Ky_Sade

WARNING: DARK ROMANCE, MATURE The judge's lips curved into a thin, wicked smile as her gaze locked onto Asher. She stepped forward, her black lace gown trailing behind her like a dark, flowing shadow. Beneath the mask that obscured her eyes, something cold and knowing gleamed—a predator sizing up its prey. Asher’s pulse quickened. He hadn’t expected this. No one had. From his seat, Mr. Evergland studied the scene with careful detachment, one hand resting casually on the arm of his throne-like chair. The room was tense, a ripple of hushed murmurs passing through the vampire assembly. Some watched with fascination. Others with growing unease. A few even looked outright afraid. The judge’s voice shattered the silence, calm but laced with a chilling authority. "You’ve made your choice," she said, each word deliberate. "You want to challenge this union, to save your sister... but you offer yourself as the prize. Very well. Let’s make it official." Asher froze, his breath caught in his chest. Official. The word settled over him like an iron weight, suffocating the air in the room. He had walked into this with no plan, no backup—but now it was too late to back down. The judge raised her hand, and the crowd fell into stunned silence. Her voice rang out again, carrying a finality that reverberated through the cold marble walls. "Tonight, Asher of the Kapella family," she declared, her tone unwavering, "you will not only interrupt our ceremony—you will replace it. We will honor the bond you’ve offered, and in doing so, I will bind you to me." A collective gasp swept through the room. Eyes flicked nervously between Asher and the judge. He could feel the weight of every gaze, but his own mind was spinning. This can’t be happening. This wasn’t part of the plan. "What do you mean?" he stammered, panic creeping into his voice. He had thought he was making a stand, but now it felt like the ground was slipping out from under him. "I... I didn’t mean—" The judge’s smile deepened, cruel and sharp. She tilted her head, as if savoring his discomfort. "Did you really think there would be no consequences?" she asked, her voice silk over steel. "You’ve disrupted our world, Asher. You’ve made your offer, and now... you’ll fulfill it. In the most fitting way." ______ In the desolate world of Rakan, the Evergland Clan reigns supreme as the most powerful royal vampire family. In a bid to secure an alliance, they seek a marriage candidate for their son and turn to the most coveted human family in the land, the Kapellas, who, despite their status, live in poverty and misfortune. This human family consists of a widowed mother, an eldest daughter, and two sons: the youngest son, who is mute, and the eldest son, Asher, who is terminally ill. The Evergland Clan arranges a grand dinner and ball to unite the families. Though the eldest daughter, the family’s pillar of strength, has already found love with another human, she is nonetheless chosen to marry the vampire heir. Bound by duty but conflicted by her heart, she is set to fulfill the Evergland Clan’s wishes. During the proceedings, Asher, determined to protect his sister from a loveless union, takes a bold step. He interrupts the wedding and takes over, giving himself up to a mysterious women. Unaware of the consequences this declaration will bring, Asher unknowingly opens the door to a fate far darker than he could have anticipated.

Emma, a headstrong, ambitious young woman, is on the brink of losing her family’s struggling bakery, which has been her only connection to her late mother. Just when all hope seems lost, a mysterious stranger named Adrian Blackwood—known to the world as a ruthless billionaire with a hidden past—shows up with a strange proposition: he needs a wife by midnight to fulfill a condition in his father’s will or lose everything. The deal? Marry Adrian, and he’ll pay off her debts and invest in her bakery, with enough left over to make her dreams come true. But there’s a catch: they must convince his suspicious family and the prying media that it’s real. As Emma enters Adrian’s world of wealth and secrets, she discovers that his stoic facade hides more than he lets on, and his reasons for needing a wife might go deeper than she thought. With each staged public appearance, intimate encounter, and late-night conversation, they both find it harder to pretend. But with a powerful enemy determined to expose their contract, can they keep up the act long enough for their feelings to turn real?

---Warning Mature Content--- I hissed as my back was slammed against the tall walls of the castle, groaning. I kneeled over from the pain but was forced upright with a harsh yank to my hair. "Are you sure that you want to challenge a Prince, love? Do you really think that someone as broken as you is capable of forcing me to submit?" The man asked, venom basically seeping through his teeth. I could tell that he was insulted by the thought. His angry gaze made my knees weak and I could easily understand what he was trying to do. I wasn't that easy though. I switched us around, slamming him against the wall as my hand wrapped around his neck and squeezed tightly. I could tell that he was shocked by my strength. "Oh my silly, silly Prince..It's only because I am broken that I can." I growled, making him flinch and slightly slide down the wall in submission and shock. I only watched as he ineffectively tried to take in breaths of air... Lena Keen is the daughter of the leader of Eithcanta, a small village full of various pleasures and mystical creatures by the name of amalgams. Alister Rendel is the Prince of Kador, a ruthless and mysterious vampire who stops at nothing to get what he wants. When Lena's village is destroyed and everyone in it is either murdered or sold, she develops a hunger for revenge and sets out to learn the ways of civilization, training for the day when she can kill the one responsible, the Prince of Kador. She disguises herself as a man in order to train for the position as a royal knight. Will she avenge her village and become the proper ruler of Eithcanta, or will she grow unprecedented feelings for the one who took everything from her and become the ultimate villain of her story? What secrets will be forced out in the open? Who will break first? Only one way to find out.