Alliances:

Edirne, Wallachia 1458
Elena:

The political situation in the region is complex. The kingdoms of Transylvania and Wallachia war against each other and against the Ottoman invaders at the same time.
Ladislaus Hunyadi, whom I might consider my half-brother, were I not illegitimate, in his position as Captain General of Transylvania, accused Vlad of having "no intention of remaining faithful" to the King of Hungary in a letter to the burgesses of Hungary and also ordered them to support Władysław II's brother Dan in his claim to the throne and against my husband. On the other hand, the burgesss of Sibiu support another suitor, "a Wallachian priest who called himself the son of the prince." The latter turned out to be an illegitimate brother of Vlad, named Vlad Călugărul, who took possession of Amlaș, which had usually been in the hands of the rulers of Wallachia.

Ladislaus V of Hungary had Ladislaus Hunyadi executed in March last year. Hunyadi's mother, Isabel Szilágyi, and her brother, Miguel Szilágyi, provoked a rebellion against the king. Taking advantage of the civil war in Hungary, Vlad aided Stephen, son of Bogdan II, in his move to seize Moldavia in June.

Ladislaus Hunyadi's younger brother, Matthias Corvinus, was elected King of Hungary in January of this year. The new King ordered the burgesses of Sibiu to maintain peace with Wallachia on March 3. Vlad proclaimed himself "lord and ruler of all Wallachia and the duchies of Amlaș and Făgăraș" on September 20, which showed that he had taken possession of these two traditional Transylvanian fiefdoms from the rulers of Wallachia.
Michael Szilágyi, King Matthias's uncle allowed nobleman Michael Vurhas (an official of Ladislaus II of Wallachia) and other noblemen to settle in Transylvania at the end of March. Before long, Vlad ordered the murder of said man and others. This caught the attention of the King, who requested an audience with my husband.
Matthias Corvino is likely to seek an alliance with my husband, everyone fears him, he is a fierce and terrible opponent, I have heard that Mrs. Justina Szilágyi, Matthias's cousin, is a widow, she is also really beautiful and rich and has even professed in multiple times her admiration for him, for Vlad.
What I feared is about to happen, my husband will meet the distinguished lady in the Transylvanian court and alliances will be created between both kingdoms. Alliances that will depend on my husband's marriage to another.

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Bucharest Romania, Sziláy Mansion, 2025.

The vase sailed through the air across the living room and crashed against the wall, shattering into a thousand pieces.
—Damn Greek whore!-exclaims Justine angrily. -You saw her, didn't you Mathew? That fat cow kept flirting with Vlad during the first night!

Mathew Corvin sat comfortably on the sofa cushions, lazily sipping his whiskey, listening to his cousin protest and scream madly while pacing back and forth across the gleaming wooden floor of the living room.
—I think you got it all wrong, Justine. The man did not take his eyes off Miss Amíntoros, during the reception dinner and...
— Don't even mention it, I had to bribe a waiter to spill a drink on her so I could get some of Vlad's attention.

Mathew raises his eyebrows in astonishment.

—You're positively diabolical, little cousin...I never suspected...I mean, the waiter thing seemed so...accidental.

Justine smirks. She exhales a sigh and falls sitting on the sofa right next to Mathew.
— Little good it did me, as soon as the Greek was out the door , Vlad followed her like a lapdog. Arrrrg!

He sips his drink slowly.
— I really don't understand your obsession with the man, he's rich yes, he has a reputation for being a good lover yes, he's the most dangerous vampire in all of history, well yes, but that's it. I haven’t seen anything that warrants your desperation to become his mistress.
—You know that ever since I met him in France, when I was sixteen, I've wanted him for myself. It's that simple.
Justine rolls her eyes. Very slowly, she moves her slim, muscled leg until she places the tip of her foot on Mathew's crotch, caressing the member that begins to harden under her toetips.
—Are you jealous, cousin? - Justine asks pouting.
—On the contrary.-He replies. - What's more, I'm sure I have a better chance of seducing Miss Amíntoros than you will ever have of conquering Vlad.
Justine smiles cheekily. Mathew places his drink on a nearby table, turns to her, spreads her legs and pins her against the sofa.
—I propose you a bet, little cousin… let's play with the owner and the Manager of Dracùl Haus. Whoever of us wins gets the mansion. How about that?
—You're going to lose, Mathew and you know it.- Justine purrs. Spreading her legs apart and nestling him between her thighs.
Mathieu smiles.
—We'll see.-he mumbles.
He quickly gets rid of her underwear, penetrating her.