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Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Six- Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
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Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred-Twenty- Seven- Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
âYou have one minute to explain exactly what you mean by that? I thought my father requested you to take me from there. Didnât he? Did you mate with me like that out of some plot for self preservation? What do you mean Iâm the only biological daughter? My father has three daughters.â âAna, calm down right now. First, your father charged me with getting you out of there. He never told me who he thought I might be blood related to. But he made it clear to me that Tatiana and Dionysius were both the daughters of a stable master whoâd been charged to teach the empress to ride. He didnât know until recently for certain, but by then heâd claimed them as his and couldnât take that back. You were an accident for the empress, and you are his only daughter. Look at you, youâre the female personification of him. Right down to the raging temper. Calm down, love. As for mating with my fated life partner, to save my life is a foolish idea. I did it because I had
Last Updated : 2023-07-06Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Eight- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais - 137 yrs old
- A Month Later - âYour eminence, the ambassador, received the necessary security while her visit with you. Before and after you met with her, and I can assure you of that. I briefed her on everything you wished me to and made sure she understood it all. She is far from a stupid woman. That, I can assure you, is a fact. She wonât allow Princess Adriana to do anything foolish or self destructive.â Edger stood before the emperor in his official office with most of the advisors gone for the day. They were finally able to speak between themselves about matters no one else needed or could hear. Franco sighed heavily. âFine, thatâs one daughter, safe and out of the way. But what about the one that wants to be my heir?â He hated to say his eldest daughterâs name. Somehow, the fact sheâd been pregnant leaked out into the general court gossip mill. Now his image became related to the idea that he couldnât control his wild daughters. Adriana
Last Updated : 2023-07-08Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Twenty-NineâAdriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
Ana could get used to this existence. Not having to worry about who looked over her shoulder and made up a story about what she did that played fast and loose with the facts, if they used any. She oddly missed her sisters and mother. But she wondered how much of that came from missing her routine and the expected familiarity rather than actual love. No one, not even Tatiana, deserved to be attacked twice. But why would she want to work with the Blood Traitors? That Ana couldnât understand. They were against everything that she lived for. Everything sheâd been raised to do. Ana knew of all three daughters she was the one that would have been expected to join the Blood Traitors in some effort to rebel. Was that what Tatiana tried to do? Join them to rebel. Well, she couldnât have made things worse for herself than doing that. If what the grapevine of gossip and news coming out of the palace, her father now carried o
Last Updated : 2023-07-10Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Thirty- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais- 164 yrs old
One Month Later -Magnus Lioness stood before the empty throne of the emperor within the grand presentation room. The place was loud and packed with whispering people. He would never understand how much noise it could generate from so many people all whispering among themselves. It felt like it became amplified as the very whispers bounced off every ornate surface within the large room. As if, they had designed the space for the emperor to hear everything that everyone said within the space no matter where they stood.They all waited to see the emperor as heâd summoned them all to be here. Magnus received a personal summons and a guard to escort him back here. No mention of why the emperor wished to speak with him. Magnus thought heâd been summoned so that the emperor could praise his efforts. Heâd been busy correcting everything his silly daughter insisted on enacting.The female took it upon herself to make friends with their enemies and put her nose in other speciesâ business. Sheâ
Last Updated : 2023-07-12Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One- George Atwood- 24 yrs old
George set the human back near where heâd found him. His mind missing his time with George and his wallet a little fuller. George fed from him and made sure the male human didnât suffer unnecessarily for being his meal. The money wasnât much, but the blood meant survival for Adriana and himself. Once the human was safely back among his kind, George moved on to do the same thing himself. He entered a small social club. There werenât many of these and from the outside, it looked like a private menâs club. Which it was, for male vampires, that is. With a front where a few male humans could smoke, drink, read, and converse with each other. But there was an entirely different space for Georgeâs kind where they could do the same thing. It all had to be done quietly. With prohibition in action until a few years ago. The idea of men drinking with each other kept most of these humans keen on the public, not being aware of what went on within these walls. Oth
Last Updated : 2023-07-14Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two- George Atwood â 24 yrs old
âThe Crown Princess actually tried to hold an audience while her father lay recovering from the poison. She didnât truly mourn her mother or sister at all. During the audience, she had her guards force Princess Adriana to stand before her and tried to get her to incriminate herself in the poisoning attempt and murders. Now this is where it gets interested. Not only did Princess Adriana not incriminate herself, she accused Princess Tatiana. Now, after this, it all goes downhill for Princess Tatiana, and I think she will not recover from this when it gets out.â The accuracy of the rumours impressed George. He couldnât help but wonder if Edger had something to do with them. It seemed the rumours fit together so well, like someone went around with a list of connected rumours and told different ones to various people to see which oneâs stuck, which vampire couldnât hold their tongue, and then sat back to watch the public learn of them and feed into the search for the truth. âWell, if you
Last Updated : 2023-07-15Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three- George Atwood- 24 yrs old
George listened within the darkened private club. Two older vampires comparing notes about what they knew about the situation and how much they had it wrong.âThat happened after someone left a dead cat within her private suites for her to find when she arrived at the NARCâs new facility. Clearly, someone was out to kill her before they attacked the rest of the family. Someone murdered her personal ladyâs maid, and they left her body in the sun. Whoever did it left a hungry dog in her private offices. I suspect they framed her for all of this because she wouldnât die. Now, someone else has come forward to say what? The emperorâs private secretary worked with Princess Adrianaâs bodyguard. They what? Suspected the two worked together to formulate a plan to release Princess Adriana from the dungeons.â He made his tone and inflection match the inflammatory nature of his gossip mongering. âReally. That is what they are saying? The emperorâs secretary helping the renegade
Last Updated : 2023-07-17Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four- George Atwood- 24 yrs old
âI swear right now I need a tally board and a journal to keep all of this straight. How do you keep up with this all and how have you found time to process all this information because, clearly, youâve been researching these rumours?â That George had to agree with this vampire. The first vampire appeared to have gone through all of these rumours with a fine-tooth comb and pieced everything together. That wasnât a simple thing to do in Georgeâs estimation. Heâd been struggling with this for months himself. But now, as he listened, George could hear the same things heâd come to find over the last months. Two separate people coming to the same conclusions and one with more information than the other gave him hope Ana might be able to return to vampiric society at some point along with him. âI agree with you. Itâs taken me weeks to piece this together, and it still doesnât fully fit together. I suspect thereâs more information that the rumours donât address right now.â
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Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Fifty-Four- Epilogue Twisted Fate Twist
Please Note: If you hate the idea of it never happened that way or a cliffhanger ending. Please donât read past Chapter 153. Ragnar, you canât do this. I know the timeline is altered and I understand it could have devastating consequences. But we canât go around using magic to change things back the way they should have been. Iâm sure things have changed like this before, and you didnât do anything then.â âItâs out of my hands. The Dragon Council is sitting right now discussing this issue. Iâve got no say in it beyond my report. If they feel everything thatâs happened must be changed, then thatâs what will happen. Itâs a last resort. But Maximus Lioness isnât the vampire who should have that name. Something went wrong there, and thatâs just one problem with the timeline, as you call it, is wrong. Adriana and George shouldnât be in the positions they are in. All the things that happened to Adriana werenât supposed to happen. Her mother shouldnât be h
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Fifty-Three- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
North American Ruling Council - Two Weeks Later Ana walked the halls again of the NARC Headquarters, doing her thing. The meetings did not differ from theyâd been before. Her plans were falling into place. Her father was pleased and Caun finally could do his original job before easing into his position as a titled royal. The talk around the building didnât stop with creatures awake at all hours of the day and night. From wild affairs to several battle royale, Ana was busy catching and keeping up with it all. Sheâd already been requested to assist with preventing a war from breaking out between the Nanaue, a Hawaiian shifter race of sharks, and the Merfolk, mermaids, and mermen. Fun times for all, as there are more than enough sharp teeth and injured pride to go around. This wouldnât be a simple mediation, and Ana craved the challenge. The Dragon Ambassador did something. Ana suspected magic, because when she retur
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Fifty-Two- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Four Days Later - Meeting About the Future Ana woke that evening to find Caun wasnât beside her, which was odd. When she found him, which took some effort, he was in Tatianaâs night garden exploring it with several of their guards. She had to ask several people to track him down. âCaun, whatâs the matter? Why are you here?â âOh, good evening, love. I was speaking to your father and the attacks on Tatiana came up in our conversation. You were still asleep, and I didnât want to interrupt you. While we were talking, your father said that no one could tell me how her attackers from the first incident entered here. Since we have several excellent investigators as our guards, I thought weâd take a look around to see if we could find something that could explain how, if not, who did this.ââOh, good grief I can understand my father not asking me how she pulled this foolishness off, but Caun Iâm surprised you didnât ask me.â That had Caun
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Fifty-One- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Caun stood in line with the last of the guests filing through past him. Heâd lost count of the hundreds of hands he shook. There were guards everywhere, and it made him uncomfortable, be he as George, who he still identified as, belonged with them. He kept his eye on his mate and marvelled at how she pretended not to be bored and uncomfortable with the many comments on her unique dress. The side-eye glances and the judgemental glares. It would be a difficult and busy evening. Caun hoped things would get better from here on out. That theyâd be busy enough that she wouldnât be able to brood or her the courtierâs opinion on anything.âSo far, so well, this evening. Letâs see how far we can go with no scenes with any of the superficial fools who think they are powerful people.â He whispered this into Anaâs ear. It was a joke, because no matter what he said to Ana, she wouldnât believe him. She now was a secretly powerful person. âWeâll see the night is sadly still young
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Fifty- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Evening of the Celebration of the Life Partner Pairing Adriana thought it was crazy to see the clothing laid out for Caun and her. Sheâd never seen Caun every in such regalia and her own unique sense of fashion so intricately woven into the more traditional garb of a formal event. Instead of a full-length gown with sashes, ruffles, and silk flowers enveloping it. Ana wore a full dress with a closed slit up the front of the gown. Beneath it, she wore a pair of trousers and boots. Her bodice was a beauty with false draping that allowed her to wear a short, cropped jacket that Matched Caunâs jacket only it was far shorter. It was feminine, but allowed her to show her rank as the Vampiric Ambassador and a soldier within her fatherâs military. Which pleased her greatly because it meant her skills werenât a dirty secret or an embarrassment to her father. Anaâs ladyâs maid didnât have a comment or criticism about anything she assisted Ana
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Forty-Nine -Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana could see the sigh of relief at her words in the way her father relaxed and Eva, too. As if even this setting didnât quite keep her fatherâs anxiety at bay and Eva somehow shared in it. Could she really be supporting this?Ana couldnât see how this would be in her best interest to let this happen. If she even pretended to go along with it and encourage it, then Ana could, too. âI am relieved to hear you say this. Eva has been pressuring me to get this done before we celebrate anything because she doesnât want there to be any miscommunication between us. I admit I agree with her. Thereâs been too many things keeping me from being fully in your life and now with most of that gone, I hope you will accept my attempts at rectifying that.â Her father stood up at saying this. âCome here. Thereâs one thing Iâve missed since you could talk.â Ana frowned because she wasnât sure what he was speaking about and took a step back.
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Forty-Eight- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana couldnât help it. When they entered the private well-lit moon garden of the Vampiric Emperor, she had to marvel at the artistry of itâs many curated garden paths. It was like a maze laid out before her and put Tatianaâs garden to shame. Here her father could find a little quiet solitude away from the prying eyes of his courtiers and guards alike and he guarded that privacy as if it were more precious than gold itself. She held onto Caunâs arm as they entered the space and stepped down toward the pathway Edger used to lead them to her father. The gravel that made up the surface of the path crunched softly under their feet as they followed. The sounds of night birds in the trees floated down to them as a few random lightning bugs flitted between the trees, and the space looked like someone had infused it with a sweet healing magic that was full of warmth and gentleness.âI have to say I like your fatherâs choice of private spaces. Between this and
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Edger did return after theyâd relaxed a little and changed. Ana still couldnât help it. When she discovered the clothing, her father had commissioned for her, sheâd stopped dead in her tracks in disbelief. Her new ladyâs maid gave her a note written in her fatherâs handwriting which spoke volumes that heâd not dictated it to someone. Heâd taken the time to write to her. Ana knew that wasnât a normal relationship between child and parent, but they werenât exactly normal people. [Adriana love, this note is to ensure you understand that situations of safety and security forced my hand to do and say things I never wanted to say to my daughter. You arenât hidden or an embarrassment to me. I am relieved to have proven you are my daughter. Your mother tied my hands when it came to raising you, but I kept eyes on you at all times. Your life partner and you will find Iâve arranged for clothing for you in the tastes you are comfortable in, with a touch of nob
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story   Chapter One Hundred Forty-Six- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana entered the suite first, followed by Caun and finally Edger. A smartly dressed couple stood there waiting for them. They werenât in the royal livery, though they clearly wore a livery. It wasnât unusual in the days before Adrianaâs birth for other leaders to have their servants in their own livery. There were a few these days, but many were no longer used since the houses no longer existed. âThe Emperor took it upon himself to outfit your servants in your personal livery. This is Jacque and Rachel. They will ace as your personal maid and valet.âAna nodded at them in recognition. These were people her father hired for them, and that was fine. They knew enough not to say anything suspicious in front of them. The pair curtseyed and Ana dismissed them. âWeâll speak later. Iâm sure you have plenty to keep you busy. Are my weapons going to be a problem for her Edger?ââNo, Princess, she has received training to look after, maintain, and store your weapons appropriately should the need
