A Thrall’s Sin Loving Her Vampire Lord

At the Duchess’s command, Blood Thrall Vance sets out to seduce the icy Vampire Prince Valerius as part of a cruel humiliation scheme. But the prince’s heart unexpectedly turns to her, even as she keeps up her act of playful indifference. When the truth behind their plan comes to light, Valerius, devastated, pushes her away. Refusing to give up, Vance endures the freezing snow to confess that her feelings were never fake. Moved by her honesty, he lets go of the hurt, and the two finally find love without deception.