LAVINIA'S POV"What?!" I exclaimed."Yes. Elva talked about it at dinner today. The King is hosting a huge ball to celebrate what is known as Creation Day." Ara revealed and my expression adequately conveyed my confusion."What's that?" "Creation Day is the day the first Vampire was created. They didn't just exist out of the blue like that. Once upon a time, humans once populated the Earth, they used to rule and control everything but their lust for power and their drive to have it all led to nothing but their destruction.A certain King craved exceptional beauty and eternal life. He wanted this at any cost and didn't care what the consequences would be so he sent out an army to seek out the forbidden grimoire, the most dangerous book on Earth which contained not only dark magic but also the secrets of power.Thousands died bringing back that book but he finally got it. He took it to the most powerful witch he knew and ordered her to use the book's spells to grant him eternal life an

LAVINIA'S POVMy eyes widened in shock. Did the prince just say what I think he said? If that's true then does that mean I can ask for my freedom if I manage to solve his riddle?This seems too good to be true. From my encounter with Vampires, I highly doubt they're capable of keeping their word. It doesn't mean I shouldn't try. I'll just have to try and hope for the best.I try to reason out the answer to his riddle when the first man speaks up."The answer is self hatred.""What makes you say that?" Prince Kian questioned, his eyes glued to his glass as he moved it slowly, the liquid inside following the movement of the glass."Well, because the end of the riddle says that the guardian who is blocking your way is none other than you. You've been fighting the guardian all along to get through without realizing that any harm you do, you do to yourself because you're the guardian of your own heart.I feel like the portal you're trying to get through is your heart. So the answer has to

Nyx's POVI had just about received the biggest humiliation of my life.I thought I wouldn't be able to face anyone after that but giving up is not an option. If I want my dream to come true then I simply cannot give up.I love Prince Kian way too much to simply let some lowlife girl from the gutters come and steal him away from me.I had worked very hard to become my Master's favourite slave, done things I ordinarily would never do for any man and I'm willing to do anything to stay by his side. The only thing I want in life is his love, it's all I live for.It wasn't always like this in the beginning. I never really liked men to begin with because my father was abusive, he treated my mother like trash and degraded me and my sisters just because we were girls.In my young mind, I concluded all men were monsters and decided that I would never get married.It was a day after I turned 18 that our village was attacked by the Vampires. My father was planning to sell me off to some rich old