The Vampire King’s Blood Mate

He was cursed to destroy the one person meant for him. Now fate has brought that person to his door. Lucien Vale is not just a vampire-he is a king feared by enemies and obeyed by all. For three hundred years, he has lived by one rule: never love, never claim a mate, never get close enough to kill again. Because every time he does. they die. He has already buried three lovers. He will not bury a fourth. Adrian Ward is human.
Broke, practical, and far more interested in surviving London rent than believing in monsters. When he takes a high-paying job restoring an ancient manuscript, he expects dust, ink, and long nights. He doesn't expect blood. He doesn't expect a living heart beating in a glass case. And he definitely doesn't expect Lucien Vale. One drop of blood changes everything. The moment Adrian touches the cursed book, the bond awakens-deep, unbreakable, and impossible to ignore.
Suddenly, Lucien can feel him. Crave him. Need him. And hunger like this doesn't fade. Lucien knows how this ends. Desire will turn to thirst. Thirst will turn to loss. But Adrian refuses to walk away. Because beneath the danger. there's something else. Something real. Something worth risking everything for. With enemies closing in and a curse that has never been broken, they are running out of time.
To fight it. To survive it. Or to surrender to it. Because in Lucien's world.love isn't just dangerous. It's deadly. And this time, it might destroy them both.