Star
The night was beautiful, if you avoided the fact that I was the only human in a room full of vampires and that my companion, or as he called me, my betrothed, was the king of them all. How was I going to get out of here? I had to, before tomorrow night. I couldn’t let him change me, no matter what! Even if he suddenly felt like my mate, I couldn’t become one of the dead. I couldn’t be Queen of the Vampires!
Stupid girl, wanting to be more than a human, that would teach me! We spent the night dancing, and he introduced me to so many vamps I forgot most of their names.
“Don’t fret, jewel. You will remember them all once you have been turned. Your memory will be ten times better.” He gave me a wink as if I asked for all this. I felt trapped, numb, like a circus pony being shown off to
