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Lila worriedly wrung her hands as she paced the room. Her baby had been taken from her, Cora had disappeared along with the ancient witch she’d been tending to, and Bess was dead. Without the baby to hide behind or either woman to watch over her, she was completely at the mercy of the vampires.

Samuel just left. He’d paid her a visit to give her vampire blood to help her heal more quickly from the birth. Even though he had a small stable of witches for breeding and a magic fix along with female vampires and humans at his disposal for sex, if he so desired, he was eager to get her into his bed. She was secretly surprised that he was considerate enough to allow her the opportunity to heal from the birth before forcing himself upon her.

To her horror, the new king had actually declared a type of feeling for her. He claimed that it was love, but she doubted a vampire was capable of that emotion.

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