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the entire ballroom. Girls were dressed in beautiful, flaunting, and elegant gowns as they giggled and en

s place was this spacious and beautiful? I watched half of the girls and guys enter another room and decided to follow along

n by him," I kept telling myse

know we were allowed to dance at our own funeral. I fiddled with my fingers and noticed some guys eyeing me as I passed by, but I decided to ignore their intimate stares. I was thrown a few complim

Dri

ace a butler who was now holding out a tray of cocktails

el eyes boring into my brown ones. "I thought only girls were allowed to

. They are our special guests. Don't worry, there are only around thir

h...

ice in my head advised. I took a deep breath b

nd gentleme

more guys climbing down a spiral staircase. My stomach tied itself in

is special ceremony," the guy with the light blond

ard girls whispering to each other,

few minutes," Tyrell continued, licking his

straight posture. "I have to hide somewhere," I told myself

ore I bumped against a random

ng about. I took a few deep breaths, calming myself down. "Relax, it's going to be over soon. There are so ma

d back to notice the vampires who were now talking and laughing with some girls. Physically, t

as arrived," a b

the staircase before standing in front of the crowd, who were now lined up in front of him in a row, including me. Though I was standing in

o each and every one of us as if he wanted us to fear his presence. I landed my gaze on the ground and clutched my hands together, knowing

his deep voice across the si

's choosin

eautiful eighteen-year-old girl rushed towards him before standing beside him, a cheerful

owd. After all, he was supposed to be able to see each and every one of our faces clearly, although I wa

hed another blonde-haired gi

ine, maintaining their posture. Their faces looked relieved, and it disturbed me more than it should. I mean, why? I ju

" I heard a man w

w moving to the very back, revealing every girl's face clearly including mine. It's going to be

arise inside the room, and I bit my bottom li

d, causing me to gasp and everyon

but me!" I kept praying silently, gripping my dress tightly with already sweaty palm

e so hypnotizing, yet so intimidating; it caused goosebumps to rise all over my body. It took me a few seconds to realize that his eyes w

as about to take a step back when he pointed his

ned, emphasizing every single word. I gulp

st melted, tears welling in my eyes as I tried to utter at lea

. My eyes widened when I realized what he was about to d

I almost whimpered, blinking away my tears and try

tep back and slipping his hands into his

sen," he finished, and my