Aneela
There was no sunlight in the vampire kingdom. In order not to lose track of time, people measured it with the help of big clock towers, positioned at strategic places throughout the king’s castle. The sound of their bells was coordinated to the millisecond and when they rang, it echoed far and far away. So everyone knew when morning came or when dusk was supposed to fall.
Hidden deep into the forgotten library, Aneela Whitethorn missed the dinner bell for the third day in a row. She had come here earlier in the morning and was so lost in the books stacked on her desk that she forgot about anything else.
After the vampire king freed her from slavery and made her a noble lady of his court Aneela was finally allowed to roam the halls of his gloomy castle. She’d spent the last few
