Kidnapped to Marry the Prince of Vampires

chapter 2

The winter castle was extemely crowded by the time we got there. The castle wasnt as big as the other one, but it was just aas elegant. Bentley led through the maze-like castle until we arrived at shining white double doors with 2 guards standing on each side. We stopped right before the the doors and stood there for a minute. Bentley took my hand in his. His hands were soft and warm. Hmmm...weren't vampires supposed to be cold?

"That's a typical myth in the mortal world, darling"

"Would you stop reading my mind?" I spat at him.

"Like I said before. Never."

I glared at him. He just smirked and chuckled. Finally, I heard a voice shout from behind the doors. "Thank you everyone for coming. Now, It is my honor to introduce to you their Royal Highnesses Prince Bentley and Princess Bridget, Mr and Mrs. Vanderbelt."

The doors swung open and everyone cheered. Bentley pulled me into the gigantic ballroom while we waved with his free hand and smiled.

'Smile, sweetheart.' Bentley said in my thoughts. I did as I was told, seeing I was in a room with about 1,000 other vampires who might attack me. 'I love it when you smile. Always have, always will'

I ignored him and kept looking around. The ballroom was so beautiful. There was a chandelier hanging over the dancefloor. Round tables filling up the rest of the space. Purple table cloths with silver trimmings covered the tables. At the end of the ballroom, aka the front i guess, there was a rectangular table. Most of the seats were filled except the 2 in the very middle. The King was seated at that table, as well as a young lady next to him...I'm assuming that's the queen since they just kissed. Bentley continued pulling me towards that table. When we got 10 feet away, everyone who sat at that table stood up and bowed. My new husband walked around the table to our chairs. He took the chair next to his parents. When we both sat down, everyone else did as well. Immediatly waiters brought out food. Apparently it was a 5 course meal. No one talked to me the entire time, not even Bentley. He was busy conversing with other people, who seemed very important. But I'm sure he was reading my mind the entire time, so he was well aware of how bored I was and he certainly was very aware of the names I was calling him in my head...He was glancing over at me from time to time with an annoyed look on his face. Hahaha Who knows? Maybe this could be fun.

"And now, it is time for the bride and grooms first dance." The king announced. Bentley took my hand and led my over to the dancefloor. All eyes were on us. It was quite uncomfortable....having an entire room of vampires looking at a human...No, actually it was terrifying! Some of them had a hungry stare.

"Ignore them. No one will hurt you. I promise." Bentley whispered in my ear. He put his arms around my waist, and i put my arms around his neck. A song started playing, and I immediatly recognized it. It was Somewhere Only We Know by Keane. It was my favorite song. I used to sing this all the time to my baby sister, Lisa. I told her that this song would be the song played at my wedding...And now its my dream wedding, except my family's not here and I was forced to marry a vampire and I would never get my father-daughter dance. So this was my almost-dream-wedding. I didnt know how to dance, but Bentley took the lead. He twirled me around and picked me. It was kinda fun. He didnt stop smiling the whole time. I have to admit, I love his smile and his icy blue eyes and basically everything about him...his looks I mean. Not so much his personality...he did kidnap me after all.

The song ended and everybody clapped. We stayed in the middle of the danceflor. The king and queen and some other people came over to us.

"That was lovely." The King said to me. "Let me introduce myself. I'm King Edward and this is my beautiful wife, Arianna. The rest of these people are my court officials."

"It's very nice to meet you" I said sweetly.

"Bentley, you picked a good one. I like her already." The queen said to her son.

"Thanks mother. I've had my eye on her for quite sometime." Bentley replied and winked at me.

"Bridget, I'm pleased to welcome you to our family. I'm so sorry you had to leave yours behind, but I would be very happy if you accept me as you other mother. I know how hard it is for a young lady not to have a mother to go to. But let me assure you, you can come to me with any problems...even if the problem is my son." The queen told me.

"Thank you. That makes me feel a lot better. Can I ask you something?" I asked her.

"Anything." Queen Arianna replied.

"Am...Am I ever gonna get to my family again?" I said with sorrow in my voice.

Queen Arianna gave my a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry, but that's not my decsion. It's Bentley's" She said gesturing towards her son.

I looked to Bentley with pleading eyes. He stared into me eyes and I could tell he felt guilty. He wa thinking hard about his answer. I patiently waited for him to reply. Finally he said, "Maybe." He said sternly. Maybe? Maybe?! That's not a good answer!

"Ok, well, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!" The king exclaimed. Everyone got quiet and payed their attention towards us. "Thank you. It is now time for the Binding Of The Souls Ceremony. I'm sure most of you know what this is, but I know some of you who do not. The Binding Of The Souls Ceremony is when two souls connect and have an eternal bond, meaning that they will be married for eternity. Nothing can break this bond...not even death. And so the bride is aware, because i'm sure my son hasnt told her anything..." The king glared at his son. Bentley gave him a sheepish smile. "... this ceremony also turns humans into one of us. My new daughter-in-law will become immortal like us. She will Be one of us." He turned to me and Bentley. "You may make the eternal bond."

What? Oh...I'm guessing he means that the ceremony is starting. I looked at Bentley he was licking his lips. Hunger in his eyes. He then grabbed my forearms and pulled me to his chest. I was scared. Petrified. He tilted my head to the right and kissed my neck softly. Then I felt a sharp pain where he had kissed me. He bit me. Almost immediatly, the pain stopped. It was pleasurable now. It felt good. I know what you're thinking...'He's drinking your blood and you like it?!' The answer to that is...yes. It really felt good. I moaned a little. Then he stopped sucking my blood. He licked where he had bitten me and kissed the spot. I read somewhere that vampires lick the spot where they bit someone in order to stop the bleeding or to cover their tracks. I thought it was just a nonsense theory or even a myth. But its obviously true. Anyways, Bentley then bit his own wrist and he began to bleed. He held his wrist up to me. I stared at him llike he was crazy.

"Drink it." He commanded.

I got scared, worried, and nervous. I didnt want to become a vampire. I shook my head. I didnt want to drink blood!

"Go ahead. It wont hurt you." He said persuading me. He moved his wrist closer to my mouth. 'Bridget, I promise you it will be ok. Drink my blood. Thee's no need to be scared.' He said through my mind. For some reason his words made me less scared. I took his wrist and started to suck his blood. To my surprise, it was delicious. I kept drinking his blood until he told me to stop. Sudddnly I felt dizzy and everything was becoming a blur. Soon, everything went black.