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on
purpose.”
    “It’s
not true.” Esral whispered, wishing she was anywhere but here. She couldn’t
deal with this right now.
    “Well,
then why not just say who he is?” Her brother didn’t wait for her response.
“Our dear father has heard some upsetting information.”
    Esral
couldn’t help the gasp that escaped her lips. She looked down at her father,
his gaze was firmly on his lap. His lips were set, his eyes more watery than
normal. Esral noticed that his hands were shaking even though he had them
clasped tightly together.
    “It’s
not true.” She said, standing taller.
    Her
father took a deep breath. His eyes lifted to hers. “Please, Esral. Tell us who
this male is so that we can plan the blossoming ceremony.” He swallowed hard.
“I do believe you, but we need to fix this.” His lip quivered and he seemed to
try to conceal it by taking his hand and covering his mouth with it. Her father
sat like this for a long while and it broke her heart to see him so upset. “I’m
sorry,” he finally said. “This is all my fault.”
    “Oh,
father.” A single tear fell and her voice shook badly.
    Xavier
cleared his throat. “The rumors are completely untrue and unfounded.” She could
hear how angry he sounded. “It’s not right to rush the princess like this.
There is a male, but I assure you that their interactions are honorable. It is
only a matter of time before an announcement will be made. Please, as the
vampire prince and appointed guardian of Princess Esral, I request that she be
given more time.”
    “Look
at where time has gotten the princess,” Keto growled.
    She
had to bite down on her lip when she saw Keto pointedly glaring at her midsection.
It seemed that her moron of a brother now actually believed that not only had
her thorn been taken but that she was pregnant as well. What next? The problem
was that she didn’t know what to say. There might not be a male anymore. She
desperately needed to speak with Xavier. If what Cheri had said was true then Xavier
may as well be dead to her. His trying to rut with Cheri was not something she
could ever forget or move on from. Cheri, for one, would never allow it. The
look the two shared as they entered the room was not the look of two strangers.
Fear and confusion had her feeling light headed.
    “Tell
me who he is.” Keto growled and Esral couldn’t help but to whimper. She was at
a complete loss of what to do. She wished that the wind would pick her up and
carry her away.
    Just
then, the door opened and York entered. “Forgive me for the intrusion.” He
bowed his head. “I have something that I would like to say.”
    “Get
out. This is a closed family meeting. I invited the
vampire prince to represent your species. You are a lowly guard and your place is
outside that door.”
    “Come
in, York.” Xavier growled, his eyes firmly on Keto. Her brother’s face reddened
and he clenched his jaw. At first she was sure that he would attack either
Xavier or York but then he stepped back in submission.
    “Speak.”
Xavier added, finally looking at York.
    “It’s
me. I am the male of which the princess speaks. I would like to hereby publicly
claim Princess Esral. “
    Esral
felt her blood drain and for a second she thought that she might faint. When
she regained her composure, she realized that her hands were twisted into the
front of her robe. Her breathing was erratic, like she couldn’t get enough of
it into her lungs.
    Her
mouth opened and closed a few times but she didn’t know what to say.
     “Fucking
finally,” Keto snarled. “It’s about time.”
    Xavier
snarled and she unwillingly looked at him. He was pissed, looking between York
and Keto like he wanted to take both males down. Cheri giggled and danced. “Oh
yay! We’re going to have a blossoming ceremony. I will stand at your side. I
can’t wait.” She clapped her hands.
    Her
father fell back onto his pillows, heaving a contented sigh. “I will attend as
well. I don’t care