th at lay on the aisle. The Great Room is vi brant yellow and has trees and flowers splayed about which makes it feel like I’m walking into a meadow. Except in this meadow, we have two t hrones and a dais. The room is fil led with gold plated chairs encrusted with crystals that glisten from t he sunlight coming through the windows from both sides of the room. The roof also opens u p to let the sunshine beam down and also makes the temperature a little hotter. Rainbows flitter along the walls and the floor from the reflection of the crystals and it makes the room look absolutely magnificent.
I mak e my way to the front where my father, Ki ng Oberon , and my mother , Queen Tatiana, are seated on their thrones. My father looks handsome with his bright red hair and eyes that match mine. He look s at me with pride written all over his face and it feels good to know I’m doing something right. I lift my chin and continue my way down. I look over at my mother and her smile is just as radiant. She has golden blonde hair just like me and her eyes are a brilliant shade of blue. She’s wearing a lovely yellow dress that makes her look angelic, but she is far from it. Her temper is known throughout the court.
I finally make it to my seat and my father greets me, “Good evening, sunshine .”
I give both my parents a warm smile and reply, “Good evening, F ather , and t o you , M other .” My mother smiles and reaches over to take my hand. I squeeze hers in return.
“No need to be nervous, my daughter. Tonight is go ing to be a very special night,” she says tenderly.
I d on’t respond. I just t ake a look across the room at the m any guests. The entire room is filled with the chee rfulness and brightness of the S ummer Court fae. On one side all of th e warriors stand and in the middle are our gue sts from across the territories. O n the left side of the Great Room are all the council members of the Summer Court and their families. I look at the warriors and I find my f riend Merrick among them and smile at him. He smiles back with a cocky grin I have always known and have seen for so many years. He has grown up to be such a handsome man with his golden blonde hair and the brownest eyes I’ve ever seen. He keeps his hair short, but long enough to see that he has some curl to it. It always looks so soft and fluffy and I love to play with it. He stands six feet tall and has the body of a god. Many of the Summer fae women go crazy over him and are constantly following him around.
I turn to look a t the council members and I see Xylia’s parents , Raisa and Foster , sitting there and they both give me a nod. I smile warmly at them and nod back. Taking the first seat of the council is Avery. He handles a lot of the court business and is my father’s most trusted counselor. I’ve never really liked him because I can sense some darkness in him somewhere and when I confronted my father about it he just laughed it off and considered it nonsense. Avery gives me a smirk and I pretend not to see it. He has hair the color of wheat and sharp facial features that almost make him look cruel. He’s a handsome man, but nothing about his personality appeals to me. I try not to pay much attention to him when he’s around. I take my thoughts away from him and I continue to look around at my guests . In the middle I see Aelfric and Rhoswen. I’m so glad they made it. I give them a huge smile and I receive one in return. They travelled all the way from the Elven K ingdom to see this next stage in my life and I couldn’t be more grateful.
I recognize almost everyone in the room until my gaze finally land s on a pair of piercing , ice blue eyes. Our eyes lock and I can’t bring myself to look away from him . It’s like my universe has stopped and the only people in the room are him and me . It fe els like a shock wave travelling through out my body , i t is