The Engagement

I stood in the kitchen humming to myself. I was baking some cupcakes. Baking was one of my hobbies. I heard the door to the kitchen open. "Miss, I'll do that for you," The chef here said while trying to take the pan of raw cake batter away from me. "I'm fine Madeline, I can do it myself." Madeline was the chef here, she had been here for almost 40 years. She wanted to do everything for me but I wanted to be independent. I mean I did burn myself a couple of times but still. I put the cupcakes in the oven to bake.

"Okay, miss but please be careful," I looked at her and nodded. She walked out of the kitchen, closing the door behind her. I lived in a rich family. My parents were the king and queen of this kingdom. They were very strict with me as I was the oldest child. I had a younger brother that was going to be raised as the heir of the throne. Sometimes I wished I lived in a normal family. I know I shouldn't be complaining because I had everything I wanted but I had to live up to high expectations. Everything between me and my family was business. I felt like I didn't even know my parents.

We were in constant war with vampires. The creatures that everyone thought was just a myth. But before I was born the vampires had started coming out of hiding. Now they have expanded. My parents are trying there best to contain them. "Miss, your parents have called for your presence," I heard the maid, Ashley say. I smiled at her and nodded. "Oh, could you do me a favor and watch my cupcakes, I don't want them to burn."

"Sure thing," she said. I walked out of the kitchen and walked up the stairs to their office. I wasn't excited about this. I walked into there office and my mother and father were sitting side by side behind a desk. I sat in the chair in front of them. "Raven, we have something very important to talk to you about." My father said. I stayed silent waiting for him to continue. "As you know we have been at war with the vampires for years. It has gotten to a point where we will not be able to hold them for much longer. A few months ago we made a deal with the king of the vampires. To end this war we decided to arrange a marriage."

I did not like where this was going.

"Since your 18th birthday is tomorrow, we have arranged for you to marry the Vampire Prince," I was completely shocked. "What do you mean? You want me to marry that horrible creature!" My voice was shaking but I started shouting. "Dammit, Raven. You are going to marry him no matter what! This is for our kingdom!" My dad shouted at me. I got up out of the chair and ran to my room. Tears were streaming down my face. How could they make me marry him? They are horrible creatures. They had no heart. I sat on my bed with my knees held up to my chest. I didn't want to get married. I haven't even lived half my life yet. I was too young to get married. I was sobbing at this point. The door to my room opened and my mother walked in.

"Aw, sweetie don't cry." My mother sat on the bed with her arm around me. "It's not that bad. We made sure they'll take good care of you." Through the sobs, I asked, "Wh-when is the wedding?"

"I'm not sure. The king and queen will be here later today with the prince. We'll be discussing the wedding," That made me want to cry even more. The prince was going to be here. "You should get ready soon, okay? I promise everything will be okay." With that, my mom gave me a kiss on the forehead and left.

I dragged myself off the bed and into the bathroom. I started up a bath and grabbed all my things. I decided on wearing a simple black sundress. I got into the bath and tried to relax. I was feeling scared. I didn't know what the prince even looked like and I was getting married to him. I only heard rumors about him. All the rumors said he was a heartless monster, with a quick temper. I wasn't excited about meeting him. I washed my hair and body and got out. I put the dress on and a necklace my father had given me. It was a heart that was made out of sapphire. It had diamonds around it. I grabbed some gray flats and put them on. I did my hair and put a bit of makeup on.

I sat on my bed trying to get rid of the uneasy feeling in my stomach. I walked downstairs and into the kitchen. On the table, I saw the plate of frosted cupcakes. I completely forget about my cupcakes. I heard the door open, and then Madeline spoke. "I saw your cupcakes on the table, I frosted them for you. I hope you don't mind," I turned toward her and smiled. "Thank you, I completely forgot about them."

"Miss, your mother needs you in the dining room. The vampires have arrived," Ashley said. I nodded at her and waved at Madeline. She gave me a worried look. I walked to the dining hall and outside the door, my father was standing there. He grabbed my arm and whispered, "You better be on your best behavior." With that, he let go of my arm and opened the door to the dining room for me. Inside my mother was there. The king and queen sat across from her. The prince sat next to them. He turned toward me and I made eye contact with his grey eyes.

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