The next words from Morpheus struck Mario like a bolt of lightning, leaving him momentarily speechless:
"I will reject her as soon as she comes of age," said Morpheus, his voice firm and determined.
Mario felt as if he had been hit by a ton of bricks. He was in disbelief at what he was hearing. Rejecting a soulmate was such an absurd and terrible idea that Mario had difficulty processing it. It was widely known that finding one's soulmate was a gift from the Goddess, something that rarely happened for vampires and was considered a sacred gift.
For a vampire to reject their soulmate was not just uncommon, it was practically unthinkable. It was a heresy against the Goddess, an act of direct defiance to her will. Many vampires believed that rejecting their soulmate would bring the wrath of
