Vampire's Veil Of Obsession

WARNING[R18]“I’malreadyengagedtohim,”sheblurted,hervoicetremblingbutresolute.Hereyesshottowardthesilver-hairedman,thefigurewhohadbeenwatchingherallalong.Herheartpoundedinherearsassheraisedherhand,pointingdirectlyacrosstheroom.Thegesturefeltforeign,likeitwasn’tevenherownbodymakingthemovement.Buttherehewas,sittingquietlyintheVVIPsection,andshehadtodosomething.Anything.Alleyesturnedtowardher,andtheroomfellintostunnedsilence.Theweightofathousandgazesboredownonher,andtheonlysoundwasthefranticbeatofherownheartasshewaitedforhisresponse.*Lilia’slifeisturnedupsidedownatalavishmasqueradepartywhenanunexpectedannouncementclaimssheisengagedtoLowell,amanshehasneveragreedtomarry.Caughtbetweentheoverwhelmingpressureofherparents’expectationsandtheconfusionsurroundingheremotions,Liliafindsherselftrappedinawebofdeception.Butwhenasilver-hairedstrangernamedZethanstealsthespotlight,Lilia’simpulsivedeclarationsendsshockwavesthroughtheroom.WithherparentsandLowellthrownintochaos,Liliaisleftquestioningwhethershehasjustfreedherself—orunwittinglysteppedintoamoredangerousgameoffateandmanipulation.Whowouldhavethoughttheirfutureshadalreadybeensealed?Thisvampirehadbeenobsessedwithherlongbeforesheeverknewheexisted.