It was announced that I was looking for a husband I was flooded with men. They can't force me to do anything. Vladimir came to ask for my hand and I declined. I told him to go back to his friend that pinning after him. I have no interest in the emotional roller coaster that he puts me through. If God wills I meet someone who loves me more than him. This earned a few angry words from him but he made peace with the fact that he had played me too many times to be welcomed with open arms.
The next morning I was woken up and there was a bathtub filled with milk. I got in and the maids scrubbed me well and through. They brought me an assortment of clothes for me to choose. I chose a navy blue gown with a high collar. My hair was dried and they placed a perfumed smoke under my hair before it was dried, combed and braided. I walked out and the butler carried me downstairs.
Antonia and her boyfriend started laughing as I was lowered to a pair of silk shoes. This was something that they had never seen. Antonia and Max were of royalty but raised Gentiles. So they never knew how royals were treated until they were moved to the palace. I on the other hand was raised in it so this is normal for me. One of the mothers walked in and ordered me to change my clothes because they didn't suit her taste. I was carried upstairs and my friends followed me. They watched as my other moms argued over what I should wear and they even spend the next hour and a half deciding how my hair should be style. By the time they were done my friends looked at me jealously. They were orphans and they were raised by people that exploited them.
I sat them down and explained that when I was a few months my father took me to see my mother's grave in Oymyakon. The other mothers were so upset that they took me away and raised me till I was seven years old in Krasnodar. I saw my father for the first time and I thought he was my great grandfather. He smuggled me out and took me to see my mother and when we came back mothers warned him never to do that again but he did it regardless. He was about to take me to see my mother for the fifth time when he was caught. They were so angry I thought they would drag him to see sunlight. I would attend his funeral and see his ashes. I waited till they were asleep to climb down the stairs in my home in Kyiv. The stairs there are widely spaced and for a child it would be a nightmare climbing but I did it carefully. I searched for dad floor by floor till I reached the living room or as my mothers called it the entertainment room. I found him sleeping in the couch. His chest was raising and falling steadily. I walked slowly taking it in and I stretched my hand to touch him. I was close to touching my dad's arm when my mothers screamed. I ran to the armchair designated for my father and remained hidden. They came running to dad and cried that I was kidnapped. I walked out and they hugged me profusely. I told them that I climbed downstairs and they fainted. When they woke up dad decided that he needs to get on their good side so I was ordered to be carried up and down the stairs till I was mature enough to make my own decisions.
My trainers came and reminded me that I am supposed to go with them to fight training. Which meant I had to change again into gym clothes and walked out into the cold. I had to spend a minute in the water and walk out and do hand-to-hand combat with my security. I was shaking head to toe as I fought them like my life depended on it. I fought for the next hour before my brother Nikitosh came and ordered me to get indoors. I was given a warm bath and I was escorted to see the council and I was asked if I want to be queen. I told them I did want to be queen but I want the people's consent first. They announced my request and everyone cheered their answer. The coronation was arranged and I was crowned with my family's most tragic crowns in our possession the Ash princess's crown. It looked like a wreath of leaves designed like a vine that rises from the front adorned with jeweled flowers and leaves and tilt towards the left and the top looked like a single dead vine holding a dewdrop. It was a teardrop diamond that was made to look like it was going to fall at any time. The people cheered as I watched with fear that I would not be able to take care of them. I even express my concern but they didn't seem concerned. I had arranged so they can talk to me at least once a day. They promised to help me so I won't be like my predecessor. I nod my head and was proclaimed queen. People kneeled and congratulated me. I signed documents and sat on my father's throne that was restored to its original intimidating glory. I sat down and father smiled and his chest swelled with pride. This annoyed me as I felt like a pawn in one of those power games. He brushed me off and watched as the council surrounded me. We discussed the budget and new enterprises we will open to increase revenues. We also discussed which businesses we will shut down as they were dead weight. These were attracting hunters and so they must be removed at all costs even they produced a decent revenue. We had humans working for us but we made it clear that they will not be transformed into vampires so don't hold their breath. The only thing they will get is money. A few have asked me if I could be persuaded to change my mind and I told them to go lay an egg. This made the council laugh at my immaturity but they understood what I was trying to say.