"When you see he is a cruel, spiteful, hateful man that is worse than I have ever been to you, I will not take you back Jasper." Rosaine threatened dangerously, his tone more formidable than it had ever been with the boy. "No one can ever be worse than you Rosaine. No one." Jasper bit back, tears already spilling past the brim of his eyes as he said those words. For a split second, he was able to see the pain that had crossed over the larger male's face before it was quickly replaced with vexation. "Enjoy being his whore." The man growled out, his shoulder connecting with the boy's frame as he shoved past him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the setting of 1678 in a region where demons of the night also known as vampires relish in the permanent ownership of mortals despite claims of liberation, the Duke of Adelaide encounters a peasant boy with a niche for being a manipulative coward. Lies and hatred are what brought them together and it also might be the very thing that pushes them apart. But will they be capable of overcoming the tribulations of their forbidden love or will they allow others to unravel the strings themselves? TW: This story contains talk of abuse; profane language; and mature topics Copyright © 2020 by Heaven A. Coleman All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.