Chapter 34 A Vampire's Heartbreak: When The Prince Was A Princess

• Valentina's nose wrinkled slightly—not in refusal, but calculation. Belle watched the ancient being's face cycle through emotions like a flip-book: irritation, consideration, reluctant admiration.
• "Fine," Valentina said so suddenly that Belle choked on her tea. "But I have one condition of my own."
• Viola's eyebrow arched. She'd expected hours of negotiation, not sudden agreement. "Name it."