Vampires Realm Prophecy 01 - Child of Light

Cornelius’ voice broke into his thoughts. “Who is she?”
    “Mine, she is mine,” he said dreamily, not thinking about what he was saying.
    “What?”
    “I need to reclaim something of mine.” He patted Cornelius’ shoulder and then pushed past the people that were blocking his access to the dance floor.
    Prophecy felt dizzy, lost in a sea of faceless strangers and drowning in the music. She was tiring and her legs were beginning to hurt. She didn’t know how much longer she could continue at this pace. The music seemed to be never ending. She couldn’t fall and she definitely couldn’t panic. It was driving them on. They could all sense her fear and that was why they were doing this to her.
    She pulled away from the Tenebrae that was holding her tightly when he tried to lick her neck and found herself in the arms of another man.
    She managed to stop her eyes from widening when she looked up and found herself staring into a pair of vivid green eyes. He was a Caelestis. She struggled against her desire to escape him. Her instincts pushed against her sense, wanting to fight at the same time as she wanted to flee. The room spun, blurring around her as she was swept in tight circles and held close to the man who had her now. She’d lost count of how many men had danced with her. When the man smiled broadly at her, an image of Arkalus flashed in front of her eyes and she tried to push him off her. He held her tighter, increasing her panic and pushing her fear to the limit.
    Her teeth itched to descend and her eyes struggled to change colour. She couldn’t reveal herself to him. She had to hold on.
    Just when her eyes changed, she found herself staring into a pair of blue ones. They were vaguely familiar. She took in the intricately carved devils mask and the richly embroidered green and black jacket. She had known it was him.
    He smiled at her. Her fear disappeared and relief followed in its wake. She melted into his strong arms, letting him hold her tightly and not resisting him. How did he make her feel so safe? How was it that he could make her feel this way when being in the arms of one of her own bloodline had petrified her?
    She waited for him to escort her off the dance floor and then frowned when the music’s tempo increased again and he began to dance with her. Her head spun, this time from giddiness rather than blind panic. His grip on her tightened and she kept her eyes locked on his, letting him guide her around the room. She didn’t feel as though she was dancing any more. She was floating, spinning and twirling on thin air as he and the music swept her along. The feeling of being in his arms was exhilarating when coupled with the danger that was present all around them. She felt thrilled by how hidden they were while still in plain sight.
    The sight and sound of everything around her became nothing more than a blur. Her demon guise receded, revealing her dark eyes to him at the same time as he revealed his green ones to her. She stared into them, losing herself and forgetting where she was.
    She pressed her hands into his shoulders when he stopped and bent her over backwards, leaning his body into hers and bringing his lips close to hers. The music faded. She blinked slowly and waited for the room to stop spinning. Her hands trailed up his shoulders to his neck and she held onto him.
    His lips were so close to hers that when he spoke, she could feel the words in her mouth.
    “We need to leave,” he whispered, looking to one side.
    Her eyes moved there and a quiet thrill ran through her when she saw several uniformed vampires questioning some of the attendees.
    Law Keepers.
    She slipped her fingers into his when he grabbed hold of her hand. He pulled her off the dance floor, disappearing into the crowd with her.
    She followed him through the throng of people. Her eyes widened when they came out of the crowd right next to the Law Keepers and she looked directly into the eyes of the one from her house. She stumbled, nearly falling, and bit her lip when he caught her arm, helping her stand.
    She glanced at Valentine to find him staring at the man who was holding her arm.
    The Law Keeper nodded and she smiled before hurrying towards Valentine. She moved closer to him when he placed his arm about her shoulders, guiding her out through the hallway to the garden beyond.
    Looking back over her shoulder, she was relieved to see that the Law Keepers had gone back to questioning the attendees and then