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I find my mother sitting on my bed in Andalucia, waiting for me with a long bag laying beside her.
"I have waited a very long time for this night."
I sit down beside her on the bed and hug her.
"It is only a party mom, it will only last four a couple of hours."
"It is not just a party. It is a celebration of our family royalty surviving."
"What do you mean?"
"We thought you would never agree or accept who you really are."
"Mom, I am not really a vampire, right? Vampires do not exist."
She frowns at me.
"If you have not accepted who you really are then why are we having this party tonight?"
I sigh.
"Everyone is so happy that I am back. They all want the prophecy to come true. I cannot let anyone down."
"Celeste, you do not have to go through with it if you do not want to."
"I want to make everyone happy, plus it would not be so bad spending the rest of my life with Alexander. I like him."
