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Three Days to Ash

Three Days to Ash

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After Death

Tragic Love

Plot Twists

Bias

True and Fake Heiress

Vampire

Countdown

Remorse Family

Winning Back the Wife

When my Prince shattered our Eternal Blood Vow for the ninety-ninth time, I dragged my drained, broken body to the Tribunal of Vows. "I am here to request the dissolution of my Eternal Blood Vow with the Prince of the Kindred." Ten minutes later, Damien stormed in with Isabella in tow. The Prince of the Kindred strode toward me, his hand shooting out to clamp around my neck before he slammed me against a cold marble pillar. "You'd go so far as to dissolve our vow just because you're jealous of Isabella's promotion? Has the bloodlust driven you completely insane?" My mother Eleanor's voice echoed icily through our bond. "Forging lab results to play the victim, all for his attention. You've always been so deceitful." Tears of blood welled in Isabella's eyes as she tugged on Damien's arm. "I'm so sorry, Seraphina. I never should have accepted this position. Please, stop putting yourself—and the Prince—through this!" I wiped away the tears of blood seeping from my eyes and faced the tribunal official once more. "I no longer have the protection of a clan. So that I may turn to ash in three days, please help me complete the dissolution ceremony."

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13 Chapters
Chapter 1
I walked through the doors of the Tribunal of Vows for the last time.The sharp obsidian steps stung the soles of my feet, and with every step, a sharp pain shot through my chest, as if my very veins were freezing solid.The final stage of Bloodline Depletion had destroyed my regenerative abilities, making even the simple act of walking an agony."I am here to request the dissolution of my Eternal Blood Vow with the Prince."The tribunal official looked at my ashen face with sympathetic eyes and asked in a low voice,"Miss, do you not have a clan's protection?"In all the years of our vow, Damien never promised me a true bonding ceremony, nor did he ever bring me to public gatherings.As a result, very few among the Kindred even knew of my existence."It doesn't matter anymore," I cut him off. "A vampire about to turn to ash has no need for protection."Just as the words left my mouth, the doors of the Tribunal were violently thrown open.Damien's roar echoed throughout the hall. "Sera
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Chapter 2
I dragged my dying body back to the manor, stumbling with every step. I had no intention of turning to ash here.I only wanted to take with me the last traces of my existence.I found there was nothing left to pack.I pushed open the door to my former perfumery, only to find it had long been converted into a cold storage room.My perfumer's organ had been shoved into a corner, covered in a thick layer of dust.The essential oils and scent strips I had once so carefully blended were all tossed haphazardly into cardboard boxes.Only the black walnut worktable remained in its original spot, but its surface was buried under a pile of junk.In a corner lay a shattered crystal vial, containing the last remnants of the only gift Damien ever gave me for our First Embrace: a drop of low-grade, desiccated blood amber.I sat at the table and reached out, brushing the dust from its surface. My fingertips froze as they touched a picture frame.It was a photo of us from our First Embrace ceremony. I
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Chapter 3
I spent the entire night fighting the excruciating pain of my Bloodline Depletion.At dawn, the roar of a sports car engine echoed from downstairs.My parents and Isabella had returned.Even from outside, their angry accusations reached me."Seraphina, you still have the nerve to come back here?"The door was thrown open violently. The fury in my father Richard's eyes looked as if it could devour me whole."You ruined Isabella's promotion party! She cried herself sick begging you to stop!""And you don't feel the slightest bit of guilt?""Apologize to Isabella, now!"I closed my eyes, a fresh wave of pain washing over me. It's okay. Less than seventy hours left.Once, he had treated me with that same warm, protective instinct.Back then, when I struggled to control my bloodlust, my father would patiently console me. "It's alright, Seraphina. Everyone moves at their own pace."He even scoured the underground black markets himself, searching for the sweetest, purest blood sources for me,
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Chapter 4
"Ah—!" She hit the floor hard, letting out a bloodcurdling scream.Almost instantly, angry red welts began to appear on her pale arm."Isabella!" Eleanor shrieked, rushing to her side. "My God, it's concentrated vervain! She's badly burned!"The burns spread at a visible rate, crawling up her arm to her neck as her skin started to blister.It certainly looked like a severe reaction to vervain.Richard whirled on me and roared, "Seraphina, what did you do to her?"I hadn't done anything but pull my hand away.But I knew it was useless to defend myself.Isabella leaned against Eleanor, whimpering in pain."Mother, it hurts so much… like I'm on fire… Sister Seraphina, she didn't mean to…"Even in her "agony," she was pleading my case, which only enraged everyone else further.Seeing Isabella's burned skin, Richard turned and roared at me,"Seraphina! You've gone too far!""I… I didn't…" My explanation sounded feeble and weak."You didn't what?" Damien strode over, fury blazing in his eyes
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Chapter 5
Damien felt a wave of dizziness, as if something had just struck his Blood Core.The formidable Prince actually staggered, catching himself on a cold marble pillar to keep from falling.When he had personally uttered that cruel declaration of banishment, a fierce backlash had scorched him like the midday sun, inch by inch.But his intense pride and anger had blinded his reason.He told himself this pain was Seraphina's fault.It was her weakness and incompetence that were causing him this torment.But he still didn't understand what was happening to him and could only unleash his power in a fit of rage, shattering the nearby floor-to-ceiling window.The sound of shattering glass erupted behind me.Shards of glass scattered across the floor, glittering in the moonlight.Damien stood before the shattered window on the second floor, his eyes blazing with fury."Seraphina!" His voice trembled. "You get back here!"I stopped and looked back one last time at this place I had once thought was
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Chapter 6
The next afternoon, an apprentice from the corner coffee shop knocked on my door.He was a kind human boy with eyes as clear as a mountain spring."Ma'am, you looked very pale yesterday. This latte is on the house."He shyly held out a steaming cup of coffee, its rich aroma dispelling some of the musty smell in the room.In this world, the only one to show me any kindness was a complete stranger, a human.Just as I was about to gratefully accept the coffee, Isabella appeared.She was dressed in a stylish, form-fitting leather outfit, a cruel sneer on her lips."Sister, hiding in this little rat hole. You've been hard to find."She strode into the room without a second thought and shoved the slender boy hard.The scalding latte overturned, splashing across my cold ankles and raising an angry red welt."Oops, my hand slipped," Isabella giggled, covering her mouth without a hint of apology. "But you really should stay away from human trash, sister."The boy glared at her angrily. "Why did
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Chapter 7
Staring at the encrypted audio file on the screen, I sent it with a single tap to Damien and my parents.Then, I sent a backup copy to every member of the Kindred's High Council.As the progress bar moved, Isabella's venomous and triumphant voice echoed in the dead silence:"The vervain in the blood packs, the route for the hunter's ambush, all my handiwork.""So just die peacefully. Once you've turned to ash, I'll be Damien's one and only love."Then, I removed the SIM card from my phone and severed all contact through our blood vow.In the last twenty hours before I turned to ash, I had finally accomplished one remarkable thing.Now, I just wanted to walk the final stretch of my path in peace.The sky had completely darkened, and the neon lights outside the motel flickered with a harsh glare.I dragged my weak body out of the room and headed toward the old antique district on the edge of the city.It was the only place in this world that might still accept me.After walking for over
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Chapter 8
In the top-floor holographic conference room of the Nightfall Group, Damien was presiding over a multinational board meeting crucial to the Kindred's survival, his face a cold mask.Suddenly, his private phone lit up with the highest-level encrypted red alert.The sender was Seraphina."What new trick is this?" he muttered impatiently, tapping it open.But when the recording began to play, his face instantly turned deathly pale.Isabella's voice came through, clear as day: "From the day I moved in, I've been lacing your blood packs with vervain…""The trap with the hunters, the vervain in your blood, all my handiwork…""So just die peacefully. Once you've turned to ash, I'll be Damien's one and only love."The audio ended with a shrill, maniacal laugh.The boardroom fell into a deathly silence.The Kindred elders and executives seated at the long table looked at each other, too stunned to speak.Just then, a violent pain erupted from Damien's Blood Core.It felt as if someone had drive
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Chapter 9
Isabella frantically rummaged through her luxurious walk-in closet, the sound of bottles and jars toppling over filling the air.She tore open every drawer, overturned every box.Under the leather sofa, in secret compartments, even in the deepest corners of the shoe cabinet…Her movements were as frantic as a bat cornered by hunters, cold sweat beading on her forehead.After tearing the entire room apart, she still couldn't find the one thing that could save her."Isabella, what are you looking for in this mess?" Damien's voice was like ice from the depths of hell.Isabella spun around and met Damien's crimson eyes, her legs turning to jelly."I…" she stammered, "I'm not feeling well. I was looking for the antidote.""Is this it?"Damien's long fingers lifted slightly, holding a small vial of a deep blue potion between them. He had found it in the most hidden compartment of the climate-controlled wine cabinet before she returned.Isabella's face went white with terror.She knew better
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Chapter 10
I floated in the air, watching everything unfold in the antique shop.Maria said nothing, simply leading them through the store.She pushed open door after door.When a body covered with a deep blue velvet cloth was finally revealed, Damien and my parents froze.The air seemed to solidify."What is this! Why did you bring us here? What kind of joke is this!"Damien's voice trembled, laced with a powerful, ominous premonition.He rushed forward in a fury and tore off the velvet cloth.When he saw the familiar face, his entire world collapsed.It was Seraphina.His Vow-mate. His wife.She lay there, peaceful as if asleep, her body taking on a translucent quality, on the verge of dissipating.A faint, almost imperceptible smile lingered on her lips.As if she had finally broken free from a centuries-long, vicious curse.But she would never open those clear eyes again.The searing pain of the vow's complete severance from hours before struck the depths of his Blood Core like lightning once
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