~ Raven's POV~Raven couldn't fathom how the man before her could claim to have been present at her birth. "How the hell is that possible. Surely I must have heard something about you in the past, plus you look…no offense…but you don’t look that old…” she said, glancing at his figure skeptically. In response, the man simply nodded and stated, “Yes, I don’t look that old...you’d be surprised at my age if I told you though.”Despite the man's calm demeanor, Raven remained unconvinced. She couldn't wrap her head around the idea that this stranger could have been present during such a significant moment in her life. She had already found it difficult enough to believe that he was keeping an eye on her to determine whether or not she posed a threat.As she pondered his claims, Raven became increasingly agitated. She thought to herself that there was definitely no way the man was saying the truth. How could he possibly expect her to believe such a preposterous story? She couldn't help but

~ Lumiére's POV~As Lumiére looked around the room, it was clear that everyone was thinking the same thing. This was a game changer and they needed to come up with a plan to combat this new threat. Lord Hitter's question broke the silence, and everyone turned to him expectantly.“How are the victims identified?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. The man who had brought the news furrowed his brow in thought. “We saw burns on their body. What could burn a Vampire's body?” he replied, scanning the faces of those around the room.The question hung in the air, unanswered. Everyone knew what could burn a vampire's body. The group looked at each other, looking round the room. When no one spoke up, the man groaned in frustration. “C'mon people,” urging them to think harder.Lord Ramon’s second in command snorted at the man's question, "Were you expecting us to answer that question?" he asked, confused. The man shrugged nonchalantly and replied, "Kind of…" with a 'duh' tone.Lumiér

~ Raven's POV~Raven's eyes widened as she tried to take in the enormity of what her grandmother was telling her. She had always thought of her granny as just an old woman who loved to knit and bake, not a warrior fighting against evil creatures. She had so many questions swirling in her mind, but the biggest one was, "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"Granny sighed and looked away, "I didn't want you to get hurt, Raven. The world is a dangerous place, and I wanted to keep you safe. But now that you have the mark, there's no hiding it anymore. You need to embrace your destiny"Raven scoffed, so much for destiny. Everything sounded like a fairy tale from a book. She was a Night Watcher? Who fought vampires?. The only fucking thing she knew how to do was teaching, she was a professor for fucks sake." You died years ago after a battle against the Vampires…it just happened, I was there when they brought your body back to the clan. You were one of the best warriors we had, everyo

~ Lumiére's POV~Noah sighed for the umpteenth time that day, " I've promised this already, I'll still say it again… I won't be this reckless again…I promise…" he said in a solemn voice."I don't need your promises…I need you to stay where you're safe," Reagan repeated, snapping Lumiére back to the conversation at hand."You do know that I'm safe in my own home that's just one floor below the High Lord's and on your damn floor too. Reagan, I'm safe…" Noah's voice was strained, as if he had been arguing this point for hours.Reagan rolled his eyes, "We've been over this, Noah. I need to make sure you're protected. There's been too much unrest in the vampire community lately." He said.With the way Reagan was sounding, it seemed like he had been on this for days.he couldn't help but wonder what was really going on between Reagan and Noah. He had been so caught up in council meetings that he hadn't had the chance to catch up on what had been happening in his own home. Reagan's firm ins

~ Reagan's POV~Reagan smirked, good, he was getting on the guy’s nerves now. He needed to make sure that Lumiére knew what was at stake here.“ I just reminded you, because you seem to have forgotten. Now is not the time to be dating a human secretly Lumiére. It’s against the rules, it’s forbidden.” He said.Lumiére should know, he was the fucking High Lord.“ … I’ve said this earlier, I’m not seeing anyone or dating, Reagan… I know the rules… “ Lumiére spat.He sure hoped so, that what his cousin was saying was the truth. They had made this mistake before that had almost cost them the entire vampire race. Even though Lumiére couldn’t remember since his memory was wiped. Reagan could still remember.“ But there’s someone of interest… “ he continued, arching a brow. “ yes” Lumiére replied in a quiet voice, “ Yes, there is… “ he added, shifting on the bed.“ And nothing has transpired between you both… “ Reagan went further to ask.Lumiére sighed, rubbing his left brow again