Ataraxia

at·a·rax·ia| (noun): a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.

Nikosiya Drozdova was a vampire-born used to laying low.

Her former life in the royal family came to a halt when her parents, the previous king and queen, were killed by mysterious attackers.

Instead of getting involved in the scheme, Siya was whisked away by her aunt and granduncle, mostly leaving vampirism behind and living in secrecy, as humanly as she could possibly appear.

Centuries later, her quiet existence is interrupted by none other than Matheo Delucci, the current prince of the vampire world.

She is, understandably, suspicious of Matheo, thinking he's there to finish the job and kill one of the last two Drozdovs. Turns out the guy needs her help to undo a witch curse.

Well, as long as Siya can get back to her normal life later, no problem... yes?

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❝Ok, so - the guy showed up out of nowhere.
Siya had been living for about three years, give or take, in a small city in Arizona with only a couple of bumps on her radar and nothing else. Yuma was known as one of the sunniest place on Earth - why would a vampire show up in there, right?
Exactly.
Which was why Siya had decided to hide there. Vampire-borns, like her, could bear the sunrays much more than a vampire-made ever would. They'd be weaker, yes, but not burn from the inside out like a new blood would. Eventually, anyway.
What she meant to say is - how had someone not only accidentally went there, but found her in this goddamn city?
It started out like any other day.❞