The Vampire King's Hidden Queen

The Vampire King's Hidden Queen

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They called her weak. They mocked her silence. They thought she was nothing. But Avelyn was never powerless-she was just patient. When her fated mate cheated on her and rejected her, Avelyn's world shattered. Her village turned its back on her, spitting on her pain and branding her worthless. Humiliated and heartbroken, she vanished into the shadows-burning with betrayal, rage, and a thirst for revenge. But fate wasn't finished with her. A twist of destiny lands her in the feared Vampire King's palace-and in his arms. Fierce, ruthless, and impossibly magnetic, King Kaelen Varyn sees what others ignored. He doesn't just want her. He claims her. And then, the unthinkable- He's her second-chance mate. As secrets unravel, enemies gather, and the ghosts of her past rise, Avelyn must make a choice: Forgive those who broke her... or make them bleed. One thing is certain- The hidden queen is done staying silent.

Chapter 1 Prologue: The Night of the Mark

The wind howled through the trees like a living thing wild, relentless, thick with ash and murmurs older than time.

Elara Draven stood at the center of the ancient grove, her cloak snapping in the wind, blood trailing from her palm as it dripped onto the cold surface of the obsidian altar. Moonlight, pale and unwavering, spilled through the tangled branches above, casting silver shadows across the runes that encircled her. They pulsed faintly, each one thrumming with a restless, ancient energy.

She didn't flinch.

Not even as the forest watched her, its silence heavy with judgment.

"One child," the prophecy had warned. "Born of blood, marked by flame, hidden from fate."

And tonight, the mark would awaken.

In her arms, a tiny whimper stirred. Avelyn, barely a few weeks old, curled against her chest, her skin soft and unmarred. Innocent. For now.

Elara's lips brushed her daughter's forehead in a trembling kiss. "Forgive me," she whispered, eyes glistening. "This is the only way."

From the darkness behind her, a second presence emerged steady, measured, dangerous in its stillness.

Thorian Draven stepped from the shadows, his sword untouched at his hip, but his eyes, golden and intense burned with conflict. Her mate. Her warrior. The man who had begged her to choose another path.

"Elara," he said, his voice gravel and grief. "We don't have to do this. The elders... they don't have to know."

"They will," she replied, never turning from the altar. "The moment she learns to walk, they'll sense it. Feel it in her blood. And they'll fear her for what she is."

"She's our child," he growled, stepping closer. "Not a weapon."

"She will be both," Elara said softly, "and more."

The runes answered her words, flaring to life no longer dormant. The grove trembled as the ancient magic stirred, as if recognizing the power in the infant's veins.

She turned to the altar and gently laid Avelyn down upon the stone. The baby cried out, her tiny fists clenching at the sudden cold.

Elara drew the ceremonial dagger once more. Her hand didn't shake.

In the language of the old blood, she spoke the words, each syllable steeped in power. Her blood trickled into the carved grooves of the altar, fusing with the symbols etched deep into the stone. They drank it greedily, like fire racing through cracked earth.

"Hidden you must be," she chanted, "until pain wakes your flame. Until betrayal births your crown. Until the King finds the Queen."

The wind screamed.

The runes blazed.

Avelyn's skin shimmered, and then it began.

A mark slowly emerged over her heart delicate, yet unmistakable. Flames woven with stars, glowing faintly beneath her skin. Not a clan sigil. Not even the crest of noble blood.

It was the seal of the Shadowblood Line ancient vampire royalty, thought to be lost to time and ash.

Elara stepped back, eyes wide as the grove heaved around her, the trees groaning under the weight of the magic. The spell was complete. The seal had taken.

Avelyn's fate was no longer just hers.

It belonged to prophecy.

To power.

And to war.

Thorian moved forward, lifting their daughter into his arms, cradling her as if to protect her from what had just transpired. "She won't understand why we did this," he murmured, voice rough with sorrow.

"She will," Elara replied, her voice breaking on the wind. "One day, she'll remember. She'll know we believed in her... even when the world didn't."

Above them, clouds crawled across the moon, dimming its silver eye.

The forest held its breath.

And far to the north, across frozen peaks and scorched lands, in a forgotten palace veiled in fire and shadows, a king stirred in his sleep-dreaming of a girl with flame in her blood... and vengeance burning in her eyes.

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The Vampire King's Hidden Queen
1

Chapter 1 Prologue: The Night of the Mark

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Chapter 2 The Rejection.

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Chapter 3 Scars In Silence

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Chapter 4 One Last Look

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Chapter 5 The Forest of Shadows

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Chapter 6 Eyes of the King

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Chapter 7 A Strange Pull

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Chapter 8 The Girl with the Glowing Mark.

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Chapter 9 A Weakling Among Royals

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Chapter 10 Lessons in the Dark

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Chapter 11 The King's Love

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Chapter 12 Night of the Bonding Heat

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Chapter 13 Bonded Souls

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Chapter 14 The Audacity Of Blood And Crown

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Chapter 15 The Queen's Test

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Chapter 16 The First Trial Strength

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Chapter 17 The Second Trial – Wisdom

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Chapter 18 The Third And Last Test The Dance of Grace

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Chapter 19 Venom in Velvet

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Chapter 20 The One They Called Nothing

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Chapter 21 A Soothing Walk In The Village.

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Chapter 22 Shadows Beneath the Flame

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Chapter 23 Poisoned Petals

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Chapter 24 The Shadow Queen's Bargain

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Chapter 25 The Curse That Whispers

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Chapter 26 Thorns Beneath Silk

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Chapter 27 Where the Light Begins to Fade

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Chapter 28 Laced in Silk, Drenched in Lies.

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Chapter 29 When the Veil Starts to Burn

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Chapter 30 In Between The Realms.

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Chapter 31 Ashes and Awakening

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Chapter 32 Charmed And Chained

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Chapter 33 The Flame Beneath Her Skin

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Chapter 34 The Devil in Silk

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Chapter 35 Unraveling The Spell

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Chapter 36 A Queen Reclaiming Her King.

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Chapter 37 Where Love Trembles

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Chapter 38 The Space Between Healing

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Chapter 39 Eden Of Shadows

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Chapter 40 A Bargain Of Shadows

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