Chapter Forty Eight: Dinner

Valerie stood nervously before King Alonz as he sat in the dining. He drummed his fingers on the table slowly without looking up or acknowledging Valerie's presence.

Well, you couldn't blame Valerie for being nervous. Although she challenged him before, he was still a vampire!

And a king at that!

He could finish her off there and then without anybody ever finding out.

Suddenly, he stopped drumming and raised his head to look at her.

For the record, he wasn't smiling.

"You have a lot of guts for a human, challenging a king"

Valerie gulped but didn't say anything.

By his mother's side, Aiden sat, staring at her. He knew his father and what he was capable of. And the fact that he couldn't read his mind was really bugging him. He crossed his fingers, waiting to see what his father would do.

The chair made a screeching sound as King Alonz stood up, making his way to where Valerie stood.