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Dedication
Chapter 1. The Malleus Maleficārum
Chapter 2 Diary of a Russian Journalist
Chapter 3 Loire Valley
Chapter 4 There Is No Castle Without a Secret
Chapter 5 Disappeared Children
Chapter 6 Strange Parents
Chapter 7 There Is No Castle Garden Without a Secret
Chapter 8 Children of the Moon
Chapter 9 Mysticism Is Afraid of the Truth
Chapter 10 If You Really Need It, You Can Freeze Time
Chapter 11 Ghosts Walk Where They Want
Chapter 12 Walls can keep secrets
Chapter 13 Diary of the Black Duchess
Chapter 14 A Strange Man
Chapter 15 Forbidden Love
Chapter 16 Reincarnation
Chapter 17 Vampire’s Residence
Chapter 18 The Vampire Queen
Chapter 19 The Witch’s Eyes
Chapter 20 Breakfast with Vampires
Chapter 21 No One Has Ever Managed To Cheat Time
Chapter 22 The Dungeon of the Bloody Baron
Chapter 23 The Stranger in the Church
Chapter 24 Sleeping Beauty
Epilogue
To my beloved mother, Tatiana, who devoted her life to her children and never regretted it. Her feat is proof that the power of maternal love can work miracles and protect in the most difficult moments.
Danger is approaching my home. I’ve got no choice; I must protect my family because I am the landlady of the estate. My family can be called a happy one. My husband, the duke, and I love each other. We have four beautiful children. We spent a lot of days filled with happiness in our summer castle, my daughter’s favorite place.
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The count led us through the courtyard to tower number two, which was already, in fact, almost not a tower. On the ground floor there was a 19th-century living room with a grand piano and family portraits of that era. The count said that their not-so-distant 11th great-grandmother played music here. Everything was wood; the windows were large and let in a lot of light. There was not a hint of Gothic style, except for the old sideboards which had been preserved since the 15th century. They were an example of early Gothic: black with carved figures of people and animals. They were also locked.
In the middle there was a sofa and several armchairs around a beautiful, large tea table of the 19th century. Apparently, they gathered here in the evenings in a family circle, drank tea, played the piano, and discussed the latest news.
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