Vampires and werewolves have been at war for centuries. In an attempt to make peace, Alessandra, the vampire princess, is wed to the Alpha Emperor of the werewolves, Xavier. All her life, Alessandra has grown up learning that the werewolves are barbaric in nature, a far cry from the elegant vampires. What happens, though, when Alessandra realizes that this is far from the truth? Their relationship starts off rocky with misunderstandings about each other, but through time, a bond slowly builds as they encounter and overcome obstacles together as king and queen, alpha and luna, husband and wife! When a cult started by an ancient vampire attempts to sow discord between two kingdoms, can Alessandra and Xavier maintain peace between both races? Or will their kingdoms fall into war and ruin, dragging their budding love down with it? — [Excerpt] When the guards declared the groom's entrance, everyone's attention turned to the door. I felt a hammer on my chest. Here comes the barbarian, I thought. I was looking away, lowering my gaze. The man entered the wedding hall. I felt like my intestine would come out of my mouth. The sudden gulps of the guests were not going unnoticed in my ears. What caused the guests to respond like that? Was the man that hideous? I lost my zeal to look at him. With a heavy heart, I kept looking away until he stood in front of me. Slowly, I glanced at the man standing in front of me. My heart was pounding so hard that I felt like it would burst. I gasped. There was no way he was the alpha lord and the groom of tonight's wedding. The phenomenally handsome man from earlier was standing right in front of me. Up close, he was multiple times more attractive. Barbaric man? Who? He was radiating such royal energy that even the noblest vampires were intimidated when he entered. My husband-to-be.
I had to arrange a tea party to welcome Lady Claire officially. I avoided meeting Xavier after the night he returned. Though I was not delighted about it, it was what Xavier wanted.
I also avoided any interaction with Edrik. I did not know how he found out about me leaving the palace. But it appeared Xavier was still unaware of it. And I did not want to make him more suspicious than he already was.
I was living like a rat in my palace. When Xavier came to my office, I ran away through the window. Who would believe a noble lady jumped through the window, grabbing her gown to avoid her husband. When I saw Xavier at the end of the hallway, I pretended to blend in with the sculptures. All that was left was to dig holes in the walls to hide faster.
It had been a few days since Lady Claire came to the palace. The maids would already not shut up about her.