A GIFT AND A DATE
Christie's Pov
When King Damien called to tell me the news. I was excited but also terrified. There was a new life for me. As a maid of the castle, it was my duty to obey the rules of the King and Queen and every other serious royal staff. Starting this new life with Freda could only mean an upgrade for me in the castle, but I was concerned that the human world wasn't a place for a dhampir like me.
It came to me as a surprise when King Damien said I would follow Freda to the human world to take care of her. The last time I remembered, the human world had caused a great rift between the couple.
Did Freda suggest going back or this was solely the king's idea?
Whatever the case may be, all I wanted was what could strengthen their bond. I didn't want them to stay apart from each other so much that they lost their relationship. Queen Freda was a beautiful addition to the vampire kingdom and not caring what anyone thought, I wanted her to stay with the king forever.
"You have a package, whoever it is from?" Lady Agatha threw a small boxed parcel at me and I caught it on time before it entered the pot of food I cooked "When did you start receiving packages? Your patrons from the blood club still want you back, huh?"
I held the parcel closer to me. I had never received one and I had no idea who it was from.
"Open it. Is this a farewell gift from your benefactors? You need it, cause no one will take you into the human world and your corpse would probably be brought back home."
I clung the parcel tighter to me. "Thank you, Lady Agatha, I'll be in my room," I said walking out of the kitchen. I had just finished cooking and cleaning the kitchen, so she couldn't call me back for more work.
I got into my room, excitement, and curiosity all over me as I opened the parcel. It was a red, shiny dress, with sinful openings. I gasped at such a gift. Gifts like this were given to wives or fiancees.
The dress was beautiful I couldn't stop gawking at it. Inside the parcel was a small note that read. 'Fair maiden, would you honor me with your presence at a fine dinner today, with the silky dress tailored perfectly to your body? Love, Elijah.'
My heart skipped when I saw that it was him that had sent it. Just whenever I thought Elijah had abandoned me, he showed up with something jaw-dropping. I had never gotten much in my life. Elijah had been the first to do a lot of things for me and I couldn't shake off the excitement.
Elijah and I had a date and this was the most exciting thing to me.
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"As much as I want to walk you through the front doors and show you off, you insisted we do this" Elijah whispered.
When Elijah had come to pick me up for dinner, I had said we should pass the back doors because of his mother. I had permission to go out with him from the Queen, Freda. She was excited to see how things would turn out for us, but Lady Agatha had been snooping around me since evening to see what I had been up to.
"Please, let us remain like this. It is for my safety and I want to go out with you" I said.
His eyes clouded with a bit of sadness 2hen he looked at my body. "Why did you have to wear this over the dress?"
I sighed. I had worn a big coat over the almost naked sexy dress, to avert attention, but Elijah didn't make the attention lesser with his properly ironed tailcoat and tie.
He was serious about this, serious about us.
I convinced him that he was going to see the dress on me when we got to our dinner location and he held on to that hope.
"Welcome to my house." He said when we got to a very nice apartment. I knew Elijah had a good job, but these surpassed my imagination. He was doing well for himself.
"Your house is beautiful," I said as he ushered me in. Getting to his doorstep, he stopped me.
"Your coat," he said, signaling that I pulled it off. I chuckled, doing as he said. His eyes glinted when he saw me in the dress, his face could not leave my body and he looked smitten. "You…Christie, goodness. You're gorgeous."
He called me gorgeous.
A blush reddened my cheek as I walked into his house, whispering a little thank you. I saw a table set with lots of gifts and food. Elijah came behind me and whispered. "I've always wanted to do this"
His voice in my ears sent tingles down my body. "You've always wanted to go out with me."
"Yes, officially" he moved to the seat and pulled it out for me to sit. I gracefully took it and he sat opposite me. His gaze grazed my cleavage that popped out of the dress he gifted me.
"I know this is a date to know more about you, but I need to say this first…"
My chest tightened as he slowly held my hands. "I love you, Christie. Always have"
A swell of emotion rose inside me. He finally said it, finally confirming the unsure feelings I thought he had for me. Elijah was into me just like I was into him.
"Elijah…"I softly said, tightening my grip on his palm. " Do you think this can work?" My eyes watered as I thought about his mother. "I love you too, Elijah but we are of different classes and…
"Christie, all of that mattered not to me. It is you I want."
He stood up and walked behind me, bending to my ears. "How could I not have this beautiful woman to myself" he whispered.
The words were familiar and somehow the deep voice he had used to say it. His fingers trailed my neck and I felt my whole body respond to his touch. From my neck, his fingers trailed to my cleavage too and a small moan escaped my lips. I slapped my palm to my mouth immediately, embarrassed that he had heard me moan so quickly.
He pulled the seat backward dragging me with it as he raised me from where I sat. I stood, facing him but could barely look into his eyes for long. His seductive eyes were beautiful - although familiar.
His lips brushed mine slightly. "I'm restless, Christie. Do you want me as much as I want you?" He asked.
Of course, I did. I wanted Elijah so bad. I had always crushed on him, hoping one day we would be this close. Now was the time.
"I want you, Elijah. I really…" I didn't finish my statement before he locked his lips with mine, grabbing my butt for support.
I wrapped my arms around his neck as he kissed me hungrily and I did the same. Even if this would be the last time I got to see Elijah before I went to the human world, I wanted this moment to be special.
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