Chapter Twenty One

Today is the day I start my training. Last night when I went back to the kitchen the girls asked me so many questions. It pained me that I had to lie to them. All I told them was that the King is going to have some other maids train me in other chores.

For the mornings I have to wear something completely different than what I’m used to. As the King’s mate, I must wear a gown. No maid can see me dressed like this so I’m brought to my future bedroom to get ready. Since the maids go through secret passageways I won’t be spotted. I walk in front of my floor-length mirror and look myself up and down. I don’t know how I feel about this, to be honest.

When I walked into the room this morning this dress was hanging up in the bathroom with heels and a chocker along with a note saying to put this on. Leyla never put me in anything that looks like this. The gown looks like something I’d wear to an important event or a party. The top part of the dress is a black corset and off-the-shoulder sleeves. The skirt is poofy and reaches the floor. It’s a basic dress but at the same time, it’s elegant and looks too expensive for me.

A knock was heard at my door. “Are you ready miss?” Darren asks. Oh, another thing that’s odd when I’m in this form you could say Darren can only address me as Miss. Amber but when I’m in my maid form he can call me Amber or Slave. It’s very weird and confusing. “Yes,” I reply. I open my door and walk out.

Darren walks me through the halls to an unknown destination. I wasn’t told where we would be meeting for these lessons. I’m not sure if that’s because they don’t want me to escape even though that would be almost impossible or another reason that I don’t know about. I trip over my dress a couple of times. This dress is longer than I think it’s supposed to be.

We walk up to a door Darren walks up to the door and knocks. He steps back just as the door opens and there stands another guard. “Vanessa is waiting,” he tells me. “I’ll be back in time so you can get ready for lunch,” Darren tells me and walks away. I take a deep breath and walk into the room. “Ah, there you are. Just in time. Have you had breakfast yet?” Vanessa asks me from a small round table in the middle of an empty room.

I shake my head “oh good come sit” she tells me. I walk over to the table and a guard pulls the chair out for me. I sit down and thank him. “since no one can know who you are at the moment we asked some of the guards to act like maids for the time being. very degrading for them if you ask me,” she says with pity in her voice. I see she has higher standers for a guard than a maid. That’s a bit sad.

A plate was put in front of me filled with french toast and sunny-side-up eggs. A wine glass was also put beside my plate and was filled with orange juice. “I just want to put it out there that I don’t hate you or want anything ill to happen to you,” Vanessa tells me. I stop eating and look at Vanessa. What the hell is that supposed to mean? “It wasn’t your choice to become his mate. If it was then we would have a problem. I hope we could become friends when you are announced his mate. I think we’d become the best of friends. I know you wouldn’t try to steal him from me. I know you have strong feels for the dog. Almost love” she tells me.

I look at her with wide eyes. Vanessa laughs. “Oh, it’s funny seeing none Vampire’s reactions when they meet a Vampire with a gift. Amber some vampires are born with gifts and I just happen to be one of the lucky ones. I was born with the gift of knowing other’s feelings others. I can tell what your feelings are for everyone but sadly I can’t see someone’s feeling for me.” Vanessa explains.

“I can also sense that you are scared for your future and I can promise you that I’ll make sure you are happy. And if you do choose to be in a relationship you can be as long as he understands your position and won’t interrupt you from doing your job” she adds.

This isn’t creepy but I don’t want to be with anyone but for Sawyer. “Also I know Dante gave you the order to not talk unless asked a question or whatever but if it’s just us two and he isn’t around you can talk freely” Vanessa adds. I nod my head as I take a bite of my breakfast in understanding. Wow, this female took a 180 from when I first met her to now. It’s like night and day.

“Anyways you’re probably wondering what we’re going to do today for our first lesson. I’ll be teaching you the most important role of being a Vampire Queen. I don’t know if Dante will have to turn you or not he hasn’t told me anything about that. But if he does bring that up we’ll discuss that then. But for now, in front of the public, you must be the perfect submissive. You must always stay in the back. You can not stand next to and in front of him, you always must be behind.

In any circumstance, you can not speak. If someone does speak to you Dante will speak for you. If you go out to eat he will order for you. You must always stay in his line of vision and you are not allowed to be around a male unless he is a guard, family, or if Dante is with you. You will never be spoken by name.

Even though you are Queen your rights are just like any other Vampire female. Don’t ask me about the Vampire law. It’s very messed up I know. I even hate it. I can’t stand it but there’s no way for us to fight it. Oh and get used to wearing these types of gowns. You’ll be wearing them everywhere. Only the Queen get’s to wear stuff like what you are wearing. I’ve dreamt of wearing gowns like that but was very disappointed to learn that yes I’m married to the King but that doesn’t mean I’m Queen. Only the King’s mate can wear them” Vanessa tells me.

For the next hour, she goes into depth with scenarios so I can get an idea of what to expect. Thankfully Darren came to get me ten minutes before the lunch shift so I could get dressed. Vanessa and I bid each other farewell and I leave the room. I don’t know how to feel about her. When I first met her she seemed so cold and mean.

But today she was nice. I don’t know why my mind wonders about this but could this be a trap? She could be acting all nice to me so I would open up to her and then once they have what they want from me they will crush me.

If that is what they are doing then they have the wrong girl. I won’t open up to them. I won’t give them a reason to ruin me. I’ll do everything they say and I’ll do it perfectly. Once they realize they can’t hurt me because I’m doing everything they say then they will have to send me back to Walter. I’ll show them that the Vampire and I are not meant to be and I’ll be with Sawyer again. Yes, that’s a perfect escape plan. One that I’m going to put to action today.