Synopsis

[SLOWBURNROMANCE.RATED18:NORAPE]Whatifthesortofloveyou'dwantedanddesired,onlybutamanincapableoflovecouldgiveittoyou–amanwhohasnottheslightestofanideawhattheword“Love”meant?.....Vampirescoexistedwithhumansforcenturieswithouteithersidehuntingorkillingtheotherduetoapeacetreaty.Theydidn’tfeedonhumanbloodforsolongeither,butthatchangeswhenthefirstvampireauctionisheld.Sixhumanslavesweresold,andamongthemincludedAvelina,atwenty-six-year-oldwoman.AvelinaissoldtoaninfamousVampireprince,DravenDelgaard,rumoredtohavecommittedheinousactsevenamongsthiskind.Shefearsforherlifeupontheirfirstencounter,buttoherutmostbewilderment,DravenDelgaardmakesadealwithher.Hesoughttheinheritanceoftheroyalfamily,buttobequalified,heneededawife.Sincehiskindsweren’tavailableduetohisreputation,Avelinawasoneofthefewoptionsleft.Inexchangeforherfreedom,shewillassisthiminobtainingtheinheritance.Butthisroyalinheritancecanonlybeacquiredthroughthestyleofachessgamewithotherroyalopponents.Agameofstrategyandsurvival.Shouldshesucceed,herfreedomshallberegainedanditwouldbeawin-winforbothherandDraven.However,shesoonrealizesthatsuccessmightcomeataveryheavycost.WillAvelinaandDravenbeabletowinthegameofchess?Willtheysecureherfreedomandinheritance,orwilltheyfallvictimtothedangerousmachinationsoftheroyalfamily?