The Vampire Duke Must Not Love Me is a fantasy forbidden romance short drama script. Evelyn Hale, a former field war nurse and widow, takes her daughter Lily, who suffers from a rare blood disease, to work at Blackwood Manor for Lucian Blackwood, a pure blood vampire duke tormented by an ancient curse. A relic hidden in Evelyn’s wedding ring can calm his blood hunger, yet it cannot generate love.
They are drawn together by the mysterious Blood Bond, which has three phases. Its final stage links two people’s lives and deaths. The vampire Council has long exploited the curse to control Lucian, secretly drugging him to sustain its rule over nobles. Rejecting being merely the duke’s cure or possession, Evelyn insists on her right of self determination.
As secrets unfold, the mystery of her late husband and the Council’s conspiracy come to light. Together with Seraphine, a noble trapped by fate, they fight the corrupt Council. Breaking the common vampire tyrant trope, the story explores that love means inquiry, patience and respect for free will instead of possession.
