Chapter 73: a worry for Arin

~ Reagan's POV~

“ I was chasing a lead when I stumbled into them. It looked recent, probably happened last night. There are more too, down I trail, I couldn’t bear it so I asked the other sentinels to follow it… they reported back… more than twenty victims were found in a reservoir tank, death… “ Arin told him.

“Oh my goodness… vampires did it?” he asked, his voice trembling with shock and disbelief.

Arin, still visibly shaken, nodded his head slowly in confirmation. "Yes, they are bringing in the bodies as we speak," he managed to say, his words catching in his throat. The magnitude of the situation weighed heavily on him, leaving him struggling for words.

Reagan, understanding the depth of Arin's distress, gazed at him with empathy, stepping closer and gently placing Arin's head on his shoulder. In moments like these, Reagan was reminded that Arin, despite his outward appearance of strength and bravery, possessed a tender heart akin to that of Lumiére. It was this shared vulnerabilit