Blood Of Redemption

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ce the engagement of my daughter, Calantha,

hest. I feel like a trapped animal as my father's words echoed in my mind. I

n an angel I just met. But now I am nothing but a pawn on my father's chess board, the bo

to father, begging him to reconsider the betr

res and the kingdom's is more important than mine, than my freedom. He saw me as a tool, a means to secure an allian

" I whispered to myself, "I would have followed Lyrien, no matter

as I gazed at the end of the wall whe

m. His piercing onyx eyes seem to bore into my soul and maybe it's just my imagination but ther

clear; I was to be traded for a steady supply of

.. .I'm weak when compared to other female vampires and he's right for the

s and congratulations, I felt the last s

dy knew it's inevitable. Arin's gaze on me never wavered. I wonder if he

ng in the hall at regular intervals, outlining the ter

happy and grateful for getting engaged to a crown prince but I don't want to end up in a loveless marriage like fat

anged vows, his eyes never leaving mine. I felt li

he background as I whispered my cons

hand, and I felt a fleeting sense of freedom but

oria at dawn. Be pre

ed at my father who was seated on his throne talking with a m

which mother is seated, her skin as pale as snow; father had su

t, she's also a pawn. I exhaled as Arin wa

dient daughter I've always been, the willing bride I'

e I never chose and everything as I finally mo