Alyssum: Journey Of A Queen 37 Espresso Martini

Arthur was wearing a burgundy-colored s.h.i.+ny three-piece suit. His silver hair was pulled backward and was half braided. His silvery-grey eyes sparkling under the hues of the chandeliers.

"Afraid of ladies?" Arthur added with a chuckle earing a low growl from Reinhard.

"Come on man, speak something. I am getting bored." Arthur continued speaking.

"Really. I haven't seen you getting bored. Not when in fifteen minutes since our arrival you had taken two people in that room. Reinhard said pointing towards the door leading to the private rooms allotted for the guests.

Reinhard was wearing a midnight-blue suit with black with black overcoat. His Rolex watch attracting the attention of the socialites.

"Is she that girl who called you a douc**bag," Arthur said pointing at the couple who entered the ballroom together linking their arms.

Before Reinhard can look toward the gate, a sweet addictive smell penetrated into his lungs. Unknown to him it was now tickling his heart.

He looked toward the door and found a beautiful girl with Prince Alexander. That girl was Alyssa.

"G.o.d that chick is looking gorgeous". Albert commented.

Reinhard remained silent but his eyes became colder. He was a good friend with Alexander but now he wanted to rip his head off.

"Judging from her school uniform, I thought she was a poor girl and, in the ceremony, n.o.body was present from her side so I a.s.sumed she was an orphan. But how did a commoner got to know a prince?" Albert stated his hypothesis.

"She can be a gold digger for all I care," Reinhard commented bitterly. His early life experiences with women showed him that women only go after men's money and his t.i.tle. A diamond necklace will make them much happier than a rose. So, in his eye's women are materialistic.

"You shouldn't say that. You don't even know her." Albert commented getting another low frustrated growl from Reinhard.

"Fine, be on your own. I am going to get some fun. Maybe I will introduce to Prince Ja.n.u.s's daughter Violet to you, heard that she is really pretty."

Reinhard didn't respond to this and silently drank his wine one gla.s.s after another, his eyes following Alyssa.

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"Fas.h.i.+on disaster" Dianna screamed seeing Alyssa in a gown in a night club.

"You boys have fun and I will do something to this," Dianna said pointing towards Alyssa's gown. She then dragged Alyssa to the washroom and tore both the sleeves. She then proceeded to tear the gown from the above of Alyssa's knees. She tucked the remaining loose strands inside and created a new outfit from the previous one.

"Praise me! Praise me!", She happily clapped her hands seeing her new creation.

She dragged Alyssa to their booth to find Marcus Laying their drunk. His sandy brown hair was sticking to his forehead, his pupils were dilated and his cheeks were red.

"How much did he drink? Dianna questioned the sober one, Kale.

"I don't know. I went to the washroom for a second and when I came, he was like this", Kale replied, worry emitting from his eyes.

"Somebody must have drugged him", Alyssa concluded getting a nod from both Kale and Dianna.

"Kale you take Marcus home", Dianna suggested.

"Ok." Kale agreed. He put Marcus on his back and went towards his car. Alyssa opened his pa.s.senger door and Kale put Marcus in it. He went to the driver's seat and called out from inside, Happy birthday once again Allie. And my gift is with Dee." He then closed his door and drove off.

"Now what should we do?" Alyssa asked Dianna.

"Of course, we party. It's your eighteenth birthday for G.o.d's sake."

"But they…."

"No buts. We party and that's final." Dianna said cutting Alyssa's protest.

They went inside the bar and started dancing. Dianna took Alyssa to the bar and ordered two drinks for them. The werewolves have different kinds of drinks to make them intoxicated. It is made from a shrub called Alyssum. It is a very rare flower, grown only in very low temperatures, which is very difficult for the growth of other plants. The flower is pink, salmon, purple, white, and yellow in color. But the rarest color is lightning blue color which is found in high alt.i.tude where the climate is much harsher and the temperature is very low.

"Two Espresso Martini please", Dianna told the bartender.

"Right away beautiful ladies," the bartender winked at Dianna and went to prepare the drinks. Not only the bartenders almost all the men were eying Dianna. She was wearing a black leather skirt and a red spaghetti strap top with silver heels. She was looking gorgeous.

"I can't drink," Alyssa said, "I have to drive remember." Alyssa continued.

"Just one drink, please. You are eighteen and it will be your first time drinking. I want to witness it." Dianna protested.

"Ok. But just one time. Then we are going. Ok?" Alyssa agreed.

"Ok," Dianna promised.

The bartender gave them their drink. Dianna took the drink and gulped it down at once and started coughing.

"East there." Alyssa chuckled, rubbing her back.

Alyssa sniffed the drink it smelled bittersweet. She took one small sip of it and tasted fresh espresso, coffee liqueur, and sugar. There was one unknown ingredient added to it she guessed it to be vodka. She took one more sip and found herself not particularly hating the taste. The vodka did burned her throat but it was not as bad as she had guessed.

Will she ever drink this drink again?

Probably not. She was that kind of person that tends to lean a bit towards the sweeter side.

"So how was your day?" Dianna continued the conversation.

"Pretty ok, I guess. I met Alexander today." Alyssa replied.

"Which Alexander? Prince Alexander?" Dianna questioned in surprise.

"Yeah, that one." Alyssa retold her the whole event. From Alexander, their topic s.h.i.+fted to Alyssa's parents then her nanny then on Jacob, then the betrayal of the world and so on.

They kept on talking about all the sad stuff or the sad events that happened in their lives and kept on drinking.