Damien raised his gaze, and they stared into each other's eyes.
Then we shall be married, my lady." His voice was solemn. "In front of our people and the gods. Then nothing, not even death, will part us."
Vienna cried as he took her in his arms, but they were tears of joy.
Prince Damien then had to leave to, in his own words, 'babysit the council.' But she did not let him go without a brief questioning session.
"What exactly is an intercross?" Vienna asked him.
Damien scratched his nose. "Must we?"
"Yes, we must." She watched as he began to pace the room. Clearly, the topic struck a chord with him.
"An intercross is a child-- born from the union of a vampire and a human." Damien did not look at her as he stalled in front of the fire. "My mother had no business saying anything about
