Lestat 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...