All Chapters of My Vampire Prince Craved a Human’s Touch. I Let Him Go: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Forty minutes after Calvin admitted he'd been unfaithful and asked to end our marriage, I slid the agreement across his desk.Under its terms, I would keep the castle and the cars, and our son, Noah, would live with me.Calvin would pay twenty million dollars in a lump sum to cover the settlement and child support.After that, Noah and I would leave him in peace.Calvin was on a conference call with the stewards of his lands. His expression shifted almost imperceptibly when he glanced down and saw the words "Dissolution of Marriage Bond."He gave me a small nod.I left the room.I figured I could save us both some time by packing his clothes and things myself.They filled three whole suitcases. I even went up to the attic for his childhood photos so nothing would be left behind.That was where I found our wedding portrait, tucked away in a corner.Calvin was as handsome as I remembered. I was smiling, my arms wrapped tight around him in the moonlight.He used to hold me like that and m

I wasn't sure whether to tell my parents about the separation just yet.I'd grown up in this city. Most of my friends and relatives still lived close by.After my father passed his title and lands to me, he and my mother moved to their country house so he could rest. I was their only child.They'd always been open-minded. But for the past two years, an old wound inflicted by silver had been troubling my father again.I'd intended to wait a little longer.Within a couple of days, Calvin called.He hardly ever called me.He preferred sending messages because he knew I'd always answer right away.The night before, I'd removed him from my contacts.When I answered, he sounded as if nothing had changed."Amaya, your mother just called. She's making dinner tonight and wants us both to come."Since your father hasn't been well, maybe we could wait until he's feeling better to tell him about the bond. What time should we go over?"And his birthday's next Sunday. I'll come with you for that, to

The woman waited outside the banquet room, her hood still up. She handed the waiter her phone and asked him to bring it to me.On the screen was an old photograph. Calvin lay on his side on a hotel bed. A woman's hand held a phone to his ear.The date in the bottom right corner was February 16, two years ago. The day my father was on the operating table.I looked up. The woman spoke so softly that only I could hear her from the doorway."Do you remember that call, Your Highness? He promised he'd be back before dawn."Of course I remembered. He'd spoken with his lips close to the phone. I'd thought those words were for me alone."How do you know what he said?"She pointed to the photograph."Because I'm the one who held the phone for him."Still holding her phone, I stepped into the hall and closed the door so my father wouldn't hear.Only then did the woman lower her hood. Catalina.I recognized her. I recognized the phone in the photo, too. Noah had scratched a crooked crescent moon i

Dawn was still hours away, so I called Emery.She was a cheerful young vampire who worked at Calvin's estate, the kind of person who said what she thought and made you like her for it.As soon as she picked up, she asked, "Your Highness, is it true you and Prince Calvin are dissolving your bond?"I told her it was."Is it because of Catalina?"I asked how she knew.She sighed."I knew it was her. No wonder you haven't been by with our treats. We miss you."I used to bring tea cakes and blood to Calvin's staff nearly every week as a thank-you for their hard work.Some of them used to joke that they'd stay in the job forever for the treats alone."I'm opening a café. Come by sometime. It's on me."She wanted the address right away. I promised to send it to her later.Then she went back to the subject of Catalina."Since you stopped coming around, she's gone from answering phones to running the estate office. And you should see how she treats the staff now."She used to smile at everybody

After dinner, I went to see a private investigator.I'd contacted his agency the night before, and he already had news for me.That was quick.He handed me a file.It was Catalina's.Human. Married. One child, age twelve.Her husband worked at a factory in a neighboring city.Apart from her husband, the person she'd been in touch with most over the last two years was her younger brother.Her brother knew about Calvin.Even after everything I'd learned, that file still surprised me.She'd told everyone at the estate she was divorced. She'd never mentioned a child.And the divorce had never happened.I asked the investigator whether he'd verified the information.He nodded and pushed the marriage record across the desk."You can rely on it. If you'd like, I can send a copy to Prince Calvin.""No, thank you."I hadn't asked for the file so I could warn Calvin.In fact, I hoped Catalina could keep her husband a secret a little longer.At least until my own bond was dissolved.I'd underesti