Twin Vampire Princes’ Regret After Choosing a Human

My sister Isolde and I used to be human.

The twin vampire princes, Caelum and Dorian, turned us and married us.

The entire vampire world celebrated. Two human sisters, personally turned by the Crown Princes? It was the highest honor a mortal could receive.

We believed we were loved.

We were fools.

Five months into my pregnancy, I was attacked by a group of exiled vampires in the forest beyond our territory.

I called Caelum nine times. He didn’t pick up.

The exiles circled me, cutting into my arms and legs with blades that burned. Pain tore through my body.

I called a tenth time.

This time, Caelum’s cold voice came through: “Haven’t you had enough? Vivienne is being tracked by hunters. Stop bothering me.”

Vivienne was the human girl that both princes truly loved. The one who had refused to be turned.

With nothing to stop them now, the exiles closed in. Their leader drove a blade into my stomach. I watched the light leave my body from the inside out, and felt my unborn child die.

When I was close to death, my sister Isolde found me and fought the exiles off.

But there were too many. Isolde was badly wounded. She called her husband Dorian for help. All she got was: “Looking for Vivienne. Don’t bother me.”

Isolde carried me and ran. A storm hit and we were caught in the open at dawn—deadly for wounded vampires.

The border patrol found us just in time. We barely survived.

When I woke up in the infirmary, my first thought was simple: Sever the bond.

After confirming that Isolde was also awake, I immediately called Caelum to tell him I wanted to sever the bond.

Two days of silence. He didn’t answer a single call or message.

“Our baby is gone,” I finally texted.

That got an immediate response. Caelum’s voice came through the phone, ice-cold with fury.

“Seraphina, is this how you are? You don’t hear back from me so you decide to get rid of our child? You’re out of your mind.”

“I told you to stay in the manor while you were pregnant. But you had to go wandering off. Then you called me nine times in a row while I was dealing with a crisis. Do you know what I was doing? Vivienne was in danger—hunters nearly got to her. She’s human, Seraphina. She could have died.”

“And let me be clear—I turned you. I gave you immortality. Everything you have, you owe to me. So stop using our child to manipulate me. If you want to lose the pregnancy, go ahead.”

From the background, I heard Vivienne’s soft, trembling voice: “Caelum, don’t be angry with her. She was just worried about you. This is all my fault...”

His tone changed instantly. Warm. Gentle. “Vivienne, this has nothing to do with you...”

He hung up.

I lowered the phone, smiling bitterly.

Of course. How could I ever compare to Vivienne?

She was the twin princes’