The councilwoman had a stern expression with wide eyes that were full of anger. "You must understand that if our king doesn't get a good woman as his wife, our kingdom would be ruined. Sedora was a strong queen, but she was far too powerful and everyone feared her because of her darkness. Now that there is a change, we need a queen who would be close to her subjects, and not a human who was turned into a vampire because she was dying! You must take this mission as if this is for Ixoviya. It is not personal." The woman stopped to take a breath. "You should try your best to seduce the king and make him reject that stupid, weak and useless vampire who has no knowledge on how to rule a kingdom!"
Laurel placed her hand on her heart. "Oh my god!" she rasped in her soft voice. "You don't mean that, do you? Rejecting a mate is so… painful." Her lips quivered, as the tear on the edge of her gray eyes spilled onto her cheek.
