"Tell me more," he sat up, genuinely curious. Mia couldn't let anyone know about Xander's identity. "It was a bad experience, trust me Rocco Leonidas when I say I preferred being here than being with that kidnapper." She made a sorrowful facial expression.
"I thought that she only wanted money from you, but no, she wanted me too. She almost...raped me," she was interrupted.
"She almost did what now?" his voice boomed.
"She took me to her room, and started touching me inappropriately, ohhhh! How I detested that, she said I was hot and sexy and wanted to do that... bad thing.It was a near rape experience!" Dracula stood up, fingers pinching his eyebrows.
"There are people like her? What in the Saki? I need to find this purple haired utterly disgusting woman," his face twisted in disgust Mia has never seen, even on Clyde. "Is she one of the people who brought you here today?"
"No, the ones who brought me were kind of my saviors. When this woman tried to rape me, I bit off her finger and evaded, on my way, I met a man and woman. They were Old witches, the ones who brought me here today." she spat lies.
Dracula seemed to ponder, his grey eyes glinting in darkness. "Can I go now?" she asked.
"Y...yes, you may leave, have a good rest. Don't think too much about it," he said with so much concern.
Mia went out smiling because of the made up story. During the stay at Kora's, she found out about so many unknown things to her. She had read on novels about homosexual people. She also never knew such people existed. 'This vamp is homophobic?' she giggled at this
thought. 'The funny face he had made... Was the original Clyde this homophobic too?'
She sighed, missing the actual Clyde, how she wished everything would automatically just go back to normal.
***
In a weeks time, she turned 18. She chuckled inwardly. Her seventeenth birthday also happened also in this palace, away from family and friends. She clutched the pendant that dangled on her neck. It was Zane's, as soon as their friendship began, he gave it to her. And on her wrist was Xander's friendship bracelet. She laughed at herself. 'Friend?' he was most likely not wearing Mia's bracelet yet she had his. That guy, he never had feelings.
Someone knocked, she opened and Livia entered in a hurry.
"Milady, The Lord wants you in the living room within 10 minutes, there are guests who are inquiring about you."
Shoot, she had forgotten that she had to endure Dracula's presence. During her stay in that one week, she hadn't seen him and she preferred it that way. "Okay," Mia simply answered and proceeded to change into the clothes Livia had put for her.
Her shiny black heels vibrated as she entered the living room. All eyes were set on the goddess that had just made her way into the room. She sashayed with so much elegance, with an aristocratic poise. Her dark strapless tube dress complemented her feminine figure. She was curvy with a small strong waist full breasts and wide bulging hips. Her white hair and the most mesmerizing eyes took their breaths away. She met the wide grin of the proud vampire. Dracula stood up and held her hand.
He sat down and made sure Mia straddled him, with his one hand around her waist. "Now you can all leave if there's nothing you have to say," he said rudely to a group of ten gentlemen and one beautiful woman who all sat at the couch.
"But Rocco, I asked for hand in marriage first, we even spent nights together," the beautiful woman whined, eyeing Mia scornfully.
"Well, did I accept that proposal? This woman here, is going to be my wife soon. As you can see, she is the most beautiful woman In the whole world, I have no eyes for other women." Mia turned red, his praises were exaggerated way too much if you'd ask her. And marriage? She hoped the vamp wasn't serious.
"Daddy," the woman turned to a grey haired man.
"Lord Rocco Leonidas, we agreed that the first woman you'll marry will be a daughter of one of the rulers from one of the ten kingdoms of Saki. But apparently, she's not, and she's a sphinx." the grey haired man said.
"Ok...I change my mind, Miss Mabelle Chester," dracula addressed the woman, "Am sorry for the misunderstanding, I shall be marrying Mayana." he stood up, holding Mia's hand.
"Sire, I don't this is a good idea. The girl isn't a vampress, not from a Royal family from the ten Saki dimensions. Lady Mabelle Chester is the best candidate." one of the men said so.
Mia could tell that they were all vampires, even if their sharp canines had been hidden.
"Y'all are invited to my wedding with Lady Mayana. I'll issue the invitations soon." he said grinning, ignoring their protests and Mabelle almost burst into tears.
"Okay, we respect your opinion Sire, but we had brought here Lady Mabelle to sojourn, do you mind if she stays here for a little while? She had wanted to call on you, besides, you might change your mind after being wooed by her charms." another man said
"No, I don't mind at all, Lady Mabelle is Free to stay," dracula said and encircled his hand around Mia's waist. She didn't resist and he was impressed by her behavior.
Her system was still trying to process and digest the information that vampire was delivering.
...
The men left and that night, Mabelle, Dracula and Mia sat at the dining taking dinner. "I like what your hardworking slaves have cooked but am on a diet. This body shape just doesn't come, you know," he told the uninterested vampire Clyde.
'He should marry this woman instead, she's attractive.' Mia thought. She had this short curly brown hair with bangs and a round face with dimples. She looked like a doll with all the make up on.
"Unlike other small girls who just eat a lot and end up shapeless looking like pigs." Mia knew this was directed towards her but she continued eating.
"Isn't my queen-to-be beautiful? Just look at her eat," Dracula chimed in and this made her almost choke. Ever since this Mabelle Came, Mia felt uncomfortable.
"Can I be your second wife?" Mabelle said after a thought.
Dracula lifted his brow, she was really desperate, yet he had a hard task to convince Mayana to marry him. How ironical; other women would go to extreme depths so as to be with him. That's why he would not let go easily of Mayana, she was special.
Ever since she was stolen from him, he almost went mad looking for her for months, until two people came forward to take her back to him provided that he would award them bags of coins. The deal was made and here she was again.
"You are asking the wrong person Lady Mabelle, ask Queen Mayana Berta if she wants me to share myself to you," they turned to look at Mia, who had been quiet the whole time.