Vampire Royals 1 by Leigh Walker

Author:Leigh Walker [WALKER, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CMG Publishing LLC

Chapter 16

The Perfect Dress

I fretted about what Dallas had said for the rest of the afternoon.

Did he mean it literally, that I was mouthwatering? What on Earth did that indicate, besides the obvious?

Did he want anything from me other than to drink my blood?

I had a serious physical reaction to Dallas’s scent. But I didn’t want to drink his blood. I wanted…well, I had no idea what I wanted.

Did Dallas intend to marry the winner of the Pageant? Or did he just want to have her for supper?

The answer would gauge how I was doing so far, compared to the rest of the contestants. But of course, I didn’t know the answer.

My thoughts swirled as I ate dinner with Shaye. Refusing to linger on the subject, I tried to focus on our conversation.

“How was the tea tasting?”

She crinkled her nose. “Bloody boring. How was the fitting?”

“Fine.” I stuffed another piece of popover into my mouth so I didn’t have to lie more.

“I had my walk with the prince during the last ten minutes of the lecture.” Shaye played with her curls absently, looking dreamy.

I nearly choked. “How did it go?”

She grinned. “Great! He’s really very nice, don’t you think?”

I swallowed hard. “He’s something, all right.”

My friend’s brown eyes focused on me. “Do you like him or not?”

I sighed. “I don’t know. Sometimes yes, sometimes no.” That was the truth. “What about you?”

“I like him,” she said without reserve.

For some reason, my heart lurched at her words.

Shaye shrugged. “I had my doubts about the competition, but I think the prince is a good catch. Not just because he’s wealthy and powerful, but because he’s interesting and kind. And let’s face it—he’s hot.”

I put down my popover, feeling a bit sick. “He’s handsome. Even I’ll give him that.”

“It’s okay if you like him too,” she said. “One of us might have to marry him. We should both be so lucky to like him.”

I started tearing my napkin to shreds.

“Gwyn, what’s wrong?”

“It’s just that I don’t want to like him.” I lowered my voice. “I feel guilty because of my family. I feel like a traitor.”

Shaye leaned forward. “We all feel like that just by being here. And we all knew it coming to the palace.”

I nodded.

“The thing is,” she continued, “we all came anyway because we didn’t have a choice. And one of us must marry the prince no matter what. It’s better to like him, don’t you think?”

“Yes.” I agreed with everything she said.

“Then why do you still look so miserable?”

Because you said you liked him.

“I’m just confused, I guess.”

Shaye smiled at me. “That’s good. That’s how you know you’re still human.”

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