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Chapter 31
Alina
“Papa?” I looked at Erick, visibly stunned. “B-But... how?”
“Humans are not allowed inside the Constantium unless you’re the bride.” He tapped my nose with his index finger. “But no one said he can’t come to the castle.”
I turned around and threw my arms around his neck. “Thank you!” I gasped out. You have no idea what this means to me!
Anything for my lovely wife. He chuckled.
It struck me anew that we were married now, something I had never thought possible right from the beginning and an idea I had always thought repulsive, especially after that incident. Now, here I am, married to the Vampire Prince on my own accord. I had no idea when I had come to trust him and to like him. But I knew now that I would never leave him, just like I knew that he would never leave me.
I broke away from hi
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