2#Awakened by the Vampire Prince (Flower) Read Free

Cheri
sounded. “Let me help you. Who is the father of your baby?”
    Esral
pursed her lips, feeling her blood reach boiling point. It was becoming more
and more difficult to find control. With reluctance, she turned to face the
female. “Let’s cut right to the chase. What do you want? We both know that my
thorn is very much intact and that I’m not pregnant.” She took a deep breath. “Why
is it that you seem to be making it your mission in life to destroy my
reputation? To bring shame to the royal tree?”
    Cheri
actually smiled and Esral’s blood turned cold. “All I want is for your brother
to be happy. That is my life mission as his future mate. The last thing I want
is to bring shame to our royal house…”
    She
had to fight not to roll her eyes at Cheri’s inclusion of herself as a member
of the royal family.
    “I
don’t know how many times I need to say this to you, Esral, but all I want is to
resolve this. I greatly look forward to taking up my rightful place at your
brother’s side and I don’t want anything to get in the way of that.” Her eyes
narrowed, irises flashing red. Then she smiled, quickly schooling her emotions.
“You need to mate, Esral. The quicker, the better. Take one of those
bloodsuckers and head back to the vampire castle. Don’t get in my way and we
will be just fine.”
    “I
will stay at my father’s side until he is well. As for taking a vampire mate, I
told you that there is someone. The announcement will be made soon.” Her gut
churned with worry after Xavier’s abrupt departure, she only prayed that the
feelings she had seen reflected in his eyes were true. That the male she had
grown to love would be the one at her side at the blossoming ceremony. She
couldn’t picture herself spending forever with anyone else. “My brother can
mate with whomever he wishes. We may not always see eye to eye, Cheri, but I
would never stand in the way of his happiness.”
     Cheri
smiled, looking more evil than the devil himself. “Well, I’m really glad to
hear that.” She paused. It looked as if she was contemplating whether or not to
tell Esral something. Then she took a deep breath. “I met the vampire prince
today. I certainly hope that he is not the male of which you speak. It makes
sense that he would be since he is vampire royalty, on paper at least, the best
choice for you.”
    Panic
gripped her as she fought to keep her breathing even. This was another one of
Cheri’s ploys. It had to be.
    Cheri’s
smile broadened. “Still tightlipped I see. Well, I suggest you find yourself
another mate if he is the one you’ve set your sights on. That male tried to
touch me earlier”—she smoothed her robe, her lips pursed—“even though I wasn’t
wearing yellow, he must’ve thought I was one of the servers because he offered
to rut me.” She shivered in obvious revulsion. “Despicable creature even took
my hand and put it between his legs. As if I would ever lower myself to that
level.” She shook her head, her beautiful locks flew about her face. Then she
giggled, locking eyes with Esral. “One thing I can say though, if the vampire
prince was anything to go by, they are certainly well endowed . His root was—”
    “Thank
you. I think I get the picture.” She was surprised to hear how calm and clear
her voice sounded even though chaos spun around inside of her head.
    “I’m
not going to tell your brother. He hates those vampires enough as it is.
Something like this could start an all out war. I won’t do that to my people.”
    Esral
tasted bile, she swallowed down the bitter tang praying that the small amount
of lunch she had consumed would not come back out.
    “Oh
yes, I almost forgot the reason for my coming to see you.”
    There
was more? May the gods of all that was green keep her sane
because she didn’t think she could handle much more.
    “Your
father has asked to see the family. He has something he would like to announce.
Do you think maybe that you should