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 fell on my couch exhaustedly. The maids were trembling in a corner. They were staring at me as if I was a monster. I was so annoyed that I might actually hurt them if they stayed longer. I ordered them to leave.
I was surprised how everyone believed Claire's words without using their brains. Did they think I would try to turn Claire into a vampire by giving her a bowl of blood? How ridiculous!
I did not care about what others were thinking. But I saw doubt in Xavier's eyes.
Though Xavier denied Claire's claim right away and ordered the maids not to speak about it further, I could see he was in a dilemma. He did not say a thing to me as we came out of Claire's room.
I rubbed my temples. I was aware that it would put a scar on Xavier's reputation if the maids would spread the incident outside the palace. The elders would also attend the ceremony. All the pack leaders would be there. I was getting a headache just by thinking about it.