(Nikki P. O. V)
Two weeks later
These Two weeks go like a blur, and right now, I am running around here and there in his new castle to make sure everything is perfect. It was a big day for him after all. I wanted it to be perfect for him.
The whole castle is decorated like a bride. The guests started to arrive at the castle, and the elders of the vampire council were attending to them and leading them to their table. The vampire, the witch leader of a different coven, comes from all over the world, to celebrate this day with him.
“Why haven’t you got ready yet, go and get ready fast the party will be in no time,” Dad said while pushing me to my room.
“Alright, I am going, I am going, geez,” I said and walked inside my room. I take out my clothes from the bag keep them on the bed, and walk inside the washroom to take a much-needed hot shower.
After a shower, I dried myself and put on the dress. It was an off-shoulder maroon long gown which is tight from the waist with golden embroidery on the side and split from the right side and a golden belt around the waist. I put on the minimum makeup and the diamond necklace set that mom had gifted me on my 17th birthday, put on the golden high-heeled shoes, and walked downstairs to the hall.
Emma walks towards me and leads me to the leaders of the other coven and introduces me to them, and we talk for some time until one of the elders in the vampire council comes towards me, I excuse myself from them and, walk towards the elder.
“Ryan wants you to escort him to the throne, ” the elder whispered to me, I nodded my head at her walked towards his room, and knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Ryan said, and I walked inside the room to see him pacing around his room.
“What’s wrong?” I ask him.
“I am so nervous, Nikki, what if I messed up, or what if I say something and make fun of myself, I am not made for ruling the kingdom, Nikki,” Ryan said while looking at me.
“Relax, Ryan, it’s normal to be nervous besides elders have chosen you for the king position. They must have seen something inside you to choose you as their king, right?” I asked, and he nodded at me.
“Then believe in yourself if anyone deserves to be king, then it is you, hold your head high, be confident, and don’t show anyone your weakness, if you do, they will take advantage of you, okay,” I said, and he nodded his head.
“Shall we?” I ask, and he gives me his arm, I link my arm with his and walk out of the room. I still feel the nervousness oozing out of his body as we wait for elders to call us. I release my calm aura let it seep inside his body, and then feel him relax a bit.
“Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please,” elder Stephan said while clinking his glass with a spoon to draw everyone’s attention toward him.
“As we all know, we are gathered here to welcome our new soon-to-be king. Please welcome our new king, Ryan Steel,” Elder Stephan said. And Ryan walks downstairs towards the throne.
I make Ryan stand while facing me while Elder Stephan goes to bring, the holy book from another room. Then elder Stephan hands it over to me to do the ceremony. I hold it in front of Ryan and signal him to put his hand over the book.
“Do you, Ryan Steel, swear to govern the people of the Vampire kingdom, according to their respective laws and customs? ” I ask him.
“I do,” Ryan said while keeping his hand over the holy book.
“Do you swear to protect, aid, and work as a respected member of the council, and not as a person, while ruling this kingdom? ” I ask him.
“I do,” Ryan said fiercely. I cut mine and his hand and put my wounded hand on his wounded hand to mix our blood. The light swirled and surrounded us. I signal the servant who is carrying a tray with a crown to come to me. I take the crown; from the tray and put it over his head.
“With all the authority and the power given to me by the moon goddess, I now present you, King Ryan Steel,” I declare in front of everyone, and everyone applause for him. Then one by one, come to him to congratulate him.
“I can’t wait to see you take your oath, to become the luna of my pack,” Cole whispered in my ears, and I am sure my face must be resembling a tomato. Soft music started to play in the background. Cole asked me for a dance; I accepted it and slowly others also joined us.
As the second started to play, Ryan came to us and asked me for a dance, and Cole passed me over to him.
“Thank you so much for accepting to do the ceremony, Nikki,” Ryan said, smiling at me.
“No, Thank you, Ryan, for asking me to do this; it was an honor to do this ceremony,” I said while smiling at her.
“So when are you going to raise the topic of alliances to the vampire council?” Ryan asks me.
“I don’t know, I was thinking, of doing it today, but I am not sure about it, because you have just become the king, and I don’t want to create problems on the first day of you being the king,” I said to him.
“No, don’t hesitate to do it. They were going to taunt me or create a problem for me anyway, no matter when you raise this topic, and if you ask me, it’s better to do it now than later, ” Ryan said with a smile on his face, taking a huge burden from my shoulder.
“Okay, I will do it after some time, before anyone leaves, but for now let’s just enjoy the party,” I said while smiling at him, and we enjoyed the dance.
When I noticed that the party was about to end, I decided to raise the topic. I take a huge breath and call for everyone’s attention.
“I am sorry to interrupt the party, but there is a serious matter that I want to discuss with you all,” I said to them. When I saw that, I had everyone’s attention on me.
“Don’t worry, the world is not going to end, and we don’t have another Alok to stop to finish this world,” I joked when the smile on their face disappeared, and panic appeared on their face.
“But it is just as important as that because it will make our life better and help us maintain peace all over the world. When I was in a coma after the war, the moon goddess came to me; and asked me to make the alliances between, werewolves and vampires permanent,” I lied to them, well half lied to them. Because if I had told the whole truth that; it was Trevor who came to my dreams as a messenger of the moon goddess, they wouldn’t have agreed with me.
“But it was not possible we all know that werewolves and vampires were sworn, enemies if it wasn’t for stopping Alok from taking over the whole world. We wouldn’t have agreed to fight together in the first place,” one of the vampire leaders Reed said to me.
“I know, but don’t you think we can live in peace and work together to stop Alok, then we can continue living in peace without worrying about attacking each other or being attacked by each other,” I ask them.
“And what if we get a werewolf attack one of our men or vice versa, then who will decide what should be done, with the person who is guilty, it is possible that one of us or all of us take the side of our people,” another vampire leader Mayank said to me. Cole was about to say something to them, but I stopped him.
“I know, it comes as a shock to all of you, and you guys have too many questions & doubts regarding this matter, and all of you guys are tired right now. So I want you guys to enjoy the party for now. Have a meeting, discuss everything, make a list of all your questions and doubts, and then inform me. By then, we would have a meeting with the alphas of all the packs and werewolf council and talk with them regarding this matter, in the last we will settle a meeting between the werewolf and vampire council, discuss the matter, and then make a decision. Is that okay with you all? ” I asked them, and they agreed with it.
Then we enjoy the party for some more time, elder introduces me and Ryan, to other vampire leaders, and then everyone expects Dad and Cole to go to their room to sleep, while I send Dad and Cole to pack the house to arrange the Alpha meeting.