All Chapters of The Vampire King's Virgin Mistake : Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

Amanda's POV The flight had been long but the quiet anticipation buzzing beneath my skin had kept me awake.I am coming home.The thought settles over me with an unfamiliar weight.Home.I have spent most of my life saying this word while referring to another country, another city. A totally different life altogether. My existence buried. Long before I even understood what that meant at all.Father had erased me from all records. Council ledgers. Every official document that might have invited questions. To the outside world Princess Annabelle Graham had withered and died shortly after birthing her Sanguinari's sole heir. Alexander Graham Matesson.According to records I do not exist. Remaining invisible had been my parent's only way to shield me from the machinations of the Aldercrests.I understand it now. Perhaps better than either of my parents ever expected I would.An understanding that has never quite filled the quiet ache of longing for everything I have sacrificed.Beside

Amanda's POVI do not answer immediately.The question does not surprise me. If anything...I have been expecting it since the moment Roland met us at the airport.With how relentlessly Alex has tried to persuade me to return over the centuries, he would naturally assume something significant had changed.Something serious.I draw a slow breath. "Can we at least sit?"He studies me for a moment.Then, without another word, he turns and walks deeper into the mansion.I follow him.The room he leads me into is unmistakably his.Large without feeling extravagant. Dark wood. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.A fireplace that has clearly seen centuries.Tall windows overlooking the eastern gardens where dawn has only just begun to soften the horizon.His office.Alex walks toward the crystal decanter resting on a side cabinet.He pours himself a measure of amber liquor before lifting the bottle slightly in silent question.I know exactly what he's offering.I also know exactly how badly I need