The Vampire's Lover

He revealed to Celeste his desire to live far away from Versailles, on a modest country estate where he could breed horses and raise as many children as possible. But that first day, while Celeste was still walking around with eyes the size of saucers as she took in the opulence of the palace, she had met Armand—and her heart sang. She had less than a week to find Armand or she would have to sign the marriage contract. After a bit more yelling and pleading, Gilbert and his solicitor finally left, as did Monsieur Gaston shortly after gathering up the paperwork. “Get out!” Henry yelled to the staff so that the family was alone.