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All Chapters of Vampire Husband Lied About His Emotional Disorder, I Faked My Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

Elena's POVAdrian and I both came from vampire noble families.Our marriage had been an arrangement between the two clans from the very beginning.The first time I saw him was at a charity gala.He wore a black suit that night, standing in the middle of the crowd yet barely speaking to anyone.When someone approached to make small talk, he would offer a polite nod, answer a question or two, then fall silent again.In the middle of all that noise and glamour, he was cold, elegant, and utterly out of place.I fell for him right then.Later, when my father, Edmund Ashford, told me the Prince's clan wanted to arrange a marriage between our families, I agreed almost without hesitation.My father had warned me, though."Adrian is cold. He's not easy to be around. Think it over carefully."I didn't think it mattered.Every marriage took adjustment.Besides, I loved him. We had eternity ahead of us.One day he would love me back. One day he would be gentle with me.On our wedding day, Adrian

Chapter 2

Elena's POVI held my wound, got into the car, and went to the hospital alone.Silver burns healed far more slowly on vampires than ordinary wounds.That night, I barely slept from the pain.The slightest movement of my arm made the wound feel like it was on fire.I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, still making excuses for Adrian.At least he noticed I was hurt.At least he remembered to tell me to get the wound treated.He just didn't know how to show concern. He had an emotional disorder, so he didn't realize his words could hurt me.It wasn't intentional. I couldn't blame him.I talked myself into it, over and over again.Until a few months later, when I found out I was pregnant.I sat there for a long time after the doctor handed me the results.The baby was six weeks along and perfectly healthy.Once I was sure everything was fine, my first instinct was to call Adrian.My finger was already hovering over his name when I stopped.Something this important felt too casual over the

Chapter 3

Elena's POVIt wasn't until the elevator doors closed completely that I looked down.The test results were crumpled from how tightly I had been gripping them.But the words were still clear.Six weeks.Just hours ago, when the doctor congratulated me, I had stared at that number for a long time.I had been so full of hope.Among purebloods, conception was difficult, even though the children born from two purebloods carried far greater power.After Adrian and I married, the family never said it outright, but every time we met, someone would find a way to ask about my health.I knew they were all pressuring me.But back then, I didn't mind.I loved Adrian.If we could really have a child together, I wanted that too.Now the memory made me feel cold all over.I folded the test results carefully and put them back in my bag.But the laughter from that office kept echoing in my mind.I had never heard Adrian speak in such a gentle voice.In all our years of marriage, I never knew he could be

Chapter 4

Elena's POVBy the time I got home, dinner was already prepared.The servant saw me come through the door and instinctively glanced outside."Will Mr. Blackwood be home tonight?"I handed her my coat."I don't know.""Then dinner...""Don't wait for him. Go ahead and serve."She paused, then quickly had the kitchen bring out the food.The table was long. The seat at the other end sat empty.I sat down and ate my portion.Halfway through, my phone lit up twice. Nothing important.I tapped the screen and saw that Adrian's chat was still pinned at the top.The last message was from me, sent yesterday."Coming home for dinner tonight?"No reply.The one before that, from the day before."I'm at the gala now. I don't see you. Are you still working?""Will you be home tonight?"Still no reply.I scrolled slowly upward.The chat history went on and on."Did you get to the office?""Business dinner tonight?""If your stomach's bothering you, don't drink too much.""I had the kitchen save dinne

Chapter 5

Elena's POVThe Prince's annual gala arrived ten days later, right on schedule.Before leaving, I changed into the gown I had prepared in advance.The wedding ring was still on my finger.Edmund's people had already arranged everything.All I had to do was reach the woods during the chaos, change into the clothes they'd left for me, and let them stage the scene and escort me out.Everyone would believe that Elena Blackwood was struck by a silver bullet and reduced to ashes.A servant was adjusting the hem of my dress when Adrian came downstairs.He glanced at me."Let's go.""Mm."The car ride was silent.He only ever showed up for galas hosted by the Prince.In front of the Prince and his wife, everyone would smile and remark on what a fine couple Adrian and I made.Even though everyone knew he didn't love me.I couldn't bear to keep this false, cold marriage alive for another second.My only regret was that I hadn't discovered the truth sooner, before wasting so many tears and so muc

Chapter 6

Elena's POVThe first gunshot rang out while the music was still playing.Glass shattered.A silver bullet punched into the wall, leaving a large, blackened scorch mark.The next second, the crowd erupted into chaos."Hunters!"Someone screamed.Guards rushed in immediately.A second bullet sailed over the crowd.Someone shrieked.I was knocked back a step.A hand closed around my wrist.It was Adrian."Stay with me."His voice was low.I froze for a second.His grip was tight.Even in all this chaos, I could feel how cold his skin was.For just an instant, my heart still ached.After the last hunter attack, I had imagined this moment so many times.If we were ever in danger again, would Adrian do what I had done that night? Would he protect his partner?Would he at least, in that one moment, pull me close?Now he was holding my hand.But it was too late.I already knew he had been lying to me all along.Guards quickly surrounded us."Sir, ma'am, this way!"Adrian pulled me toward a si

Chapter 7

Adrian's POVI didn't know why I had shouted Elena's name.That "Elena" felt like it had been ripped from somewhere deep inside my chest.By the time I realized what I was doing, I had already shoved past the guards and was at the edge of the woods.The air reeked of scorched silver.The ground was scorched black.Ashes were scattered everywhere.I stopped.My mind went blank."Sir."My subordinate caught up, his face ashen."Your wife, she..."I stared at the ashes on the ground."Where is she?"No one answered.I asked again."Where is Elena?"He lowered his head."There was an incident during the evacuation."His voice got quieter with every word.After the attack at the gala, the guards assigned to Elena had been right behind her.Guests flooded toward the exits as hunters broke in from several directions at once, throwing the crowd into chaos.Two of the guards were separated from her.The rest lost contact with Elena in the gunfire that followed.By the time they tracked her down

Chapter 8

Adrian's POVI barely slept that night.I tossed and turned. It wasn't until nearly dawn that I managed to lie still for a while.When I opened my eyes, I reached for my phone out of habit.The screen was packed with unread messages.Work.The Elder Council.Post-attack reports from last night.I skimmed through them.Nothing from Elena.I frowned.What was going on with her lately?She used to text me every morning.Sometimes asking what time I would be home.Sometimes reminding me about the day's schedule.But lately she had been getting quieter and quieter.I stared at the message list for a few seconds, and almost tapped into her chat on instinct.My finger touched the screen, and I froze.Last night's images flooded in without warning.The charred trees.The scattered ashes.The blackened ring.I sat on the bed and didn't move for a long time.Elena was dead.The truth came into focus again in that moment.She would never text me again.I opened the chat.The last message was from

Chapter 9

Adrian's POVThree months after Elena's death, I had read the witness statements from that night more times than I could count.The facts were clear.Elena was separated from her guards in the chaos and chased into the north woods by a hunter squad.Someone saw the hunters douse her in accelerant.Then a silver bullet pierced her heart and the flames consumed her instantly.By the time others arrived, all that remained were the burned gown, the wedding ring, and ashes.Three guards had even witnessed her death firsthand.Every piece of evidence pointed to the same conclusion.Elena was dead.But I kept ordering the files from that night sent to my study so I could go through them again.Then one day, while going through the records again, I came across the identities of those three eyewitnesses.My hand stilled."Who is this man?"My subordinate glanced at the file."One of the perimeter guards on duty that night.""Whose guard was he?""He belongs to the Ashford clan, your wife's fath

Chapter 10

Elena's POVMore than a year after leaving the capital, I rarely thought about Adrian anymore.Winter in the north was long.Every morning when I opened the window, a thin layer of snow covered the rooftops.The territory Edmund had arranged for me was remote. The nearest town was small, and few people passed through.No one here knew Elena Blackwood.They only knew that I lived here alone with a newborn.After he was born, I named him Noah.The delivery went smoothly.When the doctor placed him in my arms, his tiny face was scrunched up and he was wailing. I looked down at him, and the tears just came.In that moment, it felt like everything I had suffered was finally behind me.Noah was easy for the most part, except that he was incredibly clingy.The moment I stepped out of sight, he would go looking for me.He had just learned to crawl, and every morning the first thing he did was lift his head and inch his way toward me.This morning, I had barely brought him downstairs when someo

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