LOGINThe scent of freshly brewed coffee and breakfast filled the breakfast table. It was made precisely for Camille's little human toy, as the rest of us in here are vampires. I can eat human food, but I wasn't feeling the need right now, but Camille and Lysander hated it.Right now, I just really miss Kate. She left last night because her mom was expecting her back home early, but I was honestly looking forward to seeing her at school. Although I had no idea what to do about my sister and her little human.I heard them last night in his room, and the scent of pleasure drove me insane. There was obviously something going on between them. I could see it in their eyes, but i didn't want to ask yet in order not to sound like Im intruding. Camille and I haven't acted like actual brother and sister for a while now. At some point, I hated her for stealing father's love, but now I've realized that's just stupid of me.Nevertheless, I decided to tease them a bit. I leaned against my chair while I
The lingering heat of Camille’s lips on mine still burned on my lips as we broke apart, our breathing ragged in the cool, magnolia-scented night air. Moonlight spilled across the opulent balcony, gilding the marble railing and the lush gardens below. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic counterpoint to the sudden, profound silence that had fallen between us. I saw my own stunned desire reflected in her eye. Those beautiful eyes that drew me to her like moth to flame."You… you really feel that way about me?" I whispered, the words catching in my throat. I was unable to believe someone like her would love me.Camille didn’t answer with words at first. Instead, a shy, tender smile curved her lips, one that reminded me of the clumsy housemaid who knew nothing about house chores."I have felt this way for so long, Josh," she murmured, her voice a velvet caress. "From the very moment you pulled your doors open to welcome me, my heart already wanted you."She stepped closer, the thi
The guest suite Domenic had assigned me was a masterpiece of sophistication. High, vaulted ceilings were braced by dark mahogany beams, and the walls were draped in heavy, midnight-blue velvet that swallowed the light.I was raised in luxury. I knew the difference between expensive and priceless, and this place was definitely the latter.I stood in the center of the room, thinking about all that lead to this moment in my life. I realized with a start that I didn't care about my company. I didn't care about the wealth I’d spent my entire life accumulating. All I cared about was Camille.It was an irrational, terrifying realization. I had known this woman for almost a month as my housemaid—someone I saw every day who appeared very strange into my life. Now, knowing she was a princess of a race I didn't even believe in some days ago, my only instinct was to ensure she was safe. I didn't know if it was love, or madness, or the adrenaline of the hunt, but she had become the only thing on m
The morning light filtered through the grime of our hotel room window. We had woken up early just to make our escape before the vampires found us. I watched Camille as she moved about the room with a determined look wiping every supposed smell of us. That, too, is strange, but i didn't point it out. I just kept watching.It was still a shock to me. For almost a month now, she had been my housemaid. A disaster for a housemaid, but she was my housemaid all the same. But now, she is the princess of the vampires whos being chased by her own people for refusing a union her father wants to force her into."Josh, are you ready? We need to move now," Camille whispered, drawing me out of my thoughts.I checked the weight of the silver-tipped dagger I’d tucked into my waistband. Camille had handed it to me earlier to protect myself. I've never used a knife before or any other weapon, but I gripped it anyway. Unlike Camille, I was human, but as I watched her, a strange, possessive ache thrummed
"What is going on, Camille?! How did they find you?!" I asked in shock as we drove through the city. Thankfully, the creepy vampire guy didn't come after us. God knows that if he does, there's gonna be disaster. He'll definitely be faster than my stupid car.Camille sighed and ran a hand through her hair, looking frustrated. "I seriously have no idea how they found me. But I sensed their presence and decided to go come look for you. My scent is all over you, and no doubt they would find you eventually.""Your scent?" I couldn't help asking. That's so weird."Yeah. Since we've been living together, my scent kind of rubs off on you. Wherever you go, any vampire can tell that I have been around you because you'll smell like me."I frowned a little disturbed by the concept. It's a little weird that I won't lie."So what now? Are we going back to the house?" I asked in worry. If they found her, that means they found my house, and therefore, we can't go back there. "No, we can't." And I wa
Josh’s POVWeeks passed in a blur, and to my surprise, Camille and I were living a peaceful life together. It doesn't even seem like she was a vampire anymore, safe for the extraordinary powers she displays every now and then, but besides that, Camille was completely normal.I couldn't help but find the vampire princess cute. She's like a little kitten, always eager to do something and learn something. I have been the one discouraging her for a while now. If not, Camille would have tried to make me breakfast.I barely make breakfast now because Camille doesn't even eat, and I don't want to be late for work, but it seems like she isn't satisfied with the possibility that I was trying to starve myself. See? She's that cute.As I knotted my tie, my nose quickly picked up the unpleasant smell of something burning. I frowned slightly, but when I remembered the last time Camille tried to cook, I raced out of my room to go check on her.In a flash, I was already in the kitchen. "Camille?” I
I told Domenic to wait outside while I went back in to talk to my mom. I needed to ask her if I was free to go out with Domenic.Domenic didn't argue. He leaned against his car with that calm patience of his, watching me like I was something precious that might disappear if he blinked too long.It
DOMENIC'S POV.I was supposed to be working.I've been away from the human world for so long and ledgers lay open across my desk, figures inked in careful columns, shipments, accounts, favors owed and favors collected. It always amazes me how the empire I had built in the human world thrived on de
I couldn't believe what my father had just said. Marry Giron? And worst of all, rule beside him?My father is trying to make Giron king! Does he realize what that means? Does he realize that making Giron king would automatically mean more suffering for the humans?Why would father go that far? I kn
Returning to the palace felt like stepping into a nightmare I had never truly escaped.The castle was exactly the same as I had left it, cold stone walls, glittering chandeliers, and beneath all that beauty, cruelty breathing quietly in every corner. Humans stood along the halls with metal collars







