Vampire Mage 4: An Urban Fantasy Harem (The Vampire Mage) by Joshua King

Author:Joshua King [King, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-17T22:00:00+00:00

13

"What the hell are you talking about?" I demanded.

I didn't want to think about the implications of what she just said. I wasn't naive about Aurora. She'd made her past very clear to me, and Ashe hadn't held back when talking about her prowess. I didn't care. None of that bothered me. Well, maybe the whole concept of her biting people and tossing them into ditches to die bothered me a little, but that had nothing to do with our relationship. As far as I knew, she had never even considered another blood mate, and the thought of her almost having one made me uncomfortable in a way I didn't like to feel, much less admit.

"I never wanted you to know. It's not one of my favorite things to think about, and I knew it would hurt you."

"What happened?"

"I told you that there was a long time I was away from Solan City and from my father. There were a lot of reasons why I would spend time away from the palace, but the longest time I was away was because Darian tried to force a blood bond on me. He had chosen a man from a powerful vampire family who he thought would be a good match for me and would bring more strength to the Prime family. He tried to compel me into it with logic, then with fear, then guilt, then back to logic, and then a lot of fear. It didn't work. Obviously. My father can do a lot of things, but scare me into bonding myself for all existence to someone I didn't know and really didn't like wasn't going to be one of them. So, I left. It infuriated him. They told me I was a traitor to our kind and was throwing away the opportunity for incredible power and influence. I don't think I have to tell you I knew that was total bullshit."

"He wouldn't have let you rule."

"Of course, he wouldn't. He would have me create the bond and then drain every bit of benefit out of it for himself. I went and created my own life, and for a while I didn't think I would ever go back to the palace. There wasn't any worth left in being the daughter of the Prime."

"What changed your mind?" Brielle asked.

"I can't really pinpoint the exact thing that made me go back. It's hard to explain. I just felt like I needed to, like despite everything, I had to go back there and face the life I'd left. And my father. He at least had the decency, whether it was real or not is still up for debate…"

"Actually, I don't really think it's up for debate at all whether Darian is decent. That one has kind of been established by now," I pointed out.

"Anyway. I was drawn back. Something made me go back. And he apologized. He admitted he never should have done that to me, that trying to take over my life in such a drastic way was wrong.

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