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The engagement

I tightened my grip on David's arm as my heart accelerated and he gently patted my hand smiling at me.

As we entered the entire family gathered around us and King Edward announced the welcome of our guests. He also introduced me.

Just when I thought I was used to the eyes on me, the next thing I know the engagement ceremony is taking place.

My heartbeat hitched again and I turned standing face to face with David.

He simply smiled his dazzling smile.

So did I.

It surprised me to find myself mimicking such a simple act and the fact that it made me forget that I had a hundred eyes on me.

He extended his hand and I took the ring from my mom who was standing nearby.

I took his hand and placed the ring in his ring finger.

I noticed it was a plain gold ring.

Everyone applauded while David pulled me in a bear hug and said whilst kissing my forehead "I love you"

"Love you too" I hugged him back for a second because all too soon we were swarmed with beautiful people.

Everyone was rushing to talk to David as if they never got enough of him, which I agree, because come to think of it, I never get enough of him either.

Some lightly talked to me asking about how I was and generally about my life or how I met him, what magic I did on him, how I changed him so much. According to them, they had not seen a smile adorn that beautiful face of his in centuries. Never had he talked as much as he seemed to now. Nor did he ever look so devilishly handsome.

I knew I had broken several hearts present here as well.

Some were positive and some were cryptic about his the changes I brought in him. The positive opinions made my heart swell and the negative ones made me want to snap at them and defend David.

I was having a hard time remembering their names though.

It didn't come as a surprise that everyone wanted to see my ring up close which I had completely forgotten about. I was so used to wearing it that it was now like skin on my hand. It felt natural. I remember I used to look down on it, adoring it; it was my reality check all the time I went astray.

Reminding me of who I was and what I am.

Of course who ever saw it praised the ring, me and my outfit a lot.

I don't know about myself but the ring really was something. David made it himself surprisingly and it was exceptional, just like him.

All which belonged to David. His choice. Including me. I smiled at that thought.

After a while everyone settled down. I was talking to my mom for a second while I noticed a beautiful lady who approached David.

David's grip on my hand, which stayed throughout this time, tightened and caused a little pain.

I flinched and my mum noticed saying "are you okay?"

"Yes"

She looked behind me and whispered "it's her"

I instantly knew she meant Samantha.

"Oh" I said.

I noticed they were hugging. Why were they hugging?

I felt… weird, maybe even jealous but most of all I felt.. Hurt.

Anyways after a while she pulled back. While I heard David whispering "Get off of me! Don't you dare use your powers on me again!"

I smiled, pulled away from my mom, grabbed David's tie and pulled him down gracefully.

He looked at me and followed my lead. When I could reach his lips I pecked them lightly and pulled away saying I love you and he gave me the biggest smile ever as I turned to Samantha who was a strawberry blond, long haired girl. She had green eyes lashed with heavy eyelashes, full red lips and a curvy body. No wonder David fell for her in the first place.

"Oh hello! I apologize, I didn't see you there. You see Dave's just so cute I just can't take my eyes off of him. Well, anyways you're here to see my ring too?" I pulled my hand out showing off my huge beautiful ring while clinging to David's arm.

I smiled as I saw her throw envious glances at us and the ring.

David simultaneously put his arms around me and leaned closer to me while I patted his face and he lightly placed a kiss on my hair.

I heard lots of 'awe', 'look how deeply in love they are' and 'what a lovely couple' compliments.

Samantha huffed and said "well it sure is a lovely ring" she turned with a very fake smile and walked away.

I smiled content with her reaction.

I turned around and David hoarsely said "I love you"

I simply smiled and he kissed me again. Another passionate yet short kiss. Little did I know that 6 pairs of eyes where throwing us envious glances.

"Alright everyone, let's get you gorgeous people a tour of the palace as always" said Queen Mia.

We went around inside first and showed the guests around getting them acquainted with the hallways and everything.

I noticed that all of them almost had different colored eyes meaning almost all of them belonged to important families. Only a few of them had brown eyes. I wondered for a second where Vince was?

Soon the round inside was done and we went into the garden for tea.

I noticed how the once open English garden full of greenery was now converted into an elegant place with portable patio's creating a very nice atmosphere for a proper tea gathering. When did this take place anyway? Preparations must have taken place long time back.

It must have cost a lot too.

"Hi." Said.. What was her name again?

"Hi, Annabelle?"

"Yeah, must be hard learning everyone's names."

"Sure is. Maybe you can help me remembering them and all." I winked. She was very sweet and I liked her a lot.

She laughed and said "Sure, I'd love too."

We walked side by side.

"This is random but do you by any chance like horse riding?"

"I totally love it! In fact there is a stable here too. We could totally ride together sometime."

"Definitely, and every year we do ride thus this year will be no exception hopefully."

"Really? That's nice. What else happens?"

"Well, pool parties take place, formal balls, horse ridding, disco party and stuff."

"That's nice." I smiled but thought this was going to be one long gathering.

She nodded.

While we all were walking my mother tripped.

"Mom!" I rushed to her. "Are you okay?" I asked while helping her up.

She looked embarrassed and said "I'm fine, I just tripped… I'm sorry for worrying you."

"No problem" I said distractedly as she gripped her lower abdominal. Hadn't it healed already?

She smiled and walked away with other female vampires.

I looked around and found what my eyes were looking for.

There standing when other men, David looked as dashing as he ever could.

I made my way to him.

"Excuse me gentlemen, can I borrow my fiancée for a minute?" I smiled the brightest smile I could muster.

"Sure" two of them nodded together smiling.

David followed me with a curious look "What's up?"

It made me laugh at him using such a modern term.

"I just wanted to know shouldn't my mother's.. Injury.. Be healed by now?"

His eyebrows knitted together. "They should be.."

"But they're not.."

"I'll look into it don't worry." He gave me a light peck on my lips and turned around to walk away.

I stopped him and pulled him back "I love you" and wrapped my arms around him and kissed him.

He kissed me back and soon I was lost in my own little world.

Oblivious to all the eyes on us, or that we were in the middle of a party.

We heard a throat being cleared and pulled away.

Breathing hard, his forehead resting on mine as he slowly opened his eyes, he said "I love you so so much."

Sighing he turned away and walked away and I turned around to see Molly, another vampire wanting to talk to me.

"Hello Elizabeth."

"Hi Molly, how are you? Enjoying?" Molly was one of those pretty black haired beauties, who were too arrogant and proud as well as those girls people turned around to look at twice. She had beautiful and big green eyes and wore a very stunning summer dress and held a flute of Champaign. She was a pure blood and from the looks of it, an important one.

"Very much, thank you for asking."

Awkward silence settled in as she scrutinized me.

"Well," she pressed her lips together in a firm line which gave me the impression that she wasn't one to mess with, also that she considered me as a competition. "I'd like you to meet my husband."

"You're married?" I asked surprised. She looked so young and beautiful to be married.

"Why, yes I am."

"It's just that you look so young." I mentally slapped myself as I thought the same thing she said next.

"You forget young one, we vampires don't age."

"Of course, it slipped my mind." I smiled to amend my mistake. It felt like even a tiny mistake was too big a mistake.

I was being stupid and David expected me to be smart. I sighed internally.

"I want you to meet my husband." She looked back and waved at someone.

When that man approached I intently recognized him.

He was the same man who came to my birthday and wasn't very much liked by David.

"I believe we have met before." Damien took my hand and kissed it lightly.

"Yes, we have. How are you?"

"I'm fine thank you, I see you've met my wife."

"Indeed I have, she's truly charming." Not. I thought to myself.

"Darling, could you get me a glass of Champaign?"

"But it's time for tea." She whined.

"Do as I say Molly." Damien said irritated.

"Fine" she pouted and left.

"I'm sorry about that, she can get competitive and annoying. I apologize from her. That was no way to talk to our future Queen."

I smiled. "It's alright."

"So enjoying the gathering?"

"Yes very much. What about you?"

"Yes, definitely, I highly enjoy these events at the palace."

I knew I shouldn't be socializing with someone David doesn't really like.

"I see Annabelle, will you excuse me?"

"Yes, sure, the pleasure was mine."

And I walked away towards Annabelle.

I let go of the breath I didn't even know I was holding "hey.."

"Hi! I saw you talking to Molly." She gave me a knowing look. She was sitting with her friends on one of those patios.

"Tell me about it" I whispered and she laughed. "Can I join you if you all don't mind?"

"Sure! Let me introduce you to my small group of close friends." She pointed at a blond vampire and said "This is Beatrice"

"Call me Bea" she smiled sweetly and I shook her hand.

"This is Charlotte" she pointed to a brunette.

"You can call me Charlie if you want, it'll be easier to remember. It took me a year to remember everyone's names so I can't even imagine how overwhelming it must be."

I laughed "It's not that bad."

I liked her group.

"Last but not the least Helena" before Helena said anything Annabelle carried on, "You can call her Helen and Anna or Anny is fine with me."

"I hope nicknames help you" giggled Helena.

"Yeah, they definitely make my life easier."

I could see these girls as my potential best friends.

"And we are really good friends with Claire too, I'm sure you'll love her, but she's probably somewhere with Victor, her fiancée"

"Oh" I sat down with these girls and they were all so full of life.

Just as tea was being served I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I turned around to see Vince.

"Hi."

"Hello Vince, how are you?"

"I'm good. How are you? I haven't seen you around." He smiled.

"Yeah, I'm good too."

"Great." After a pause he said "Well, I'm here to get you. Prince David asked me to ask you to join him for tea at his royal table."

"Sure." I smiled as my new friends said 'Aww' or 'go get him girl'

He held out his hand which I grabbed and walked next to him.

Approaching the table I saw how many pureblood royals- friends of the king- were sitting. Including my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Letty- Lincoln and Autumns parents as well.

I couldn't help but notice how menacing they all looked. Especially David.

His expression was grave and his seat and his father's was a little more elevated than the rest of the seats, even their patio was higher than the rest.

Queen Mia looked beautiful.

"Good evening" I greeted everyone, "Queen Mia, you look stunning, so does everyone on this table."

"Thank you sweetheart, you look just as dazzling."

"Thank you."

David got up courteously and took my hand from Vince mumbling a thank you.

"Remind me to make you meet my friends" David whispered in my ear after we sat down together "They're dying to meet you"

I smiled as he grabbed my hand under the table and gave me a peck on the cheek.

We had tea and I conversed lightly with Lindsay and James.

John had a beautiful date sitting next to him but I was scared of him too much to look into his red eyes and actually have a normal conversation for once.

Especially not after what happened in David's room earlier.

Samantha, who sat, not too far away, at one of those tables with the royal bitches- excuse my language-, was glaring at me. I winked at her, knowing she felt as if I stole her place but she broke David's heart and I will never forgive her. Not that she'd want my forgiveness anyway.

After tea David took me upstairs with him to change into a much more formal outfit for tonight's dinner.

"Do you realize that we're going to get very less alone time now that we're swapped with people?" I pouted as I walked arm in arm with him.

He kissed me on my head and said "I know. But we could always sneak out." He winked.

"Really?" I looked at him skeptically.

"Yeah." After a pause he said "How are you holding up?"

"I'm fine, it's just really tiring, and I forget names easily." I sighed.

"You'll get used to it, I promise."

We entered our room.

"I made new friends." I said happily as he walked in his walk-in closet and took out another Armani suit and a stunning dress matching his red tie.

"Really?"

"Yeah, Annabelle, Bea, Charlie and Helen. I haven't met Claire yet."

"Yeah.. They're a nice group. Annabelle is engaged to Edmund and Helena is with Sebastian. Bea is with Darius too. They're in my group you could say so I know those girls are amazing from what I've heard." He smiled.

"Nice, I'm happy for them then."

"And I'm just happy to finally have you."

I was going to tell him about people I didn't like, like Molly but instead I said, in a cheesy way; "I was already yours from the minute I was born." Technically it's true.

"Really?" he said huskily stepping closer to me.

"Totally." I met him half way and then he kissed me so passionately that I melted away into an oblivious state as always.

Why did kissing him feel so good? It made me want to kiss him again and again.

Suddenly I felt something and gasped pulling back as David turned around swiftly. Our breath coming out in rough puffs.

"I'm sorry" he said hoarsely.

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Zoya.