Dominic I stare at my reflection in the mirror as I put the last touches on my suit. I sigh heavily for the tenth time. Today I am more or less being forced to marry Lady Astrid to keep my crown. I want nothing to do with the ditzy greedy woman. But the rebellion has threatened all-out anarchy if I make Daisy my queen. “It won’t be so bad, son,” Father is sitting behind me in a wheelchair. He is looking more and more gaunt as the days pass. He believes he will die within a few days. Mother is beside herself with grief, and so am I. I am getting married today, but I will also be crowned King of the Vampires. I look at a picture of Daisy and me. My beautiful Daisy looks so alive, and I want nothing more than to hold her. Boreas is sil

