Betrayed and Sacrificed, I Awoke as the Vampire Ancient

Synopsis

I lay on the cold obsidian altar waiting for the sacred Blood Awakening Ritual to unfold for the first heir shared between the Lord of the Asmodeus Coven and me. My husband, Shawn Ashmore, the supreme leader of the coven, held my hand gently. "Don't be afraid, Selena. Everything we're doing is for our child's future," Shawn whispered, his voice as soft and reassuring as it had always been. Elders standing behind him chanted ancient old verses. Yet the ceremonial blade piercing my belly carried a fierce devouring force that spread deep inside my body. Burning agony swept over me, and I heard him order coldly to my elder brother, Cain Norman, "Move faster. While the Bloodcore still connects with the unborn child, draw the core heart blood from this unwanted offspring. "Only the purest original vampire blood can help Lila complete full immortal transformation." Cain let out a furious shout. "Shawn, have you lost your mind? You will ruin her Bloodcore, and she will never conceive another child again." Shawn spoke in an utterly frigid tone, "I have already shown her enough kindness by letting her keep this child for eight hundred years. "No one but the child I have with Lila is qualified to inherit my noble bloodline. "She stole Lila's identity to marry me long ago, and this is the consequence she has to bear."