Aerilyn self consciously went over to the history section which she enjoyed greatly. Nilsa stood next to her "I have to go now, but there are guards outside if you need anything, they shouldn't bother you too much" great she was leaving me again Aerilyn thought.

Nilsa walked out of the door not taking another look at any of the other humans in the room, as soon as Aerilyn was left alone the others rushed over to her.

A girl with brown hair, brown eyes and a short colorful dress came over, they were all collared Aerilyn noticed that much.

"Guys we need to find a way out" they all looked at each other as the girl spoke.

"Your the Queen's pet Aerilyn aren't you, you don't look too bad, is she treating you well?" One of the guys with blonde hair spoke.

"Has she fed from you yet?" Another girl with blonde hair and fair skin asked, looking me up and down. Too many questions swirled in the girls head.

"What are you guys doing here and who are you?"

They frowned at Aerilyn's question.

"Guys no one has told her" the girl spoke as if Aerilyn wasn't there.

"Told me what" Aerilyn huffed.

"Tonight there is a dinner and ball with the most wealthiest and prominent vampires" the boy with brown hair spoke.

"We are their blood slaves and pets, I am Prince Louis's" the girl with blonde hair spoke.

"My name is Tri" she told Aerilyn.

"And I am Eamon, Luana's pet" the older guy with blonde hair said, he looked like he was in his thirties, they smiled as they spoke but she didn't know if she could trust them.

"I don't know who Luana is" Aerilyn tried to think of all the people she had met so far but her name didn't ring a bell.

"She is the Queen's best friend, how do you not know this? Tonight is going to be interesting" Tri chirped.

"I don't think she is invited by the looks of it" Eamon responded, shrugging his shouders.

"What is your name?" Aerilyn asked the brown haired boy with chapped lips, even with his disheveled look he was by far the best most kept human here.

"My name is Pax" he gave her a lopsided grin.

"I am Prince Matheus pet" Aerilyn didn't have a clue who that was but just nodded her head.

"The girl over there is Lord Daryn's pet, poor girl is traumatised, any way we were thinking since you live here you might know of a way we can escape?" Eamon spoke.

Aerilyn looked at the girl over in the corner, she looked like she had lost the plot, on a closer inspection you could see all the bites marks it was so sad. Her red hair was dull and so was she, it was sad that this had happened to a fellow human.

Aerilyn hushed them all. "You know they can hear everything" she gulped as she was not about to get in trouble for this.

"Not in here plus they are all too busy with tonight, so do you?" Tri hurried her.

"I've barely been let out of my room, so no, I don't know a way out" Aerilyn hung her head in shame, she should have gotten out by now, but it was practically impossible.

"She's got you under lock and key, she must really have a thing for you, she's never had a pet before, thats at least what my master said, he couldn't believe it when he found out" Pax smirked.

"I barely even see her so I doubt it. Do you guys know anything about the resistance or what happened at the recent slave auction?" the girl needed answers, she needed to know how her brother was, was he even still alive and Ev and Saryn, she somehow hoped a miracle had taken place and they had all escaped together.

Aerilyn's gut told her differently.

Eamon came and sat down and they formed a circle.

"Yes that caused a lot of problems for them, so many escaped and the werewolves were there too, which made matters worse. They think a war is coming but it would wipe everyone out, I believe there are some resistance moles in this castle but I couldn't tell you who it was" that was a first, Aerilyn hadn't gotten to know anyone around the palace yet but that now had to be changed based on what Tri told her.

"I was there when that fight started, my brother and friends were there, I need to find out if they are still alive" Aerilyn felt tears threatening to spill.

Eamon placed a hand on her back rubbing it.

"It's okay, hopefully they made it out and you can be reunited with them" he spoke softly.

"How did you guys become pets? What happened to you?" Aerilyn pondered.

They looked around each other wondering who would go first, Pax decided to speak up first.

"I was caught from the very beginning as I was a child, when the vampires took over, they killed my parents, they used me as a bloody bag, beat me and humiliated me and I did try to escape with others but they were all mostly slaughtered for doing so, it's hard to remember what before was like. I had a good family, they were the best, I was only saved because Prince Matheus took me in, he has treated me a lot better. Don't get me wrong I hated him at first, but he isn't like the others, he has taught me that some vampires are kind and will protect us" he spoke sincerely of Prince Matheus.

Aerilyn shook her head "why does he treat you well?" not understanding.

Pax nodded his head, understanding her question and doubt "I know this is a lot to take in but he doesn't agree with what is happening to humans and he has tried to change it but that would mean going against his own people and they would most likely over throw the royal family for it"

Tri spoke next. "I wasn't as lucky as Pax, my parents died when I was young and I was passed from home to home, when the vampires took over they found me very quickly on the streets as I was a child, I was taken to a slave market straight away, the worst things happened to me, once I was old enough I was seen as just a sex toy to the vampires, my blood isn't anything special, so they would rather not drink from me as such. I was passed from master to master, as soon as they were bored of me, I have lost count how many times" Tri had tears fall down her cheeks as she spoke.

"That is how Prince Louis found me, I don't think he will keep me around for long, I suspect my life will be ended when he is finished with me, he is some what nice when we're alone but when others are about he is cruel and nasty, that is why I need to escape" her breathing became heavy so Pax comforted her.

"I am so sorry Tri, I promise I will try and help you escape from him some how" Aerilyn knew she might not be able to make good of the promise but she wanted to give her hope, she couldn't die.

"What about you Aerilyn, what happened?" Pax asked.

The girl hummed in response, taking a deep breath. "I don't remember very much because of how young I was, but my parents were killed by them when I was 14, we were living in a small settlement when they finally found us, my parents bought me and my brother some time to escape but that cost them their lives which they sacrificed for us, so since then it has just been my brother and I, we tried to be so careful but here I am. My mother had a sister and husband who escaped it all when I was young but they have probably been caught by now or died, luckily, Saryn a friend who we ran into whilst trying to find other humans, took us in, which is where we met Ev and Alex" Aerilyn choked up at Alex's name.

"Alex died at the slave auction trying to escape, I just remember that we have always been running from them, moving place to place, living in the woods and off of whatever we could catch, Ev is my age and my bestfriend" Aerilyn rubbed her eyes.

"what about you Eamon?" it was his turn to tell his story.

"I actually grew up in Texas on a farm, but I wanted to move to the city to pursue my dreams as an actor, much to my parents dismay, living in the city was the best, you know California had the best beaches and night life, before all of this, just walking around a busy city was so freeing. I tended to the farm here part time when the Queen's father took over, following that once Luana found me, she wanted me as a pet but luckily I still get to look after the horses here" he sadly smiled.

"wait so you know the layout of this place?" Tri questioned.

He paused at this. "I do, but it's too risky, I have never seen anyone escape from here, they are always caught...always" he emphasized.

They all looked apprehensively around the room,

The guards walked in at this point and demanded they all go back to their rooms. "We will be here for a few days, we all need to meet in here again when we can" all the while the girl in the corner hadn't spoken or moved. A guard had to pick her up to take her back.

Two guards escorted Aerilyn back to her room, where she lay for hours bored out of her mind replaying the conversations she'd had over and over. It seemed that she had been forgotten about because no body came to get her for this dinner and no one bothered to feed her at all.

Even Nilsa hadn't come back to see Aerilyn.