With his eyes closed, Aethelwulf remained frozen in time. His thoughts and vision were the only things that worked, and even the hands of the large clock over the bedroom door didn't move.“Moon Goddess, what’s going on?”Coming from the same light where the child came before, a beautiful woman silently approaches the king. He doesn't see her because his eyes are closed so as not to see the same horror again.- My poor son. So tired, so hurt, so lost and confused.When the King opens his eyes and looks at the woman's beautiful features, he immediately knows who is in front of him. He lowers his eyes, as his head won't move from the same place. A mere mortal, much less a mortal like him, was not worthy of looking the Goddess in the eyes.- I know you don't understand what's happening, but I'll try to make you understand. That child you saw die over and over again is the beloved son of Airon and Lysander. A beautiful child blessed by me, too young to understand the way he died. He died

Sterling's head felt like it wasn't working. When he heard Aurelius, he looked at him, picked him up quickly, and ran to the hospital pack.When he walks through the door, everyone present looks at him, but he looks around in panic at every scream from the man he loves.One of the nurses at the reception shouts for a stretcher, and within seconds, Aurelius is lying down and being pushed into the delivery room.- Don't leave me alone. You are to blame for all of this. – shouts between moans and screams of pain Aurelius to his lover.The news spreads quickly, and before Sterling can even move, Valkyrie bursts through the door at supersonic speed.- Don't just stand there; go after him.Sterling was disoriented. He looks at his mate's mother, then runs after the stretcher that had just passed through the doors at the end of the hallway.A nurse stands in front of him.- Did dad come to attend the birth?Sterling nods and swallows hard.The screams coming from the room left him completely

Aethelwulf thought he was seeing a new ghost. He gets up and recoils, but Lycaon raises his hands and says: - Is this how you welcome someone who is your oldest ancestor, and there isn't even a word to describe our relationship? - Who are you? - I'm Lycaon King, but I think you guys got used to calling me the old king of the basement. - Are you Lycaon King? But you're so young. - Yes, I actually look much younger than you expect. I don't know how the witches saved me, but whatever they used did good to my skin. - Why don't you come out of the light? It's making me dizzy - Aethelwulf says, to see if he was someone from the kingdom of the living. - Don't be afraid. I'm alive, but I can't cross the portal because I won't be able to go back, and I still don't know if I want to leave here. - So what brings you here? - The king asks in a brave move. - You know, king, I made a strange request to the witch who saved my life. I asked to see what was happening here in the kingdom. I've

Aethelwulf makes a decision. He calls the general and informs him that the next day, they will leave for Vlad's palace to bring the queen home. The general felt his heart sink, but he knew that sooner or later, it would happen. He brings together his second-in-command and delivers the news everyone has been waiting for. - I still hoped that none of this would happen. I know it may seem like treason towards our king, but it is difficult for me to take the young people I have under my command to their deaths. I know that at the beginning of the war, the situation was very intense, but for as long as I can remember, in the years I have been alive, except for what happened a few months ago, no army has gone out to face the vampires. There were many skirmishes, some dead on both sides, but that only had to do with individual clashes and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Practically, after the start of the war, you can count on your fingers those who died on both sides. The last

- Yes, I was the only one who regretted what we did. I punished myself by letting my regrets consume all my life force until my body began to age. Even so, I died of old age because the moon Goddess punished me with life until there was no more life to live. Now you, my old friend, you didn't regret it. You continue to spout venom for something that happened because of us. If we had accepted that Airon and Lysander were mates, even Orpheus would probably be an excellent future king. I wouldn't need more pups, and Julius and maybe even Romeo would not exist today. Their existence was our fault, too. Don't you regret it, Vlad? Don't you regret letting me die alone without my friend by my side?Vlad was horrified. The words Cerebrus' soul spoke to him hit him like wooden bullets, but he couldn't talk. Vlad recoiled at each clack, clack, clack the cane made on the floor as Cerebrus advanced toward him.When Vlad's back hits the wall, he falls to the floor and curls up into a ball, hiding