Luc POV
A lecture.
He got a lecture from King Lothair and Queen Violette about controlling his temper. What cheek! What gall! When he got home to Merak, he would give his father and mother an earful about the alliance with Vampsailles. If he didn't need the king and queen, he would pack up and leave with Irina tonight, taking Sebastian and Mireille with them.
He paced in front of the roaring fire in his guest bedroom, stretching his hands out to get warm. He felt as though he'd never be warm again.
How dare these decadent French vampires lecture him!
Their kingdom of Vampsailles only dated back to Napoleonic times. Before that, you had Parisian vampires taking advantage of peasants and kings and nobles and the bourgeoisie. Exploiting disease and poor hygiene and the bloodthirsty nature of humans. And they called vampires bloodsuckers? PLEASE.