I followed him in a daze, trying to make sense of what I had seen. I hoped it was a big coincidence and that perhaps ‘Avari’ was actually a common vampire name, I wouldn’t have known if it was.

My hopes slowly faded to nothing as Justin closed the door behind us and turned to look me in the eye with a severe expression that I fully understood.

“Rilian…is the prince?” I asked, grimacing.

“He is,” said Justinian flatly. “Rilian is the ...