Chapter 1
I had been kept like a pet by my possessive vampire boyfriend for fifteen years, yet we never had a child.
There’s a curse on his bloodline-every firstborn turns into a savage, mindless vampire at age one, no exception. And he couldn’t bear putting our child through that.
But on the night of our sixteenth anniversary, Damien Ravencrest clung to me, taking me thirteen times that night, begging me to give him an heir.
I was filled with happiness and hope as I prepared for pregnancy. Even after seven miscarriages in three months, I never
once thought about giving up.
When the eighth baby finally stayed, and I reached five months into the pregnancy, I accidentally overheard a conversation
between Damien and a human girl:
“”Damien, thank you for going so far as to make Carmilla miscarry seven times just to fulfill my wish to have a daughter~””
“”Silly girl, you’ve made me fall so deeply for you. Of course, I’ll do anything you ask.””
“”But I’m so scared… I’m already eight months pregnant. What if our baby is born first and turns into a monster?””
Damien paused for a moment before gently patting her head.
“”Don’t worry. The oxytocin is ready. Carmilla”s baby will be born before yours.””
That’s when it hit me-
My baby was just a sacrificial lamb for his real lover’s child.
Even the gender of my baby had been dictated by her.
My hands trembled uncontrollably as I tried to stay composed. I no longer had any illusions of spending my life with him.
Staggering slightly, I clutched my belly and fled from the manor.
Just as I reached the gate, Damien called out behind me.
“”You heard everything in the study, didn’t you?””
His voice was calm, devoid of the slightest guilt over being discovered.
When our eyes met-mine red from anguish-he understood instantly.
“”Since you know, then help her.””
“”She”s human and way too fragile. Fragile. She can’t handle any emotional stress.”
A bitter smile curled on my lips.
She was human. And what was I?
I had given up the freedom to walk in the sunlight as a human, betrayed my entire clan, just to be with him.
Now, that devotion meant nothing compared to a light-hearted words: “she”s human.””
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After a moment of silence, Damien reached out and gently patted my head, as if to comfort me.
I instinctively stepped back.
He only showed this kind of kindness when he wanted obedience. Every time it meant one thing: no room for refusal.
The last time I defied him, he had thrown me into a nest of low-born vampires to be tormented for three days and nights.
Their razor-sharp fangs, the sticky, putrid fluids-I still remembered it vividly.
Taking a deep breath, I looked up at him and forced the words out:
“”Can’t we wait just one more month? A five-month-old fetus…-it even if born-won’t survive-“”
Before I could finish, Damien cut me off coldly.
“”Carmilla Crimsonvale, as long as the baby is born alive and breathing, that’s all that matters. You know this.””
“”Be good. After it’s over, I’ll give you a healthy child as compensation.””
I closed my eyes in despair.
Behind him, the human girl suddenly burst into tears.
“”Damien, am I putting you in a difficult position?””
“”Maybe I should just die with the baby. If it’s going to be born a monster, then we’d be better off dead anyway…””
She sobbed so hard her shoulders shook, tears clinging to her lashes like dew.
Damien’s eyes flushed red.
