*VICKY*

As soon as I got home, I let loose, and tears flowed down my face onto the hardwood floor below me.

I should know better by now. Blood Bonds, matehood…it’s all a ploy set by the Elders to ensure Kindred didn’t feed on humans. That’s all it was. Love? It was a long-forged myth.

I was the one who had gotten him into this entanglement because I couldn't resist him. I let my guard down, and I got everyone in the crosshairs. It was better for him and me if I kept ...