Queen Anne squared her shoulders. "Tell the Vampire Council that it is in the best interests of our race to have such unions because it helps in strengthening our position over the humans. In marriage and governance, we are their true masters."
Vienna objected to all of that, but she did not dare so much as shake her head. Still, she had to understand. "You already have everything you want from the villagers. You have ruled these lands for a long time, with no enemy in sight. Why do you need to do this now, Your Highness?"
"When enough humans have mated with my kind, we will hold power over the kingdom, and over time, the world. When they see us like family, the citizens will not object when I pronounce that vampires shall rule in the open, and we will drink from them at our whim and fan
