e Curse of Bl

a's

pped inside, his eyes steady and wise, carrying the weight of countless years. He closed the door b

n imagine. The blood that marks you is not ordinary-it is boun

like a trapped bird. This is wh

a deep breat

wild, untamed, torn apart by ceaseless wars that threatened to wipe all life from the shadows

human sorceress? Wh

ven, a secretive lineage gifted with elemental magic. Her blood shimmered

peace in a time ruled by fear and hatred. She believed vampires and humans could coexist, and so

very phrase sent a s

more," I

lines, merging magic and vampire strength to create a powerful alliance. Lysandra and the prince c

n-lit forest clearing, bathed in moonlight that glowed like liquid fire. Figures in flowing robes circled a

ike stars. Her eyes shone with fierce determination. Opposite her knelt a pale man with silver ha

d oozing as their fingers intertwine

hadows

ges of the clearing, fill

shouted, their faces twisted in

or a moment then hardened. She s

was t

d her, pulling her

ght to save," I realized,

laring bright, scorching the earth be

, her voice broke through the chao

orgotten, may darknes

, si

r, Varion's voice

gic did not die-it was sealed within your bloodline,

k on my neck, its warmth pulsing like

he last?" I asked,

ly hid in shadows, guarding their magic to survive. You are the fina

ords pressed down lik

pered. "I'm part of something ancien

to Lucien's vampire strength. Together, you ca

llowe

his eyes unreadable yet

and now," he

voice trembling.

closer, voice

I have fought to protect my people, to keep the c

rtwined fates, the blood bon

his," I admitted, feeling v

re flicker of tenderness bre

tly. "But know this we need each other. And

n hung low and crimson

ul glow, the past

caught in

h her veins. I was her descendant, her heir and I carried that same power, raw and untrained, buri

o Lucien's own. The blood bond was real no longer a mystery, no longer just a curse

an for me? For Luc

and cursed bloodlines, warnings to keep the magic hidden, to never reveal the truth lest we perish. I rememb

stories were just old myths

he bore. He was a prince in a kingdom steeped in shadows, burdened with a legacy I was only beginning

tly. "But first, you must under

ng factions, how the curse cast a shadow that only a true bond of blood and magic could lift. He

ore than a chai

s would swallow the world o

legacy and Lucien's strength could

if I was ready to f

I was no longer just a g

powerful legacy, bou

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