The Vampire King

Chapter 3

Kiara:

As the music started around us in the room, we started mingling with familiar guests.

Eventually my brothers and I were separated, and they were either talking to their friends or dancing with different girls while I danced with a few princes and mingled with my cousins.

It wasn't until almost midnight that my brothers and I were united by the food table to get a drink.

"Hello children" father said as he walked over to us beside him the strange familiar man I saw earlier "I'd like to introduce you to King Harry" father said and all three of us bowed down in respect to the king.

His hair was long and curly and even more beautiful up close, his emerald green eyes mesmerized me and I found myself getting lost in them, he wore a black suit and I must say he does look attractive, and a little young to be a king for that matter, but then again who was I to judge my father ruled when he was nineteen.

He smiled at us as slow music started playing around us "may I have this dance?" King Harry extended his hand for me to take his raspy voice rang in my ears and I nodded and took his hand.

Our finger automatically intertwined, and I blushed at the gesture making the king chuckle as he took me to the middle of the room.

I wrapped one arm around his neck and my right hand was still in his left as his right went to my waist pulling me closer to him.

"You look beautiful princess" King Harry suddenly said I looked at our feet blushing.

King Harry chuckled and removed his hand from mine and put it under my chin pulling it up making my blue eyes meet his green ones, I could swear that I've seen them somewhere.

"You look lovely when you blush" he said and put my right hand around his neck and his around my waist, but dancing with him was nice, it felt as if I were in the clouds, just him and I and no one else around.

"Do you like dancing?" King Harry asked and I smiled and nodded before he twirled me and pulled me back, so my back was against his chest.

"Do you?" I asked him and he smiled revealing his lovely dimple.

"Yes" was his simple answer before our eyes met again making me get lost in him, just looking into them made my heart flutter.

"Kiara love" mother's voice caught my attention distracting me from the king, she stood behind King Harry and I frowned at her tear stained face as my father and brothers stood behind her.

I turned and found four men standing behind me.

They all had a serious look on their face and looked as if they were ready to attack anything that moved, literally.

"What’s going on?" I asked confused as everyone literally left the room and we were suddenly alone. "Where's everyone?" I asked confused.

"They left" father said and I frowned how did everyone leave, and I didn't notice.

"You were in a trance; all you could feel was me" King Harry said and I took a step back but was held by two arms before I managed to run.

I looked behind me and saw the guy with brown hair and blue eyes holding me, but he wasn't really hurting me.

"Relax love" he said gently making my back arch and my whole-body flinch from his touch.

"Mother, father? William, Marcel? What is going on?" I asked confused wanting an answer which no one was giving instead mother started crying into father's chest and my brothers looked very angry.

"What did you do to them?" I asked King Harry angrily pulling myself from that lad's grip, but he held me tight making me wince in pain.

"Charlie!" King Harry snapped at him and he let me go.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM?" I yelled and pushed King Harry with all my might, but he didn't even move an inch.

"WHAT ARE YOU?" I yelled at the king trying to push him again but of course to no avail.

"I recommend that you calm down princess" a black-haired lad said and making me want to rip someone's chest off.

"Excuse me?" I snapped my head toward him and his friends angrily.

"I said calm down!" He snapped back at me.

"NICCO!" King Harry yelled from behind me.

My eyes caught the dagger that was in all the lad's belts.

It's now or never Kiara. I closed my eyes and let my instinct take in as I attacked the nearest man to me, he had golden long hair and sky blue eyes, taking him of guard as I took the dagger from his belt and went for the king.

I heard growling from behind me as the dagger touched their king's throat though he did not move an inch underneath my touch.

I turned my head slowly keeping the dagger on the king's neck and looked at the lads and saw something that I have never seen my life, their eyes turned red and they had fangs coming out of their teeth.

"W-what?" I said losing my concentration and momentarily letting the king go, though he didn't move from his position.

"Put the dagger down!" The dark brown-haired man ordered.

"Make me" I snapped, putting the dagger back on the king's neck.

"You know it’s not nice to threaten your future husband and lords" King Harry spoke casually making me fully let him go and turn to look at my family members, with shock written in my eyes.

"What?" I asked and my father nodded slowly.

"Why?" Was all that I could manage to say before dropping the dagger on the floor.

"Kiara please listen" mother spoke gently.

"WHY DID YOU GIVE ME UP?" I looked from my mother to my father with wide eyes, they gave me up, they literally gave their only daughter up.

"Kiara, we had no other choice!" father said and my mouth fell open.

"Excuse me?" I asked in complete shock, were they seriously making excuses about this? 

"It was the only way to save the kingdoms, the vampires and magical creatures could never live along with the humans, you have to understand" father said in a pleading voice.

"So, you chose to give up your only daughter?" I asked with a raised brow "when I used to say you wished I was never born, that you didn't love me, that I was just a burden you all said no, you all told me you loved me" I wiped a tear that fell from my eye.

"Kiara, we do love you" father said in a soft voice, he knew that they had hurt me badly this time.

"YOU'RE A LIAR!" I yelled at him, enough lies, I don't want to hear them anymore.

"You gave me up to him! A vampire? A monster? Only God knows what he's capable of and instead of trying to find a solution, you chose to give me, your own flesh and blood to him" I said pointing at the intruding king, how could they even think that I would be okay with this.

"What would you do Kiara? Huh? If you were seeing your people being killed by the day, what would you do?" Father asked me angrily.

"I would fight back, but I would never give my own child up, no matter what the circumstance" I looked him in the eye, to say I was angry is an understatement, I swear I was more than furious.

"And you mother, how could you? I tried all these years to satisfy, to be good, to not disobey" tears fell from my eyes as I looked at her feeling pained and broken, how could they give me to a monster?" Did you ever love me?" I asked both my parents, William and Marcel were quiet, they knew I was hurting too much right now.

"Kiara your ranting, anger and fury will change nothing really" King Harry spoke to me slowly "you are still going to be my wife, we will bare our children, fall in love" he said it so casually that it made me angrier than I already was.

"I will NOT fall in love with you!" I said looking him up and down, how could he think that I would.

"You are coming to conclusions that are bigger than you are love" King Harry said slowly, his green eyes were growing darker, but he showed no sign of anger or hostility.

"I'm not coming to conclusions 'your highness' I'm stating" I crossed my arms and took a challenging step forward.

"Are you now?" He asked smirking.

"Yes, I am" I said feeling more angered than I already was, I hated him, them, why me? Just why?

"You are a princess, and a princess is to do her duties toward her kingdom, and is to be wed in a proper matter to be queen when the time is right" mother spoke and I turned to face her feeling my heart ache.

I covered my face with my hands and cried, I couldn't hold my tears or sobs any longer, I sobbed like a child.

My family threw me away to a monster.

And for what? To live in their own peace of mind.