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All Chapters of When the Perfect Vampire Wife Dies They All Fall: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

My husband, the new Duke of our world, called me tyrannical. My adopted daughter hated me for robbing her of the right to grow up. So, I decided to spend my last seventy-two hours indulging the father and daughter who so craved "freedom." I would play the part of the perfect woman.The Clan Healer's diagnosis echoed in my mind. "The Blood Blight has reached your heart, Isolde. If you don't ingest the Progenitor's Blood immediately, in three days, you will crumble to dust like a statue."I stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, pulling the collar of my black velvet nightgown higher to cover the gray, petrifying patch on my collarbone.As Miles's wife, I had carefully nurtured our marriage for a century, until a fledgling vampire entered our lives."Still angry?" The heavy wooden door to the bedroom swung open, and Miles strode in.He undid the top button of his collar, his gaze darted toward me, scanning me quickly before looking away. "I'm fine." I turned, my voice soft.He frowned

Chapter 2

Dusk was falling when I awoke in agony.The petrification from the Blood Blight felt like a million ants gnawing at my bones. I had to swallow the last three high-concentration doses of poison, the only thing masking the fact that I was a dead woman walking.I forced myself out of bed. There was a grand performance to put on tonight.Lily's bright laughter echoed from the living room. I pushed myself to descend the spiral staircase and saw her nestled in Vivienne's arms, chattering away."Aunt Vivienne, this curse is so cool! I want to learn it!" Lily pointed excitedly at a page in the book, which illustrated a ritual for making a living person bleed in agony."Of course, my clever little Lily," Vivienne said, gently stroking her eternally youthful golden curls. Her eyes, however, held a trace of disgust for the "monster child," a look Lily was oblivious to.The moment Lily saw me, the smile vanished from her face. She deliberately shrank deeper into Vivienne's embrace.I tried to app

Chapter 3

The next day at midnight, at the clan headquarters.The news spread like a plague. Isolde Vance had appeared at the Vampire Court with her adopted sister and announced a transfer of power on the spot."Isolde, what is this farce?" Grand Elder Marcus pressed his withered hand on the documents. "You're handing the flock over to a fox.""I've never been more serious." I signed my name in blood-red ink on the transfer deed. "From this day forward, Vivienne will hold the Progenitor's Shares, which carry the ultimate power of veto."Vivienne's body trembled with excitement, but she did her best to feign humility, tears clinging to her eyelashes. "Sister, I... how could I possibly be worthy? This honor should be yours.""Save your tears," I said, pushing the heavy documents toward her. "Don't disappoint the clan."In the limousine on the way back to the castle, the partition rose.In the confines of the car, Vivienne finally dropped her mask of innocence."Isolde, why are you doing all this?"

Chapter 4

"Mother."I looked down. Lily was standing in front of me.She wore a small, gothic-style dress adorned with lace, looking like an exquisite porcelain doll. But her red eyes held no warmth."Aunt Vivienne sent me," she said, her tone icy, as if addressing a stranger. "It's time to cut the cake. It's made with the freshest Type A blood.""Thank you for coming to tell me." I crouched down, trying to get a little closer to her.She flinched, as if afraid of being contaminated. "Aunt Vivienne said you smell like a dead rat. You should stand farther away so you don't ruin everyone's appetite."My heart clenched. This was the child I had defied the council to save, and now she was hurling the cruelest words at me."Lily," I reached out, my fingertips trembling as I tried to touch her golden curls. "I'm sorry. For trapping you in this body that can never grow. But back then, I just wanted you to live...""I don't want to hear it!"She shrieked, slapping my hand away. "I hate you! I hate bein

Chapter 5

"Please return at once, my lord." Silas's voice was calm and firm.At the Elder Council."What? Isolde is severing her soul link with the sacred relic?" Grand Elder Marcus gripped the phone, his knuckles white. "Sterling, are you certain? That is a death sentence!""The documents arrived last night, Grand Elder. Isolde signed them herself with a blood seal," Sterling's voice said over the phone. "She has transferred all rights to Miss Vivienne, including the soul-bond. Furthermore, she used an irrevocable trust. Not even the Council can freeze it."Marcus slammed the phone down, his ancient face pale. The council chamber was deadly silent."This is all wrong," Marcus paced back and forth, his brows furrowed deeply. "Isolde has never been impulsive. Giving everything to a fledgling... it reeks of a trap.""Could it be..." a subordinate hesitated, "that the shock of the coronation was too much for her?""Contact her immediately!" Marcus roared."We've tried. We cannot sense her."Before

Chapter 6

Miles felt a hollow terror expand in his chest, a sensation he hadn't felt in centuries. Miles followed his finger. He saw the pile of silver-gray dust shimmering in the sunlight.He collapsed heavily to the ground, his legs giving out beneath him. The Duke of the Vampire World crawled across the floor toward the pile of ash, dragging his expensive coat through the dirt.He made guttural, choking sounds, "No, no, no..." He shook his head violently, tears of blood streaming down his face, mixing with the dust on the floor. He tried to scoop the ash up, but his hands shook so uncontrollably that he couldn't hold it. "Put her back together, Silas! Fix her! Use magic! I'll give you anything! Just put her back!""You have desecrated her, My Lord."Miles didn't hear him. He curled around the pile of ash, shielding it with his body, rocking back and forth. "It's cold. She's cold. Isolde hates the cold. Why didn't you turn on the heater?!" He screamed at the empty room, his sanity fractur

Chapter 7

The holographic projection didn't stop for Miles's stunned silence.The image changed, displaying a private family physician's diagnostic log, with dates spanning the last three months.The report clearly stated: Subject: Vivienne Thorne. Transformation Status: Complete. Rejection Symptoms: None. Physical Condition: Healthy.Every line was another hammer blow to Miles's face."That's impossible..." The world was spinning around Miles. "She was in pain every day. I saw it with my own eyes..."The screen switched to another file, a recorded phone call.The timestamp was from a week ago.Vivienne's voice filled the room, light and cheerful, completely lacking her usual feigned weakness."Your Majesty, Wolf King, the plan is proceeding smoothly.""How are things on Isolde's end?" a gruff male voice asked."She's dying," Vivienne laughed, her tone demonic. "The Blood Blight, with no cure. She won't last more than a few days. I have Miles completely wrapped around my finger. He'll do anythi

Chapter 8

"Miles! Are you insane? I am the mistress of this house! I am the sole heir to the Vance clan!"Vivienne clutched her throat and scrambled toward the door, her voice hoarse but still dripping with disgusting arrogance. "You dare to harm me? When the lawyers get here, I'll have you thrown out of this estate! I'll make you wander the streets like a dog!""No need to wait, Miss Vivienne. I've been here for the past hour."Sterling, the Vance clan's chief counsel, pushed open the door, a black briefcase in his hand.He stepped over the splintered wood, bowing slightly to Marcus before turning to the others."Silas, secure the video evidence from just now." Sterling adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "Based on that recording, Miss Vivienne's actions constitute not 'good-faith inheritance,' but 'murder with malicious intent.'"Vivienne's face went white, and she shrieked, "So what? Isolde signed the papers! She signed them herself! All the assets are mine!""Indeed, she signed. But you clear

Chapter 9

"Kill me... Miles, I'm begging you, give me a knife..."At the top of the clock tower, the midday screams were more punctual than the church bells.Vivienne was curled in a corner of the "Sun Cage." The specially enchanted glass filtered out the sun's lethal ultraviolet rays, leaving only a searing heat that felt like a branding iron.Her skin ulcerated and healed, over and over again.Miles stood in the shadows below the tower, clutching a withered lily. He listened to her wails from above, his face a mask of stone."My Lord, are you not going to see her?" Silas asked coldly from behind him. "Today marks one month of her punishment.""No." Miles turned and walked toward the edge of the muddy cemetery he had defiled. "Death would be too easy for her. Her hell is living."He walked to the edge of the cemetery and stopped abruptly.The invisible barrier was still there. If he took one more step, the blood curse Isolde had left behind would scorch his soul.For an entire month, he had be

Chapter 10

Fifty years later.Lily still had the face of an eight-year-old, but her eyes held the weariness of a century."A new piece by 'L' just sold for a fortune," the gallery manager reported excitedly over the phone. "The buyer would still like to meet you in person.""No," Lily refused in her childish voice. "Tell them the artist is very old and doesn't see guests."No one would have guessed that the "Ghost Painter L," who had taken the art world by storm, was actually a monster trapped in the body of a child.For fifty years, she had lived under a dozen false identities, each painting a scream into the endless night.Silas approached. "Miss Lily, the car is ready.""Let's go." Lily hopped off the chair, not sparing a glance for the priceless painting. "Today is the anniversary of Mother's death."The headstone was already covered in flowers. They were all from her, placed over the years. There were no others.She expertly cleaned the dust from the headstone, her movements as steady as an

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