Prologue
"Be happy. Without me." - Luna Cross, Year 2089
As a matter of principle, I hated functions. HATED. Capital letters. I could not emphasised enough.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYwkyMzpun
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Everyone were pretending to be BFF, allies and family. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUxO71qQwY
"Oh darling, I have missed you so much." 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBIFGaxqdI
A little tingling in my head told otherwise. That darling would be dead by this week. Stabbing? I wondered. Those ugly minds were buzzing with plans to get rid of the competitions.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwv333UdCh
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Vampire Royalties lifestyle 101. We'd kill, but always remained civilised. Pah...680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaneXVtZNe
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My grandfather, General Cross, lifted his glass of wine towards me. I sighed. Throwing one last regrettable glance at the exit, I picked up a glass of wine and started to walk when…680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpshtwxjOgx
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I spun around. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4QcODHCEj
Even amidst the crowd of colours and lights, I'd found Anton easily. His lips parted slightly and curved into a half smile and half "I want to slap him" look.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd7WdW5MpR
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Gravity shifted. When had I start falling so hard for someone I had only met two days ago? The rational mind of mine had thrown all logic and went gah gah over him. Oh the humiliation.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8SgTFcNdW
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He walked up the stage and commanded attention with just his presence. The noise in the ballroom ceased.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNOxzXja5J
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"My brother, Red, has passed away last winter." 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjAWJw4H59
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"As his only surviving blood relative of the Clan Blood, I have…"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vYg7YfYbr
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My hand gripped hard on the stem of the glass. Blood pumping loudly in my ears.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcOYfwYYlB
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Everything changed. Everything. My eyes watched helplessly as he accepted.the applause. Accepting his new position in his Clan.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDD9vWJ16J
My precognition threw me off balance with the sudden download of information. I could not breathe. I had to get out before my tears started to fall. It would not do to show weakness in front of the predators around me. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7tpFNxCvF
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Somehow I had managed to maneuver my way to the outdoor gardens.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PBeLm5c1j
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Smile. I must not break down. Oh God. I was breaking apart with every step. My vision was blurring. Shit. Shit!680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZKimicpHN
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"Luna!" The bass of his voice sent shivers down my spine. "Luna?" Uncertainty seeped into his voice.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4QNVNfyuK
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He appeared in front of me. Surprised by my tears, his warm hands rubbed over my arms. His tenderness twisted that knife in my heart deeper.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFMaVkMlTk
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The possibility...680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWw9MRPzHV
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His hands swept upwards to touch the side of my face. He cupped my face and raised my chin. Our eyes met. I could almost drown in the depth of his eyes. Specks of beautiful gold dancing in grey storm.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFaFPMxRiB
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For that moment. Time had stopped. Our breathes matched paces. Nothing mattered. For that moment. Just us. And no one else.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4m12NAhP3
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I wanted nothing more than to lean closer and taste his lips. To be drunk in passion. The grey in his eyes darkened. He bent down. An inch away. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHqdOaaYdg
Closer. Our lips just a hair breathe away.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQOlDFSzaw
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I shoved at him. He stumbled back from the unexpected rejection. His eyes widened. Confused.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ5QRWMDGk
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"Wha- Luna, I thought." I interrupted him with my hand raised up.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds4jeGPBKk
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"We can't." He stared at me blankly.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrp2DDytiT
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"We can't." I repeated. "When you claimed your rights over the Clan, it is over." "Over." He parroted.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhA6iLA5FG
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"As the head of the Clan, you have to marry a bride. Chosen by the Council."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYDoEs7j1j
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He froze. He did not know. Of course not.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwgPAgsOCU
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"I…" He ran his fingers through his hair and looked at me. "No one told anything about this. Please." He plead. "You have to believe me."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKTQBSAmmT
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He grabbed my shoulders and shook. "We have a connection." "We only met once before." My voice sounded lifeless.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6aXLMj7dL
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"No. We could have..." His voice became strangled. There it was again. Could have. Maybe. Possibility. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHxz4iTkZB
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Threads of life were dangling in front of me. 680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhOmTidcd2
If we kissed now, I knew. We will be together.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykh2V5StLF
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Love will blossom between us. And so many life will be forfeited. The future branched out in my mind by my ability.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6jKaK3iBJ
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My tears rolled down my cheeks. We only wanted to love each other. So simple. There was only one future for us in the end and I held the key to open one of the two possibilities.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrRu7ia9t3
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The Council would kill him for breaking the law. After his clan was destroyed before his eyes.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrzoRORfBm
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End this and he got a beautiful bride. I could see his happiness when he threw his arms over her and their newborn son. His other future so promising.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCDuDRhO2K
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Just without me in it. We had not even begun. There was nothing to end.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV3OiouNgi
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"It's not fair." The words so soft that I almost missed them with my supernatural hearing.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pIhJMsbWq
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It took all of my strength to turn away. Each step felt so heavy. I took a deep breathe. "Goodbye Anton."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYAWhse04B
