Can you believe that this is the first drabble to be posted in this random book? Like whoa, whatever have you been up to lately, Emerald? XD

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The Christmas Festival was in full swing. The Queen had made her glorious return to the castle from her luxurious prison, the three princes were reunited, and the young King of France was in attendance to visit his big sister while making negotiations with their King.

But none of that mattered to Klaire because of the beautiful boy staring into her eyes, smiling brighter than any other candle lighting up the banquet hall that night.

Bryce was the complete opposite that she would expect to take an interest in her. He was light where she was dark, bold where she was quiet, good where she always found herself lacking.

Although she never thought she would ever be sappy enough to do so, Klaire realized that she was comparing his gorgeous blue eyes to the ocean at sunset. To the beauty of the morning sky. To the purest sapphires when the light hit them just so.

Klaire's friend had introduced the two of them. She had curtsied politely, but was taken by surprise by the intensity of his expression when he had taken her hand and kissed it gently. His eyes, those beautiful blue eyes, had never lift hers.

Bryce spent the entire night by her side. They had danced every dance together, lost in each other's embrace to notice anything else, not even the obvious drama going on between the King and Queen. Smiling brightly, he whispered the sweetest of things in her ear, carefully brushing a stray piece of her dark hair back into her elaborate bun.

He was a man enchanted, and by Klaire, of all people. And she found him positively perfect.

Bryce pulled her closer to his body, and she buried her face into his shoulder.

His blood would be a pretty sight upon the snow under the moonlight.

Klaire smiled.

Yes, he was perfect.