Chapter 33 : Mage Blood

"Essentially," the vampire began to explain, running his claws through his silky black hair and shifting in his seat a bit to get more comfortable. No doubt, we'd be here for a long time. "My bloodline is mixed with mages of old. Something passed down from generation to generation is extremely potent magic, much more powerful than vampires typically have access to."

"As you know, all humans can learn magic, but some have a high natural affinity to it. This was taken to the extreme with mages, who caught on much faster than the typical rate. Legend has it that some of them mated with vampires in royal bloodlines, which produced dhampir. Born human, but later turned, as they had the genes that could activate with our special venom."

My eyes glimmered curiously, and I nodded. This was a lot to take in. I knew about the magic thing but had been far too busy to look into it given my studies. Plus, it was intimidating. Alexander definitely emanated power, and I could tell by how he held