Ephraim could hear the thoughts of his aide it seems that he was the only one that was hitted with the pleasant scent of the odd girl with a mask when it is not a masquerade ball.
The girl is beautiful,what kind of aura is she emitting and her eyes looked peculiar it is a mixture of the eye colour of a witch,vampire and human and wtf who wears a mask to a party? came the lousy thoughts of his aide.It seems only a bold and a crazy woman can pull this kind of stunt,typical his prince type he nodded in his mind.He diverted his gaze when he felt his prince threatening gaze along with his cold voice in his head 'Damon,you had better take your eyes off her unless you want to go back home blind'.Damon immediately looked at his prince and thought:it seems the prince is attracted to her.He shook his head in pity for the poor girl and look at the humans who are now dancing with their partners.
In prince Ephraim mind,
"Who the fuck is this girl and why is all my sense screaming to mark her and what is she? She smelled of three species:a witch,a human and a vampire.What the hell is wrong with me and why is my fangs elongating without my consent?.Why did she look here?Did she feel my gaze or what?Shit! I don't think i can control myself since i can now see her moving away from the croud as if planning to run away.
In Damon's mind:brave and crazy that was what he felt again when he saw the lady look up at the prince without flinching at his cold stance.Then he thought maybe she is a werewolf in disguise as a human,that will do justice to her eye colour.His eyes widen with surprise when he didn't see his prince on his seat again and he look around for the woman with the special eyes but he couldn't find her also then he said dejectedly 'maybe he was wrong from the start,maybe the prince is only attracted to her because she is his mate'
On prince Ephraim side before his disappearance,he could feel his demons awakening all because of the odd girl with strange eyes.When he couldn't control his self again he apparated and reappeared at the girl's back.He could see how stiff she became when she felt his presence and he lost control completely thereby bringing out his vampire nature:cold blue eyes turned to blood red orbs,elongated fangs and nails with the unleashing of his pent up dark power.
He felt her heart beating quickly and he expected her to run away from the devil but she didn't move an inch away from him or show any form of fear.He decided to enter her mind to know what she was thinking of "I want to tame him" came the voice from her mind.Ephraim decided to walk closer to her to scare her off but he didn't know what made him hug her when he came closer to her.
In her embrace,he could feel his body cooling down and his control over his powers coming back and then he felt her move closer to him as if she felt comfortable and save in his arms.He thought she was crazy for not running away for her dear life.He then sniffed her neck to imprint her scent in mind so that he could recognise her another day because he is still coming back for her.He asked her for a dance and he felt his heart skip a beat for the first time because of her innocent voice,he decided right there and then that he will make her his forever no matter what it will take him even if it will ruin her innocence.
When he took her in his arms for the second time he felt like she fit in perfectly.It just looked like she was made for him.As they were dancing he halted when he heard her asking for his name,he didn't know why the question sounded odd but nonetheless he answered 'Ephraim Lived'.Then the song came to an end and Ephraim went back to the special appartment,whispered something to the king and then left the ball room in toll with his aide who looked towards the woman his prince danced with and sighed in relief since she looked okay.