Chapter 0029

Drako

I lurked in the dark, watching from a distance at her house. Only a sliver of moon graced the sky, casting shadows around me. But it was perfect. It offered no light and gave me the perfect cover as I crouched lower on the branch of an oak tree.

Everywhere was quiet and still. Just the way I loved it. The cool breeze teased my skin.

I've been watching pretty, little Sarah for a few days now. After she appeared on television during their coverage of the burning buildings.

Little Sarah has grown so big.

She wasn't hard to miss in the crowd of people surrounding the place. I would recognize that face anywhere, anytime. Siea’s face.

She had her mother’s face, only younger and without the unruly red hair I loved so much on her.

Siea had been my lover, as far as I could describe it. And I had never loved another like I loved her. But she had a greater purpose in my life and she knew that—her blood served a greater purpose. She knew she couldn't have me forever but she lo