Prologue

The sun was setting on the horizon. The orange streaked clouds painted a beautiful picture and everything was calm. 

A heavily pregnant lady crawled through the forest groaning in pain. Every inch of her dark skin was covered in dirt, bruises and bites. But she didn't seem to mind it. She didn't even mind the stream of blood from underneath her skirts and down her legs. All she wanted was to get as far away as she could from the nightmare she left behind   

It was eerily quiet around her, not a single sound which put her on alert.

She knew exactly who she was dealing with. He was never going to let her get away. She was never destined to survive but she had to, especially for her baby's sake. He despised it and would not think twice about getting rid of it. She had to survive for her child. 

But she knew he wouldn't let her live, not as long she had what belongs to him with her,  he'd surely find her. There was no escaping him. She was no fool,  he was a demon,  a monster. He had power more than she could ever imagine. She imagined he was here right now,  his coal eyes glowing red, fangs bared as he chuckled to himself at her pathetic frail efforts to escape his immortal clutches. 

The girl's limbs gave up beneath her from exhaustion,  she laid on the wet grass on her side her hands wrapped protectively around her protruding stomach as weariness spread throughout her body. Suddenly, she could feel the ache in every muscle including her eyes. She couldn't keep her eyelids open  they felt like lead. As blackness swallowed her,  her last conscious thought was that.....

This could be one of his mind games