Be Careful When You Bite Me novel Chapter 44

He turned to walk away and I released my grip on him. I watched as he disappeared into the doors with Xavier. Asia stood by my side and interlocked her fingers with mine. She now had on her black mask.

"Ready?" She asked, reaching up to straighten mine

I breathed in and out before nodding," yes."

We followed the two into the hallway. They were flooded with people strolling peacefully from one end to the other.  The women all wore equally beautiful gowns and the men dressed in suits and every single person had on a mask. Not that I would have recognized anybody.

When we reached the doors to the quarter, guards flung them open to reveal the beautifully decorated inside.

There were hundreds of people, either dancing or seated at a table chatting amongst themselves. Music played by a band that stood at the corner of the room, not too loudly, just loud enough to be able to hear the person next to you.

The King and Queen were seated at their thrones as per usual. Seth and Isabelle were nowhere in sight.

The Queen caught sight of us first, or more Damon to be specific. She began to stand up, and when the King noticed, he trailed her gaze to meet his sons who now stood at the middle of the room amongst the crowd.

His eyes stayed interlocked with her parents. It was obvious that they were shocked their son was still alive but I couldn't tell if they were relieved.

I scanned the room, looking for the Council but I couldn't tell who was who.

I caught sight of a tall and slender girl, pitch-black hair that was now pinned up and wondered if it was Isabelle. She wore a maroon gown that almost mirrored the one that the Queen was wearing.

"Do you think they'll tell the Council that you're here?" Xavier said to his younger brother who still has yet to look away from his parents.

"No," Damon responded," they wouldn't cause a scene, not here."

The King and Queen sat back and it looked like the King was saying something to his wife that might have reassured her.

Damon spared his parents another glance before turning away to face us.

"You two stay together," Damon said to both Asia and I," Xavier and I are going to look for Seth, if you see anyone from the Council, walk the other way."

"But-" I began, but the two were already walking away.

I sighed out loud and turned to face Asia," this doesn't feel right," I muttered," it almost feels like we saved his life only to bring him back here to get killed."

Asia smiled," Damon is smart, and he's strong, he wouldn't put himself in a situation he couldn't handle."

"Are you sure about that?" I said sarcastically.

I turned to face the crowd and almost gasped when I came face to face with none other than the Queen. She stood less than two feet away from me. I have never been this close to her and her beauty left me speechless. Her blond hair was tied to the side in a french braid. Her velvet gown hugged her perfectly slender body as if it were made for her. She looked young enough to be Damon's older sister.

"Holly," she said, her voice as smooth as silk," you're back."

"Hi," I wasn't able to form any other words.

"And you've brought my son," she continued," whom I thought was dead."

I remained silent hoping that Asia would pitch in but I could hear her heart thud from where I was.

She was just as nervous as me and it showed. I couldn't blame her, after all this was the mother of Xavier who would rather dethrone her eldest son than to see him mate a witch.

"How ironic is it that the two witches that stole my sons from me have befriended one another?" A sarcastic grin played at the corners of her lips," where's that third witch that you fetched the human boy for?"

My eyes grew wide in surprise as I hadn't realized she knew about that. She chuckled lightly," you didn't get away sweet witch, we let you."

My heart thudded louder at the realization and I wondered what else she was aware of. I wondered if they knew where Luna was and if they were going to find her and Dimitri.

"You are uninvited guests," the Queen trailed her gaze to where Asia stood," both of you."