royal family, and she sent them for you. ” I slide the shoes onto my feet and take a final look in the mirror. I am ready to go now. Paudrigene leads the way to the formal dining hall.
                  As I walk into the room everybody stands. A butler in the corner announced, “ Presenting lady Victoria, our soon to be Princess. ” Oh my, everyone is staring at me. There must be twenty people standing around the huge table, all looking at me in awe. Why are they looking at me like this? I think to myself. Lliam comes to my side and grabs my hand. “ Hello darling. Let me introduce you to everyone. ” He introduces me to everyone except who I assume to be the king and queen first. As he tells me who they are, they come up to me and kiss my hand, than return to their seats to sit down.
                  The queen comes up to us and kisses my hand like everyone else had. “ I am Queen Mourin, but you may call me mum. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. ” She hugs me and I am to shocked to really say anything back to her. She takes her seat and than Lliam ’ s father, the king makes his way up to greet us. He doesn ’ t say to much, just gives me a hug and tells me to call him dad.
                  Finally, we get to take our seats with everyone else. I can ’ t