Angelica’s POV I sit across from Velan, candlelight dancing on the gold-rimmed plates. The table is laden with a decadent five-course feast, roast lamb sprinkled with rosemary, moose loin glazed with a dark reduction, caviar glistening on crisp blinis, a rare beef filet seared just so, and a delicate salad kissed with truffle vinaigrette.I sample each dish with care, the flavors exquisite yet fleeting on my tongue. They delight me, but they do not satisfy, only the blood does that, poured into crystal goblets, deep crimson and tasting of the finest wine. I sip it slowly, the warmth spreading through me, filling the hollow no mortal food can touch. Still, I am restless, perched on pins and needles. I must keep him here, away from Beatrice and Amanda. “Angelica, you are radiant this evening,” Velan says, his voice smooth as silk, slicing into his moose with precision. “That dress, red becomes you. I could devour you instead of this meal.” I offer a refined laugh, poised and
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