Allegra believed him. She was unsure why, but she did. Perhaps it was because he had willingly bound to himself to someone belonging to a species that he purportedly abhorred. It did not really matter why. For the first time ever, he seemed to be opening up to her, and not just with his words. His eyes were boring into her own earnestly, almost as if he was pleading with her to accept his words as the truth.
“It is very rare for vampires to meet their true mates. Very rare indeed,” he said as he reached for her hand to stare at it before turning his attention back to her eyes.
“Is that why you fooled your brother into giving up his claim to me?” she asked wryly.
Vladislav nodded unrepentantly. She could see how proud he was about that by his signature smirk. “He would never have known w
