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VAMPIRE KING APOLLYON
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Apollyon had prepared himself mentally for this battle of the wills.
"I had taken over the throne for a long time, Queen Gloriana." He shrugged as he glanced down at his sleeping wife beside him, caressing her fingers with his thumb for comfort. "The Vampire King and my mother are dead because they were mated by blood despite how unstable the relationship was."
"Oh, I didn't know that my cousin had problems in their marriage." Queen Gloriana playfully patted his shoulders, and his cold, sharp gaze immediately landed on where her slender hand had touched him. "They seemed so in love to me. You were the one who killed your parents, am I right?"
"Queen Mother." Prince Aspen leaned closer and shook his head at her in a warning.