My Vampire lover

pire'

taring at her reflection in the ornate mirror. The dress Valerian had provided for her was made of the softest black

dressed up for the a

e she could answer, the door swung open,

k your door," h

arms. "Would it

as almost p

commanding the entire room. "I hav

stuttere

"Don't be so frightened, little dov

"Then what

a stark contrast to the warmth of her own. Slowly, deliberately, he lift

touch was feather-light, but

" he murmured, his lips barely leaving he

d how do you expec

ned into hers. "By l

er more-that he was a vampire, or th

the D

uch was cold, yet it sent a strange heat coursing through her veins. She should have p

his presence

w me'?" she asked, forci

lifted his gaze to hers. "By teaching yo

licate skin where her pulse beat wildly. Evelyn swallowed hard. Every fiber o

e a deal wi

smirk fading into something more serious. "Come," h

stle. The air was thick with the scent of old books, candle wax, and something else-something dark and met

she asked, more to fill the sile

nt flickering in his crimson eye

an answer,"

And yet, it is the on

er eyes. "You'r

rious," he coun

s. Valerian pushed them open effortlessly, revealing a grand, candle-lit chamber lined with towering bookshelves and velvet-draped seating.

ess sea of silver and shadows, the moon casting an e

the haunting beauty of it. "It'

o a world of light, Evelyn. But there is bea

chest. "Is that what you brought me here for?

a step closer, closing the space between them.

iffened.

ou not?" he murmured. "Then you must lea

s. "And what exactly

smirked.

inked.

her waist. "You are to be a queen, are you not? A queen must kno

his touch. "I never a

slightly against he

n pulled her closer, forcing her hands to rest against his chest. The fe

ance," she

w," he sai

ming from an unseen source. It was haunting, slow, and sensual, the

ements effortless, fluid. Evelyn, on the other

amusement flickering in his

m. "You're enjoyi

nsely," h

by step, she let him lead, focusing on the way his body moved against

lips ghosting over the shell of

tched. "I don

waist tightened

se now, closer than was safe. Valerian's eyes darkened as he studied

me, Evelyn,

owed hard

urved his lips

s along her jawline. Evelyn's breath caught as he

ed, his voice a low whisper. "But tel

lips were close now-too close. If she moved

, she wasn't sur

between them, thick

k shattered

. Valerian's expression darkened, ir

" he s

in dark robes stepped inside, bowing deeply

elyn. His fingers brushed over her knuckles on

er arms. "No

a brow.

tle prisoner while you go off to do whatever it is vampi

almost reluctant smirk crossed his lips. "Very well, l

at, he exte

nly for a moment b