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Third Intermission

FREYA

Remember when I said fate is a fickle bitch? Well, this is her coming through.

Let’s recap: Alec, our lovely resident vampire king—who doesn’t act how a king should, but what do I know?—is mated to Harlow Sinclair, the youngest of the exact family he vowed a lifetime of revenge and retribution towards.

Fate sucks, doesn’t it?

The biggest kicker is that vampires cherish their Brides—their term for mate—above all else. Mating amongst vampires, a creature who’s naturally solitary, is very uncommon. Not quite to a rarity, but certainly uncommon. So when one finds their Bride, there’s nothing in Heaven, Hell, the Otherworld, or Earth they won’t fight to protect them from.

Hatred and his protective instincts will be a bitch to deal with. For Alec, anyway.

Shame, eh?

I, meanwhile, am enjoying the heck out of this. So settle in, because the drama is long from over. We still have to see a certain witch regain her magick and a vampire learn to utterly despise himself.

More popcorn? Maybe candy this time? Hm, choices…