10

Bishop led the way into the main salon. Trick stood with three men, one of them a human. There were also three women, one of them a vampire. All of them held champagne glasses and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one too. My heart skipped a beat as I looked at Trick. He wore a suit similar to Lord Hail. The suit jacket stretched across his wide shoulders and he stood comfortably, with his right hand in his pants pocket. His dark hair hung just over his eyes that were such a rich brown they resembled freshly tilled earth. When he caught me gawking at him, he smirked. He set down his glass and walked over to me.

“Hi,” he said, stopping just in front of me.

“Hi,” I said back, all of a sudden feeling very shy.

“Were you able to talk to your parents?”

“Briefly.” I didn’t want to tell him about the conversation with my mom. Something told me he wouldn’t find it amusing.

“Well, I’ve arranged to have them come to our engagement party at the end of the week. You’ll have plenty of time to