Sold To A Vampire
Wary now, but listening.
"Isolde offered me a deal," I said. "Information about her father's plan — everything he's after, why he needs my blood, what that ritual was really for — in exchange for marrying her."
Ruby went very still. "And you're considering it."
"No." I tightened my grip on her hand before she could pull away. "I told her I'd consider her offer. Not marry her. There's a difference, and I need her to keep believing there isn't — for a little while longer."