THE SHATTERED BOND

On the night of the Blood Covenant Ceremony, Vampire King Aldric abandoned Serafina in front of the entire court of nobles, choosing instead the pure-blood princess Vivian. Over the past six years, she had fought battles for him, defended cities, and blocked eleven assassination attempts. Yet he seized her military authority, plagiarized her strategies, and plotted to seal her wolf spirit. She smashed the stained-glass window engraved with the Blood Covenant and departed from the Crimson Throne.

Kael, the Alpha of the Night Abyssal Wolf Pack, reached out to her when she was at her lowest point. He revealed a truth buried for thirty years: her biological mother was the last reigning Wolf Queen, and she possessed a dual heritage of wolf and vampire blood. She was the bridge prophesied to connect the two species.

The seal was shattered during the battle, and she awakened at the Moon’s Well, with one eye golden and the other silver. Or德里克 offered a five-million-coin bounty for her life, but she publicly exposed all his lies over the past six years during a live broadcast. The Continental Alliance voted overwhelmingly in her favor, 19 to 1. She exercised her royal authority, effectively dismantling the rule of the Crimson Court.

As the Blood Thorn Coalition’s forces closed in, she personally executed Sorren, the enemy who had killed her mother thirty years prior. A year later, the Nightblood Empire was established, marking the first time that werewolves and vampires would unite under the same banner. She was crowned as the Empress, with Kael standing beside her as her destined partner.

She shattered every cage that held her captive, and opened the door to the future for two races that had been enemies for generations.