Princess Anastasia of Orsenia is regarded as the kingdom’s treasure. However, she carries a heavy secret— she is diagnosed with an incurable illness. She is fated to die before she turns 18.
For years, her parents desperately searched for a cure but to no avail. That is, until a mysterious letter arrives, claiming that the only way Anastasia can escape her cruel fate is to send her to a monster:

King Caspain, the ruler of Sorvando, a vampire kingdom.

The letter prophesizes that Anastasia will live, only if she makes that bloodthirsty King fall in love with her. However, Anastasia knows it’s nearly an impossible task. Sorvando is filled with dangers. And she is only but a weak human.
Yet, her will to live won over her fear. No matter how cruel the king may be, Anastasia will still try to win his heart.
Now, if only she can keep her own heart from falling for him as well.
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[Excerpt]

“Cas-pian…”
And he looked back to see that she was biting her lower lip as though she greatly enjoyed that kiss. 
He smirked again and whispered in his deeply seductive voice, “I like my name even more ever since I started hearing it from your beautiful lips. And I like it even further when you say it in that hushed tone.”
Anastasia had no idea what Caspian was hinting at yet.
So he dropped some more hints, “Wife, weren’t you asking me what the first night meant? Let me show you.”

Conquering His Cold Heart

Everard couldn’t stop thinking about Anastasia’s beautiful face the whole time he was in his bath. 


He finished freshening up and changing into clean clothes and waited for his best friend to come and take him to greet the King and Queen of Orsenia. 


As promised, Alexander came to pick up his friend. 


“Here’s what we are going to do,” Alexander briefed the plan that he had made for the day, “We’ll greet my parents. Then we will have lunch. After that, I will give you a tour of the castle and also a tour of the Capital.” 


“Will Anastasia join us on the tour?” Everard couldn’t help but ask that so that he could tease his friend. 


Alexander gave a corner-eyed look to Everard and led Everard towards the throne hall without saying another word along the way. 


“Come on! Don’t ignore your special guest!” Everard kept on hovering around Alexander and trying to make him speak. 


However, the two of them arrived at the throne hall before Everard was successful. 


A Forbidden Pursuit