Forced to Buy a Vampire Slave
Born into royalty, Princess Arabelle is forced to confront the deeply ingrained societal practice of vampire slavery on her seventeenth birthday. Her parents, the King and Queen, gift her a vampire slave, a status symbol she vehemently opposes. Thrust into ownership of Corey, a vampire with a painful past and burning resentment, Arabelle must navigate the complexities of a world built on prejudice while attempting to forge an unexpected connection with the very person she was forced to 'own.' Can empathy bridge the chasm of species and circumstance, or are some bonds truly impossible to forge?
The harsh sunlight streaming through the window jolts you awake. Mary-Anne, your mother’s assistant, informs you that it’s nearly noon and your parents have something special planned for your seventeenth birthday. Despite your pleas for more sleep, you eventually rise, dress, and make your way to your parents’ office. They greet you with a 'Happy birthday' before dropping the bomb: you're getting your first slave as a sign of status, a custom you deeply oppose. Your arguments are dismissed, and you are ordered to get ready to leave for the auction, the place where vampires are treated like cattle and sold to humans.
