The forest is dark and haunting at this time of the night. A young girl is shivering in the cold and stares at the starless sky. There is no light because it is a moonless night and the path ahead is thickened by the shadows of the trees. She is trembling in fear, her thin clothes doing nothing to keep her warm.Looking back, she feels helpless. The soldiers have separated her from her family and forced her to go with them. Her parents are poor human slaves at the Royal Family. The girl is barely sixteen with a frail, thin frame and dull hair. Her heart is beating fast and she has no idea what to do. She thought the soldiers were going to do something worse to her but they simply left her in the forest without any instructions.“How will I get out of here?” She moaned. Taking a step, she began to walk slowly along a narrow path.

Roseanne is tired. She wandered with Aria all day long, surveying the castle but they were done with only a quarter of it. The whole castle is so big that it is going to take her a month to tour it and years to memorize it.She shuffles into her bedroom, ready to sleep. Her muscles are sore while her eyelids are laced with sleep. The thought of a warm bed is comforting. “Hey,” Dmitri greets her. Roseanne merely nods at him and is walking towards her bed when she pauses in shock. For a second, she is frozen to her spot and slowly turns to face him…“AHHHHHHH!” She screams and covers her eyes. Dmitri merely tilts his head, curious about her reaction. “What happened, darling?” he asks. “Are you liking what you are

The carriage is passing by the desolate forest. Everywhere she looks, there is nothing but darkness. It is as if she has gone blind and the world has suddenly become cold. Roseanne shivers and wraps her coat tighter around her body. Sloria is a cold place but this forest is different. There are faint whispers echoing in her ears but she is not sure what those are. Animals? Or spirits? Roseanne does not believe in spirits but there are rumors of hauntings in the forest. Moreover, if the Undead can return, then why should she rule out ghosts?The guards are on horses, surrounding her. There are no less than ten guards who are protecting her that night and even though she is scared to be lonely inside the carriage, at least she is not completely alone. Their presence is surprisingly soothing. Vampires are known to manipulate people with one gaze. Once someon

The fire is blazing all around her. Smoke fogs her vision as she runs from room to room, looking for her loved ones. The whole palace has been set on fire by angry revolutionaries who are out for blood. Many of the palace guards have been killed and an angry mob charged into the castle. They have ransacked the palace, destroying artifacts which were hundreds of years old. “Down with the Emperor!” They are chanting. Their chants are haunting the palace walls and they are killing anyone on sight. Their anger clouds their judgment because they were all frustrated and vengeful. Roseanne is running as far as she can. Her tiny legs are not fast but she is helpless. A mob is running after her because she is also part of the royal household. They want to kill anyone who is associated with the Royal Family. Their hatred crossed all boundaries and

“Tch!” Iriana is tutting and shaking her head. “A broken shoulder? I thought you were strong, Sir Leo. To be taken down by something like a little weak red light!”They are in the palace’s healing wing where Iriana works. She is standing on a chair while Leo is sitting on a tool with his injured arm outstretched. Leo is used to Iriana’s sarcastic jabs. It is her habit to make snarky comments at people but deep down, she cares about them a lot. He tries to massage his broken arm but she slaps his hand away.“Don’t touch it!” She scolds him. “I just disinfected it! Now I need to put it in a sling. You won’t be able to shift for two weeks.”“Lady Iriana, my wolf Ares will become agitated if he is not let out,” Leo says in a calm tone. &