Chapter One
Edward measured the passage of time by the water dripping from the ceiling; it wouldn't be long now. The rain beat against the window as the entire world kept moving on with their lives. As Prince to the throne, there were certain responsibilities that he must undertake to be allowed so called 'free time'. Literature was to be taught to him. He excelled in that. Mathematics was taught to him – he excelled in that. He was taught to ride a horse and to use weapons. He was unstoppable. Nothing ever pleased him. Nothing. Until that moment in time when his father, the King, walked into the room where his lecture took place.
"My son, I expect you to join our little assembly in thirty minutes, as a vampire you will learn many important things about our society" He said. Edward nodded and resumed his place by the window. The world in which he lived in was the world of the night. Ancient monsters came to light; succubi, fairies, nymphs were all real in this realm. Rarities were very uncommon. After twenty minutes had passed, a handmaid escorted him to the feeding chambers. There he selected a woman to feed on. After the peasant shuddered with pleasure in his arms, he removed himself from the room wiping his mouth before entering the assembly hall.
"Prince Edward, please do not look so bored" His sister, Alice, pleaded. Like Edward, Alice was a vampire. The main differences between Edward's twin sister and him were their hair colour and our gender. Alice had short black hair that was pulled back to hold her tiara in place. On the contrary, Edward's hair was copper toned and messy. As the crown prince, this was his most distinguishing feature.
"Why, Mary Alice, would I want to look excited over such meaningless events as this?" He grinned, his white teeth gleaming at Alice. She returned the smile.
"Well you see darling brother of mine, there happens to be a rare creature coming to the castle during the assembly" Alice smiled and skipped away to her place next to their mother's side as the other peasants lined up to present offerings. Edward saw nothing out of the ordinary and wished to be back in his room reading or out on his horse galloping across the mountainous areas where the underlings stayed ready to attack.
"Please, King Carlisle, I beg of you to accept this thing as a present to the royal family and an offering to the crowned prince as a bride" The old man scuttled forward and bowed after tugging a bagged head figure to do the same. Edward looked over at the suspicious character and his bagged person. What could be so valuable that the royal family would want to have what a pauper had? Edward thought. He would certainly not have it as a bride at all.
"Remove the bag," Carlisle demanded and the man did as he was told. "I see" Carlisle said.
"What is it?" Edward demanded. A brunette girl appeared from underneath the bag and she had brown beautiful eyes and long thick hair. She was beautiful.
"This, dear son of mine, is a Valkyrie" Carlisle answered. A Valkyrie? Edward thought that they had been made extinct by hunters after their hair.
