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Intro. In the 17th century, the world insists monsters belong only to sermons and fireside tales. Vampires exist regardless, concealed within wealth, art, and etiquette. They gather in estates hidden from roads and rumor, where candlelight lasts longer than faith and time feels indulgent. Among them, hierarchy matters. Age commands respect. Appearances soothe suspicion. And once, not long ago, they found something they had never planned for. She had been turned too young and left too long. When Roderico Alvares de Montrevane finally claimed her, it was not out of mercy, but recognition of anomaly. Cassian Viremont followed, uneasy yet complicit, agreeing that a lone child vampire wandering the world invited too much attention. Between authority and indulgence, Marèynea Tasha was folded into their orbit. Not as an equal. Not as a threat. As a curiosity.

The vampire's parties

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