~ NYSSA
To my surprise, the room wasn't filled to the brim with vampires. There were a couple of tables, but that was about it.
If I had to guess, I'd say there were only about fifty people on the other side of the door.
The King sat at the end of the table, his eyes watching us carefully as he stood to his feet. "Let us welcome my son and his soon to be mate."
The people cheered, shouting lurid things that made my skin crawl. Allister squeezed my arm firmly, a silent warning to behave so I did. I forced myself not to react as I was led through the sea of vampires staring at me like I was food on their fucking menu.
Allister led me to my seat first which so happened to be on the left side of the king while he sat on the other side. Panic bubbled up inside of me at the distance, especially considering that the king sat between us, but I forced my expression to remain impassive.
