Rosario Vampire Kokoa

After chasing my crush, Edward Lightwood, for ten years, he finally accepted me as his blood bound. But, the day we were taking our eternal vow, his first love, Beth, from the allied clan was murdered by a gang of vampire hunters. He blamed me for her loss and tormented me every day. Exposed me to the eternal sun, pierced me with wooden stakes just not enough to kill me and then locked me up in his basement. Exhausted and heartbroken, I grabbed the oak stake and stabbed my chest in front of him. I killed myself. But, I did not die. I was reborn to the day I had confessed my feelings to Edward. But, this time, I'll not repeat my mistake. I'll stay far away from him.

My sister and I slept for a thousand years. Tonight, we would Awaken. We would become true High-Bloods. Our Sire, Countess Lylandra, brought us two men. We had to choose a Blood Thrall. A cold, celibate priest. A young, harmless noble prince. In my past life, Lilith grabbed the prince by the neck and vanished into the shadows. She left me with the cold-hearted priest. The prince's blood was sweet, his soul pure. He was supposed to be the perfect sacrifice for the Awakening ritual. Lilith should have become a High-Blood without any trouble. But she fell for the prince's sweet words and gentle lies. She poured her ancient power into him. She forged a false blood bond to help him seize the throne. On his coronation day, he plunged a dagger dipped in blessed silver into her heart. With his own hands, he carved out her new Blood Core. He offered it to his werewolf allies. Lilith nearly turned to dust. And me? The priest helped me purify my blood. I broke the vampire curse. I no longer feared the sun or blessed silver. I became the legendary Daywalker Queen. Jealousy drove her mad. She used her last drop of power to unleash a kin-curse. It killed us both. Then I opened my eyes. I was back. Back to the night we chose our Blood Thralls. This time, Lilith chose differently. She wrapped herself around the priest, a vision of seduction. Her blood-red wings spread, ready to carry him away. My fangs slid from my gums. A choice? Why should I have to choose? The priest and the prince... Both are mine for the taking.

Je suis une louve, enceinte de huit mois de l'enfant hybride de mon compagnon vampire. Quand les contractions ont commencé, Justin m'a enfermée dans un cercueil de glace gravé de runes destinées à empêcher l'accouchement. J'ai crié. Je l'ai supplié. Il s'est contenté de dire : « Attends. » Mais tout cela, c'était pour son amour de jeunesse, Isolde. Cette vampire de sang pur avait utilisé une sombre magie pour porter son héritier sans rapports charnels. Le premier enfant vampire né depuis mille ans recevrait la bénédiction suprême du Progéniteur. « Cet honneur revient à l'enfant d'Isolde », a dit Justin d'une voix glaciale. « Tu as déjà mon amour, Gracie. Ce cercueil garantit seulement que tu accoucheras après elle. » La douleur des contractions me déchirait. Je l'ai supplié de m'emmener au Sanctuaire de la Source de Sang. Il s'est penché vers moi. « Arrête ton cinéma. J'aurais dû m'en rendre compte plus tôt. Tu ne m'as jamais aimé. Tu étais une paria dans le monde des loups-garous. Tu ne voulais que mon pouvoir et mon titre. » « Tu es tellement désespérée que tu irais jusqu'à mettre notre enfant en danger avec tes ruses sauvages, juste pour détruire la bénédiction. » Les larmes coulaient sur mon visage. « Le bébé arrive… je ne peux pas l'arrêter. Je t'en supplie, je me moque de cette bénédiction. C'est toi que je veux ! » « Si tu m'aimais, tu ne serais pas allée voir ma mère. Tu ne lui aurais pas monté la tête contre Isolde. » « Je reviendrai après qu'elle aura reçu la bénédiction. Après tout, l'enfant que tu portes est aussi le mien. » Il montait la garde à l'extérieur du sanctuaire où se déroulait le rituel d'Isolde. Il n'a plus eu une seule pensée pour moi. Pas avant de voir le halo de la bénédiction couronner Isolde. Il a ordonné à son esclave de sang de me libérer. Mais la voix de ce dernier tremblait de terreur. « Mon seigneur… Gracie et l'enfant… leurs signes vitaux… ont disparu. » En un instant, le monde de Justin s'est effondré.

The blood-infused elixir I crafted won the top honor at the Nocturne's Gala, but my adopted sister stole it and claimed the credit. She thought she'd won glory, not realizing it was a vampire betrothal contract to the Prince Kaelan—rumored to be impotent, barbaric, and monstrous. When the proposal arrived, my archmage fiancé, to "protect" her, hastily bound himself to her with a blood-mark and took her to his bed. She returned, the fresh mark on her neck a badge of triumph. "Sister, your man is mine now. You turn twenty-five in three days. If no one claims you, the Matchmaking Registry will toss you to some aging, wife-beating rogue mercenary..." She was wrong. I always had a choice. I walked to my parents, who were scrambling to clean up her mess, and declared calmly. "If she refuses to marry Kaelan Nocturne, then I will."

I was always sick as a kid. My parents were desperate. They’d try anything. So they got me a bunch of "guardian angels." Next thing I know, I'm set up and tossed into a horror game. Turns out, Medusa is my godmother. The ghost girl? My childhood playmate. And the final boss, a vampire? He's my fiancé. The first time we met, I was in a blind panic. I tripped and fell right onto his chiseled chest. "Oh—I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking—" I gasped, looking up at him. The words tumbled out in a rush. "And you're really handsome—but I didn't mean to fall on you! I have a heart condition!" The boss let out a laugh. He wiped the blood from his hands and swept me up into his arms. "Don't you worry," he purred, his voice dangerously smooth. "As your fiancé, I promise... I'll fix you right up."

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Our blood-oath ceremony was on the horizon. But my fated mate, Darius, told me he had to forge a blood bond with another woman. Livia. He claimed her life force was unraveling. That without his blood, she would fade to nothing. I fought him. But the next day, he moved Livia directly into the Prince's Chambers in the Coven’s castle. That was the suite reserved for the future Prince’s mate. My suite. He tried to soothe me, sinking to his knees, his crimson eyes pleading. “Once she’s stable, I swear I’ll break the bond. You are my only eternity. You always will be.” But then Livia found me. She showed me the fresh, golden mark on her wrist—the symbol of an Eternal Bond. They had already completed the sacred rite. Long before Darius ever confessed to me. My heart shattered to ash. I dragged my nail across the calendar, carving a vicious X over the date that was supposed to be our blood-oath ceremony. Then I opened the encrypted message from the Vienna Coven Academy. “I accept. I’ll leave on the day of our ceremony.”

Jamari has been through a lot since becoming the Wolf Queen. She has now found herself in the Vampire Realm and confronted with her Vampire mate who is less than thrilled about sharing her with three others. With the help of Fate, Jamari must convince Lucern that they are meant to be together, the fate of the Realms depend on it. With a new threat stepping on the scene, will Jamari be able to convince Lucern to accept her as his mate before time runs out? Or will his loyalty to another get in the way of the yearning they feel for each other? *Book 2 of the Alpha Queen Series (Book 1: Rise of the Alpha Queen)*

[Book 2 in Vampire's Bride Duology] Vampires have always been in a tussle with Lycans, but both are Goddess Diana’s off-springs. Therefore, it is no surprise when one is bound to the other by a bond that is revered by them. Myra Winters is an omega, who just wanted to spend her life in peace and meet her soulmate someday. But little did she know that not only was her mate a creature that she hated, but their bond was older than they could fathom. [Book 2 in Vampire's Bride Duology]

Ma sœur adoptive, Clara, m'a piégée. Elle a prétendu que je lui avais fait avaler de force du sang de bête. La terreur, disait-elle, lui a provoqué une crise cardiaque. Alors mes trois frères vampires bien-aimés m'ont enfermée. Ils m'ont enfermée dans l'observatoire de la plus haute tour, liée par une malédiction de sang. J'ai frappé à la porte, impuissante, essayant de m'expliquer et les suppliant de me laisser sortir. Damien, mon frère aîné, le chef de notre famille, m'a transpercée d'un regard de froide déception. Puis il s'est détourné de moi. « Il y a une limite à ton égoïsme, Lilith. Clara est une humaine fragile. Elle souffre d'une maladie cardiaque ! Lui as-tu fait avaler cette saleté de force ? Essayais-tu de la tuer ? Je ne veux plus jamais voir ce côté cruel chez toi. Reste ici et réfléchis à ce que tu as fait. » Ethan, l'étoile de rock, et Julian, l'architecte gothique, ne pouvaient même pas me regarder. Leurs voix étaient tendues de colère et d'épuisement. « On supporte tes caprices, mais pas pour que tu fasses du mal à notre famille ! Tu nous as déçus, Lilith. Reste là-dedans et réfléchis à ce que tu as fait de mal. » Puis ils ont soulevé avec précaution Clara, « inconsciente », et ont disparu au bout du couloir. Mais ils ne savaient pas. L'observatoire n'était censé s'ouvrir que la nuit. Mais il a mal fonctionné. Au matin, le dôme ne s'est pas refermé. La lumière mortelle du soleil s'est engouffrée à l'intérieur. Mon pouvoir s'est évaporé. Mes cris se sont transformés en silence. J'ai brûlé jusqu'à ne plus être qu'un tas de cendres. Trois jours plus tard, mes frères sont revenus avec Clara, « rétablie ». Ce n'est qu'alors qu'ils se sont souvenus de moi. Ils n'avaient aucune idée que le soleil m'avait déjà exécutée.