I do not want to marry her, father,” Lucien said.Lucien Delacroix had faced wars for centuries without flinching, watched kingdoms burn in silence, entire bloodlines wiped out in his 272 years of existence, all sacrifices made to keep his people safe. Fear had never ruled him, pain had never slowed him.But this was different.He stood before his father, Alaric Delacroix, staring into his eyes.“I cannot marry her, I will not be forced into a marriage I do not want,” he said again, his voice steady.The room went quiet, so quiet that if a pin was dropped, the sound would echo across the purplished marble floor.Lucien's gaze shifted around the council table in his father's mansion. The vampires stared back. No one dared to speak. They had never seen the vampire prince this angry. His face turned paler than it already was, his fists clenched so hard that his nails pressed into his palm.Lucien's stomach twisted. He was the first born child and son of the most feared vampire king, the
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