Seizing the throne (5)

Elena clenched her hand into a fist upon hearing Elsie's decree. The woman had not even become queen yet and she was already acting like the true ruler of the Enchanted forest. She smiled to Elsie and tried to remain calm at the moment. Her heart was burning with rage.

She looked at Esteban who looked even more surprised than she was. She turned her eyes back to Elsie who had put her cup out waiting for her response before she drank from it. Elena thought about it for a minute, she got up from her seat and held her cup to her half sister.

"I accept the honor that you have given me," she said and walked up to Elsie and gave her a hug. "A shadow can walk in front, behind, next to or even below a person but the shadow can never become the person. Try as much as you want but you won't be able to take my place. You will rue this day for the rest of your life," she added in a hushed whisper.

She broke the hug and looked away from Elsie to Esteban. "I know that I am only your concubine but do you mind if I asked for your first dance today," she asked him sweetly.

She offered her hand out to him and he took. She led him to the dance floor and moved to the love song being played in the background.

"You do know that this dance belongs to your sister right?" he inquired.

"Yes, I know but if she can steal my rights from me then I will definitely return the favor. And wait and see how I steal everything from her. By the time I am done with her not even her seventh generation will be able to forget the tears I will make her shed."

"It sounds like you have a terrible plan in mind for my wife."

"Not just her, I will make the whole of Enchanted forest pay for my pain and humiliation. Everyone who had a hand in taking my crown away from me will deeply regret it."

"And me?"

"You will see everything but won't be able to understand it. When you begin to understand then you won't be able explain it. And when you begin to explain it, you won't be able to prove it."

"That sounds complicated. How are you going to do all that and what can I help you?"he asked her.

" Don't worry your little head my love. I can manage everything, all you have to is keep your wife busy and occupied for the rest of the evening."

"As you wish," he said and they finished there dance. Elena returned with Esteban at the table let him go. She waited for Esteban to sit down and took seat on his lap. She embraced him very tightly and asked him to feed her. He happily obliged to her request.

The guest at the party were shocked at what they were doing. Elena's shamelessness was beyond their imagination. She was behaving like a seductress from the brothel. At first they thought that she was just joking around but she was really crossing her limits. There were murmurs all around the crowd, the royals and important guests had their heads bowed down out of shame.

Elena smiled deepened when she saw the reaction the people were having. It brought her so much joy to watch their expressions."Let's have some fun," she thought. She got close to Esteban and while looking directly into Elsie's eyes, she kissed him on his lips.

The kiss didn't last long but it did what she wanted it to do. Elsie and everyone else found it so annoying, it showed vividly on their faces how offended they were from her behavior. Elena wiped her mouth and returned to her seat.

"What is the meaning of this Elena?"

"What happened your Highness, I am simply fulfilling the duties that you have give me. Wait, was I not supposed to start now?" she asked feigning ignorance. Elsie glared at her and she matched the glare with an ice cold stare that sent a shiver down everyone's spine. The vampires, werewolves and witches at the high table swallowed hard when the temperature suddenly decreased.

Elena's eyes turned bright grey and snow began to fall from the sky. It was summer time, the subjects of Atria were surprised to see snow in mid summer. Elena reduced the temperature down only for a few minutes and turned it back to normal.

"You are my father's daughter but I take after my mother and grandmother. Don't ever raise your voice to me, there is a reason Iclyn left me along without looking back and that is because she taught me how to take care of myself." she said in an evil voice that scared the life out of everyone. "But I am not going to do that because I love you," she added in a sweet voice and hoped away from the party.

The people on the table could not believe what there eyes just witness. The rate at which Elena changed her colour would put her a chameleon to shame. Elsie remembered the threat that Elena had given her and shook with fear. The rest of the party went on without a hitch. The celebration went on for the rest on for the rest of the night.

The party ended after the cake was cut and the guest bid their farewell. The newly wedded couple retired to their room. "Get this dress off," Elsie screamed at the top of her voice. The events of the night were ringing in her ear and mind and it made her angry. She had been compared to Elena the whole day and she was sick of it. Being in Elena's dress only made her anger worse, she was just as good as Elena and she wanted to prove that by making Elena a concubine. She wanted to degrade Elena but ended up being humiliated instead.

"I said get it off," she yelled at the trembling servants. "You humiliated me today and I will make you feel my wrath," she said between gritted teeth.

"Hurry up, my husband will be here soon and I don't want him to find that I am not ready."

The servants got her ready for the night. She was wearing a red nightgown and the room was filled with scented candles. She held her hair up in a bun and applied some lavender scent on herself. She got herself ready and sexy.

"Are you beautifying yourself up for Esteban?"

"What are you doing in my room Elena?"

"I am here to watch how beautiful you would adorned yourself for your husband. I love the outfit but it's too bad, the wife got herself looking so dashing and her husband is planing to spend the night with the concubine. And I didn't even need to do anything to get him to come to me,"she stated and teleported herself our of the room.

Elsie had nothing but anger and hatred brewing in her heart. She was tired of being looked down upon by Elena and was willing to go to any lengths to get even. She got to bed and retired for the night. Tomorrow was her coronation and she was not going to let Elena ruin her mood. " Once I become queen, I will clip your wings Elena," she whispered as she drifted off to sleep.