Chapter 59. Pain and Despair

Lestat's POV

Thursday 10 p.m.

I watched carefully Hope's interaction with my Lords and Ladies. She blended in so well and was accepted by them. They all knew of my desire to have her as my Queen, but no one dared to challenge me as they agreed she would be a powerful Queen.

As soon as dinner was over, I kept close to Hope. I looked at the clock, it was almost 10pm and sent a mental message to everyone.

"Get ready."

I am Apollo's son, and this gives me a gigantic advantage over everyone. After all, the best oracles came from my father and I had the gift of sight, I could see images of the future; of one of the possible futures. This dinner really was made for Hope, as I knew what had a 98% chance of happening when the clock struck 10 p.m.

In the ballroom I noticed many of my Lords were preparing for what would come next. I didn't want to do this. My heart bled from having to do this, but I know I am the only one who could.

I approached Hope a