Blood Vows

Alessia’s POV

The priest’s voice echoed through the church.

“Alessia Marchetti,” the priest continued, turning his gaze to me. “Do you swear your oath?”

I swallowed hard, then spoke, my voice confident despite the pounding of my heart.

“I am bound to you this day. Body, heart, and soul, till death. No other man will touch me. No other man will have me. I belong to you, in loyalty and in blood,