HER MARRIAGE TO THE VAMPIRE KING

Chapter 3 - The Unexpected Wedding

I

This was her fourth day in this room and that blue-eyed man had never come back since the last time that he visited her in this room. She shrugged her shoulders. Although he found the man gorgeous, her purpose for coming here was their King, not him.

While thinking about what to do in case the blue-eyed man will try to kill her, she heard some knocks on the door. It was the middle-aged woman again.

“Mademoiselle, you have to be ready. Please freshen up. In a while, our beautician will be coming in to prepare you for a big event,” She said while smiling, then excused herself from her thereafter.

Asalea wondered what event the woman was referring to and why she needed to attend it. Nonetheless, she followed the woman’s advice and took a quick shower.

She was drying up her long blond curly hair when the beautician arrived. She was a young woman with a colorful face and fingernails.

“Are you ready to be the most beautiful woman tonight?” the beautician, admiringly looking at her, asked.

Asalea just shrugged off and took her seat in front of the mirror.

She closed her mouth and decided not to talk while the beautician was fixing her hairdo. After giving her hair queen hair-like style and adornment, the beautician did her make-up afterward. Asalea remained silent. She did not want to ask. She would just go with the flow.

“Gosh, you are perfect!” The beautician’s eyes were glowing in delight while looking at her.

“Finished?” Asalea asked.

“Yes, yes. The fashion designer will be coming next to bring your gown, Madam.” She smiled and after giving her a last glance, she hurriedly walked out of the room.

Asalea looked at her face in the mirror. Indeed, she is beautiful. The hairdo really fitted her facial shape and the make-up truly enhanced her beauty.

She heard another knock on the door and thereafter a tall pretty lady with a long black gown in her hand and a paper bag came inside the room.

“She must be the fashion designer,” Asalea murmured.

The fashion designer looked at her and nodded approvingly at what she saw.

“It’s time to wear your gown Madam. Here it is.” The fashion designer came near and unzipped the back of the elegant black long serpentine tube-style gown. The upper part of the gown was adorned with black diamonds. They were flashing when lights were hitting them.

“Wow, this is beautiful,” Asalea exclaimed when the dress fitted her body well.

“Because you are so beautiful, Madam. By wearing this dress, you made it more beautiful and elegant.” She clapped her hands in full satisfaction, then got a shoebox inside the paper bag and a jewelry box.

The fashion designer asked Asalea to sit down so that she could put high-heeled shoes on her feet. She put next, a pair of red diamond necklace and earrings to Asalea.

“Relax and wait here, Madam, someone will pick you up and guide you to the event venue.” Then the jolly fashion designer left with a smile on her face.

II

Asalea looked at her whole reflection in the full-length mirror inside the room. Looking at herself, she was thankful that she had both the features of her Mom and Dad. The combination of her parents’ lovely features made her an almost perfect creation.

When she heard another knock, her heartbeat moved fast. She did not know what would happen next. Would it be her death or freedom? She was however prepared to fight just in case. She will do her best to escape.

A young man in his Armani suit entered the room and asked her to follow him. He had a paper bag in his right hand.

“Where are we going?” she was not able to control herself to ask.

“Just follow me, Madam. We are going to the Palace’s Astrodome, which is just nearby.” He said while walking fast.

They entered the wide astrodome as told by the man who fetched her. It was somewhat dark. The only light that intruded its darkness was some torches placed in every corner of the Astrodome and many in front, where a man wearing a black robe like a priest was standing beside the altar. He was holding a black book. She knew that it was the Vampires’ hallowed book.

Asalea’s eyes narrowed. She can guess that the event was a wedding ceremony. So, she thought she would be attending a wedding occasion. “Whose wedding is this?” she was not able to control herself and asked the man who fetched her.

“Yours, Madam.” He said and then got something inside the paper bag. “Please wear this,” the man said again, handing her a black veil with a tiara on it, beautifully adorned with black diamonds.

“What did you say?!” Asalea gasped in surprise.

“This is your wedding Madam.” The young man repeated her prior statement.

“Who shall I be marrying?” with narrowed eyes, Asalea asked again.

“You will know later on. Please be ready, Madam. The wedding march will start.” Then the man stepped aside and motioned her to walk forward when the wedding march song started to fill the whole astrodome.

Asalea does not know if she will follow or will make herself invisible and run. She chose, the first. She knew that she would be dead if she would run. At least they will not kill her. Looking at her gown, her veil with tiara, and the venue of the wedding, she could guess that she will be marrying someone of a high profile from the Glodeous Kingdom. She can still start her life here and then plan for her revenge later on against the Ecleteon werewolves.

With her chin held up, Asalea made her graceful walk going to the altar. Getting nearer the altar, she saw the back of a man standing in front, beside the first row of chairs. He was the only one standing in that place. The rest of the vampires were seated on chairs, two rows before the chair, where the man was standing beside them.

Asalea surmised that he might be her groom. “Hmm, not bad,” she murmured.

Slowly the man turned his back and faced her when she was already walking almost beside him.

Asalea’s eyes grew big when she recognized the man.

“Hello, my pretty vampy,” he whispered and intensely looked at her with his ocean-like, deep blue eyes.