Monster's Ball :Shadow In Time by Priscilla Poole Rainwater
Authors: Priscilla Poole Rainwater
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Chapter 9
Casually strolling through the beautiful ball room, Thoth smiled as he glanced in every direction, enjoying the sight of couples dancing to the slow music the band was playing. Thus far, several matches had been made. As a matter of fact, more matches had been made this night than any of the previous Balls. That alone should have made him happy, he knew, but for some reason he was still tense. It was one of those things he couldn't quite put his finger on, but something just seemed off.
Grimacing, his thoughts drifted back to Prince Karayan. The young vampire wasn't happy he'd been denied access to his true mate, but the fiery young woman he had been pursuing refused to see him or speak to his representatives. In fact, her only message to him was that if he came anywhere near her again, she would rip his balls off, blend them into a smoothie, and make him drink it. While Thoth knew the young woman wasn't physically capable of harming the undead creature, the sentiment was still there. It was a bust. “No doubt Vlad will be contacting me about that spoiled brat!” he mumbled to himself. It was common knowledge amongst the immortals that Vlad overindulged the young prince, his heir apparent. But Thoth thought the young vamp needed to learn to put other's needs ahead of his own petty desires. When the young woman had insisted on going home, he had apologized again, then respected her wish. Erasing her memory of the ugly incident, he had been grateful she had had no time to discover their secret, as Rena had. All the young woman would remember was she had had a fine time, but grew tired and decided to go home. In the meantime he would contemplate inviting her again next year, in the hopes Prince Karayan would be a bit more mature by then. But he doubted it.
Stopping for a moment to welcome a late arrival (a mortal female dressed as Wonder Woman), he pointed her in the direction of the buffet, then wished her a good evening.
Continuing his stroll, his thoughts returned to Prince Karayan, and his reaction when he had found out his potential mate had left. Still furious, the foolish prince had demanded that she be returned, at which point he had had to remind him, somewhat forcibly, about 'the arrangement'. If a human refused a match, any immortal, no matter their status, must respect that wish. The 'young' prince would suffer through severe depression until his true mate bonded with him, and would live through a year of hell without the woman by his side. Surprised that the arrogant, hot-headed vampire had given up so easily, Thoth decided to weave a cloaking spell that would hide all traces of the girl from him. Although he knew the spell could eventually be breeched by such a powerful being, he was confident it would take months for it to happen.
Putting on his best smile, he bowed his head slightly as he greeted Princess Chepi, daughter of the Fairy Queen and Elf King.
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Now in the east wing of the mansion, Thoth made his way to a large sun room (formerly the overseers office), that was filled with beautiful antiques and greenery. Glancing around, he saw the room was devoid of life, save for the large, brooding figure of a lone male.
Seemingly deep in thought, Hades stood with his back to him, his right hand inside his pants pocket, and his left holding a lit cigarette. Taking a long, deep drag, he blew several slow, lazy smoke rings in the air as he continued gazing out over the formal garden.
“Lord Hades, welcome to my home.” Thoth greeted him.
Turning to face him, Hades was
Chapter 9
Casually strolling through the beautiful ball room, Thoth smiled as he glanced in every direction, enjoying the sight of couples dancing to the slow music the band was playing. Thus far, several matches had been made. As a matter of fact, more matches had been made this night than any of the previous Balls. That alone should have made him happy, he knew, but for some reason he was still tense. It was one of those things he couldn't quite put his finger on, but something just seemed off.
Grimacing, his thoughts drifted back to Prince Karayan. The young vampire wasn't happy he'd been denied access to his true mate, but the fiery young woman he had been pursuing refused to see him or speak to his representatives. In fact, her only message to him was that if he came anywhere near her again, she would rip his balls off, blend them into a smoothie, and make him drink it. While Thoth knew the young woman wasn't physically capable of harming the undead creature, the sentiment was still there. It was a bust. “No doubt Vlad will be contacting me about that spoiled brat!” he mumbled to himself. It was common knowledge amongst the immortals that Vlad overindulged the young prince, his heir apparent. But Thoth thought the young vamp needed to learn to put other's needs ahead of his own petty desires. When the young woman had insisted on going home, he had apologized again, then respected her wish. Erasing her memory of the ugly incident, he had been grateful she had had no time to discover their secret, as Rena had. All the young woman would remember was she had had a fine time, but grew tired and decided to go home. In the meantime he would contemplate inviting her again next year, in the hopes Prince Karayan would be a bit more mature by then. But he doubted it.
Stopping for a moment to welcome a late arrival (a mortal female dressed as Wonder Woman), he pointed her in the direction of the buffet, then wished her a good evening.
Continuing his stroll, his thoughts returned to Prince Karayan, and his reaction when he had found out his potential mate had left. Still furious, the foolish prince had demanded that she be returned, at which point he had had to remind him, somewhat forcibly, about 'the arrangement'. If a human refused a match, any immortal, no matter their status, must respect that wish. The 'young' prince would suffer through severe depression until his true mate bonded with him, and would live through a year of hell without the woman by his side. Surprised that the arrogant, hot-headed vampire had given up so easily, Thoth decided to weave a cloaking spell that would hide all traces of the girl from him. Although he knew the spell could eventually be breeched by such a powerful being, he was confident it would take months for it to happen.
Putting on his best smile, he bowed his head slightly as he greeted Princess Chepi, daughter of the Fairy Queen and Elf King.
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Now in the east wing of the mansion, Thoth made his way to a large sun room (formerly the overseers office), that was filled with beautiful antiques and greenery. Glancing around, he saw the room was devoid of life, save for the large, brooding figure of a lone male.
Seemingly deep in thought, Hades stood with his back to him, his right hand inside his pants pocket, and his left holding a lit cigarette. Taking a long, deep drag, he blew several slow, lazy smoke rings in the air as he continued gazing out over the formal garden.
“Lord Hades, welcome to my home.” Thoth greeted him.
Turning to face him, Hades was
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