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ALEXANDER POV:

"Phoebe, send for my daughter, it's important" Alexander said to his assistant, who nodded and was gone in an instant, at vampire speed. Alexander moved behind the desk in his office, and gazed out of the big window into the night. The courtyard where he knew his daughter spent most of her time was lit with soft sconces, making the fountain water sparkle. He was caught from his distraction when he heard his youngest child, and only daughter, Reia enter the room. Turning his attention to her he smiled. "I have good news for you".

"Is that so? By good news for me, did you actually mean for you?" She cocked an eyebrow and came closer, perching herself on the edge of the desk. Recently, Reia had been against his plans for her future; for she wanted to join her two older brothers and serve as a protector to the vampire council, Lamia.

Alexander sighed and continued. "I have fount the perfect family to accompany us for your transformation ceremony". She tilted her head to the side with mute interest. "The Jayes family are extremely important to the Lamia. I also hold high respect for them, so I would appreciate it if you would try to act civil around them, especially to their son Kieran; as he will be your patron". Alexander watched her usually calm expression turn sour at the mention of a patron.

"I'm not making any promises father, you know what I want".

"Yes I do. Reia, I am only trying my best to ensure you a safe and long life after your transformation".

"And I have no say in my own future I presume?" She got up from the desk and headed for the door.

REIA POV:

Reia was pissed off. Despite her small frame and lacking human strength, she almost knocked over Phoebe, her father's assistant, as she stormed down the hall from his office.

Almost everyone gets a say in how my life will be, except me. Her thoughts were scrambled from anger. She left the mansion and descended into the courtyard, where she slowed down and sat on the cold marble benches on the fountain. Her life had spiralled downwards. She was envious of her brothers Reede and Zayn, since they were able to have freedom in their vampire lives and become Protectors of the Lamia. You could say that the Protectors were like a little army, only the best, and only the highest vampires besides the founders could become a part of it. Reia's father, Alexander, is a founding vampire, one of the first hundred vampires ever created. To Reia, it was bullshit.

With a frown on her face she observed her reflection in the twinkling fountain water, suddenly hating what she saw. She glared at her shoulder length caramel brown hair, and her light brown eyes. Wishing that her painfully soft face, delicate lips, and short curvy body, would transform into a masculine and hard-angled man… so she wouldn't have to have a patron. It seemed that the only thing her father wanted was for her to complete her transformation successfully, and marry an important vampire, i.e. her Patron.

You see, vampires are born mostly human (with a human mother and an immortal father [The mother is always doomed to die in childbirth]), with one or two vampire qualities, so that they can age up throughout their lives. Then, around their 17th birthday, a ceremony is held for them in order to transform. And in order for the transformation to occur, the soon-to-be vampire must exchange blood with another vampire. Once it is complete, they will continue to age slightly until their 20's, before they stop completely, and are frozen in their perfect state.

The thought of her birthday made her shudder, it was only a number of days away…