Blood Oath – A Dark Royal Romance
Episode 1 – Prologue
Draven Valerius – The powerful and feared Vampire King of Velmora. Cursed with immortality, he rules his dark kingdom with strength and mystery.
Sienna Ardent – A fearless women who stumbles upon Velmora’s secrets. Her arrival awakens a prophecy tied to the vampire king.
Darkness had ruled Velmora for centuries. A kingdom untouched by time, hidden beneath a sky that never saw the sun. At its heart stood Castle Valerius, an ancient fortress where shadows whispered and the wind carried the echoes of the past.
On the throne sat Draven Valerius, the cursed king—neither dead nor truly alive. His kingdom feared him, his enemies loathed him, and his kind worshipped him. Bound by an eternal oath, he was trapped in a cycle
As she digs deeper into the kingdom’s dark past, Sienna uncovers a prophecy: a mortal woman destined to either break the Vampire King’s curse or condemn him forever. But there are those who wish to keep Draven in chains, and they will stop at nothing to keep the prophecy from coming true.
Torn between duty and passion, will Draven let Sienna go, or will he claim her as his Eternal Queen?
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Sienna Ardent
This is insane… I just found the place. No signs, no maps. Just as the legends say—Velmora is hidden from the world.
Sienna Ardent
If my editor knew I traveled to a kingdom that supposedly doesn’t exist, he’d kill me.
Sienna Ardent
Or maybe something else will…
(Sienna looks up at the towering black gates. Ivy and thorns crawl over the iron bars, as if nature itself is trying to keep her out. A shiver runs down her spine.)
Sienna Ardent
This is it. The land of the vampires.
(Thunder rumbles. The sky is blood-red, the moon large and ominous. The air is thick with something ancient, forbidden.)
(Sienna grips the pendant around her neck—a gift from her late mother. She takes a deep breath and steps forward.)
— Meanwhile, inside Castle Valerius —
Lucien
My king… there is a trespasser.
(Draven Valerius looks up from his throne. His red eyes glint under the candlelight. His fingers tap the armrest, slow and deliberate.)
Lucien
A woman. She carries no weapons, only curiosity.
(Draven stands, his cloak sweeping across the floor like a shadow. He moves toward the massive windows, looking down at the kingdom below.)
Draven Valerius
She will not leave Velmora alive.
(Outside, the gates creak open on their own. Sienna hesitates, but something unseen—something powerful—pulls her inside.)
Sienna Ardent
What am I walking into?
(The gates slam shut behind her.)
Episode 2
Let's begin our first chapter
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Sienna Ardent
You won’t believe what happened today.
Olivia
Let me guess… another ghostly whisper in that old library of yours?
Sienna Ardent
No, this was different. I found a letter. An actual letter, hidden inside one of the books.
Olivia
Okay, that’s kinda cool. What did it say?
Sienna Ardent
That’s the creepy part. It was addressed to me… but it’s OLD. Like, handwritten in ink, with my name on it.
Olivia
Wait. WHAT? Who wrote it?
Sienna Ardent
There’s no name. Just a weird signature at the bottom—some sort of crest. And the words… it said: "The blood calls to its own. You are closer than you think."
Olivia
Okaaaay… I take back my joke. That’s legit terrifying. Are you sure someone’s not messing with you?
Sienna Ardent
I don’t think so. The paper feels ancient. It smelled like old parchment. And get this—when I touched it, I swear I felt a chill go up my spine.
Olivia
You need to burn that thing. I’ve seen enough horror movies to know where this is going.
Sienna Ardent
No way. I need to find out who wrote it.
Olivia
Or you could, you know, NOT poke the supernatural bear.
Sienna Ardent
I have to. Something about it feels… familiar. Like I was meant to find it.
Olivia
Sienna… be careful.
[Later that Night – Sienna’s Room]
Sienna sits on her bed, staring at the letter under the dim light of her desk lamp. Her fingers trace the old ink. The air in the room suddenly turns cold. Her window rattles slightly, though there’s no wind outside. A shadow flickers in the corner of her vision.
Sienna Ardent
(whispers) Who are you?
A faint whisper echoes back, almost too soft to hear:
_"You will know soon, Sienna…"_
Sienna’s breath catches in her throat. The letter in her hands suddenly feels warm, as if the ink is coming alive. She drops it, heart pounding.
Something… or someone… is watching her.
Episode 3
Sienna had never believed in omens, but after the night , she couldn’t shake the feeling that something—or someone—was watching her.
The book she had discovered, The Blood Oath Chronicles, remained on her desk, its leather cover worn and cracked with age. She had flipped through its brittle pages late into the night, deciphering the faded ink that spoke of an ancient pact sealed with blood. The details were fragmented, lost in the passage of time, but one thing was clear: the oath was unbreakable.
The morning after, she arrived at the museum earlier than usual, her thoughts clouded with unease. She had barely slept, haunted by the strange whispers that seemed to echo in her ears as she read the book. Rationality told her it was exhaustion playing tricks on her mind, but deep down, she knew better.
As she walked past the marble statues and glass cases filled with relics, she felt it again—that eerie sensation of being observed. Her pulse quickened. She glanced around, but the museum was empty except for the usual guards. Shaking off the paranoia, she made her way to her office.
Just as she set her bag down, the door creaked open. Expecting it to be her assistant, Ava, she turned with a smile—only to freeze.
A man stood in the doorway, tall and poised, his presence commanding. He wore a dark coat over a fitted black shirt, his high cheekbones and sharp jawline strikingly handsome, yet hauntingly unfamiliar. But it was his eyes that held her captive—stormy gray, nearly silver, filled with an intensity that made her breath catch.
Draven Valerius
“Miss Carter"
He said smoothly, his voice deep, rich, and oddly familiar.
Draven Valerius
I believe you have something that belongs to me.
Sienna’s fingers instinctively tightened around the book on her desk.
Sienna Ardent
I’m sorry—who are you?
The man took a slow step forward, his gaze never leaving hers.
Draven Valerius
My name is Draven.
The way he said it sent a shiver down her spine.
Draven Valerius
And that book… it’s not meant for your eyes.
Sienna Ardent
This is part of the museum’s collection
She said carefully, trying to keep her voice steady.
Sienna Ardent
If you have a claim to it, you’ll need to go through the proper channels.
Draven’s lips curved into something between amusement and warning.
Draven Valerius
The proper channels?
He chuckled, but there was no warmth in it.
Draven Valerius
Do you think they would understand the weight of what you hold in your hands?
Sienna’s grip on the book tightened. There was something undeniably otherworldly about him—something ancient, as if he had stepped out of the very pages she had been reading.
Sienna Ardent
What is this book to you?
Draven stepped closer, and though he didn’t touch her, she felt an invisible pull, as if the space between them was charged.
Draven Valerius
“It is my past”(he murmured) “And your future.”
Her breath hitched. Before she could ask what he meant, the lights flickered, and a cold gust of air swept through the room.
Then, just as suddenly as he had appeared, he was gone.
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