That little taste of blood remained on Milena's lips even long after the Vampire Prince was gone. It was hard to forget the sensations she had felt to simply go to sleep. She was faced with what might be the biggest decisions of her life in a single week already, but that discussion with Rayan had topped it all.
Her future husband... Milena had been aware of her status since she had been retrieved by her family. No one was hiding that she couldn't marry anyone, and that her wedding would be a political one. No matter how much he loved her, the Duke had been clear from the start. Milena had always thought it was fine. She would put her family's well-being first. However, recently, things were changing around her, and a bit too fast at that.
Her frienship with Ellias had turned into some
