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- MGA BUMASA 277
- Mga Parte 26
Kassius Vale never expected his life to change the night his bloodline awakened - or that it would bind him to a vampire who feels like danger, destiny, and something achingly close to home.
At Wentsworth Crimson Manor, power is studied, secrets are guarded, and bonds are forged in ways no one fully understands. As Kassius's dormant lineage stirs, so does a connection he can't ignore - a pull toward Aethos, the enigmatic elder who shields him with a devotion that feels older than memory.
Aethos is everything Kassius shouldn't trust: powerful, feared, and bound by a past soaked in shadows. Yet when Kassius looks at him, the bond hums, the world sharpens, and something inside him answers.
But Kassius's awakening draws more than Aethos's attention.
Lord Hadrian - ancient, calculating, and unwilling to relinquish what he believes is his - has plans of his own.
Caught between a bond he never asked for and a claim he never wanted, Kassius must navigate a world where affection is dangerous, power is political, and intimacy can be a weapon or a lifeline.
Some bloodlines are chosen.
Some are cursed.
And some tie two souls together long before they ever meet.
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