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.
"Prince Edrik, refrain from doing anything indecent again. I have always thought of you as my younger brother. Please, don't make me hate you," I said as I took a few steps back.
"I never asked you to look at me as your brother," Edrik said calmly.
"If you do something strange, I will never forgive you," I warned him again. Edrik got closer to me.
"Lady Alessandra, I do not care if you hate me. As long as I can have you, it doesn't matter if you give your heart to me or not."
Edrik suddenly grabbed my shoulders, pushing me on the bed with force. He got on top of me, pinning my arms to my sides.
"Why did you lie to Lord Cadis that day? Where was your dignity when you accepted that you had spent the night with me?" Edrik asked, staring into my eyes.
"I didn't," I struggled under him. "Get away from me," I yelled.
Edrik was pushing me with his entire weight. I was gasping for air.