At our tenth-anniversary banquet, my husband, the vampire duke Alaric, was off sleeping with another woman. I was preparing to leave him.Ten years ago, the whole Night Continent learned that Alaric, the Progenitor Duke, had married an ordinary low-ranking vampire.Every vampire envied me.They said marriage to the most powerful man in the world would give me eternal life, a mark that kept me safe from harm, and the kind of glory all 13 Clans coveted.But no one knew that to become his wife, I'd been disowned by my father. I'd given up not only my right to inherit but even my mother's ancient bloodline.From then on, my life was bound to his. His glory was mine to share, and my child would be his only heir.I used to believe this was true love, and that I was the happiest woman in the world.Until that night, when Alaric shattered my illusions himself.On our tenth anniversary, I stood in the castle's great hall, wearing the black gown he'd given me, waiting for him to announce that ou
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