Romello’s POVOur master had finally gotten his mate and it was monumental in the plans he had for vampires. I could sense his mate was strong, she had this air about herself which demanded respect. I was asked to help carry out a complete ancestral DNA test and blood test. So I brought the doctor who my master had hired in case of emergencies along and went to their room. Knocking on the door we waited. “Enter,” the voice of our master boomed from the room. Opening the door we quietly made our way inside. Our master was waiting beside his mate as she was seated comfortably on a wingback chair. Her eyes seemed a bit hazy as she smiled at us. It showed that she was under his mind's control, she mustn't be very genial so far. “Good morning, I hope you are having a pleasant time,” the doctor greeted them. He had been working for us for quite some time now and understood our ways. “We are, I need these results as soon as possible,” Master instructed while turning his attention towards

Xynathius’s POVWe were heading to the East Continent for a meeting with Witch Queen Mera and the vampire lord called Byron. Alliances would be formed or it could end in disaster, a war would ensue if no verdict was reached. Adiyan accompanied us while his grandmother stayed behind, just in case vampires decided to do something outrageous again. The hardest part was leaving Minerva behind. With Karica gone, she didn't want me to be out of her sight. She played with Adiyan and had quickly become attached to him but he was also going with us.“Don’t worry, Melsine and I will keep her safe,” Mom patted my shoulder as I watched the tiny figure of my sleeping bundle of joy. “Call me, in case she gets too cranky. I will try to wrap it up and return as soon as I can,” I told Mom and bent down to kiss my daughter’s head. My heart bled at the prospect of leaving her behind. “Take care, son. I hope you succeed and return with our Luna.”Mom and I hugged and she sniffled. She was never an em

Xynathius’s POVWe waited for Byron to leave after the text I had received from Aegir. Once he and his minions were gone, I informed everyone of the news. A wave of joy and hope washed over us all. I placed a call to Aegir. He instantly received it, so I put it on speaker so all of us could hear. “Alpha!” he greeted, in a content voice. “Where are you, Aegir? And what's the news?” “I had followed one of the hellhounds as it left the pack. Last time we massacred them all, this time I ensured to leave a few alive. So I was able to follow his scent but it ended in the middle of nowhere. I knew this was where their hiding place was. I kept surveillance and remained in my wolf state and finally today the cloaking spell was raised for half an hour or so. I was able to pinpoint exactly where his castle is. It has his stench telling me they are living here. The cloaking spell is back on it but I know where they are hiding now. I have sent you the location. Come quickly and bring as many

Xynathius’s POVThe continuous blasting of spells by our witches resulted in burning away the cloaking spell and the dismal-looking castle came into full view. Howls of victory went around as witches cheered. Adiyan seemed proud of himself as I saw him running towards the castle. He was going for Karica. As much as I wanted to, I needed to hold the ground here and lead everyone. We fought the hellhounds keeping them away from the witches when Vildus released his army. It had mind-controlled humans which were nothing short of zombies. Their eyes were dazed as they slowly walked towards us. ‘Don’t kill the humans,’ I mind-linked my group as we tore apart the hellhounds. Witches and vampires followed the humans but their number was not too big. I saw Xui Lin taking charge and Aegir growled beside me. ‘She is mine,’ his angry voice floated through the mind-link. ‘Bring her down, but be careful,’ I advised while dodging a spell from one of the witches. Aegis leapt towards her while sh

Karica’s POVThe most horrendous scream escaped me as my body jerked forward, the whole world blurring around me. All I could hear and focus on was Adiyan’s slowly beating heart. He was still alive but for how long?My own seemed to have been crushed under a boulder and there was only one thought on my mind. I had to save my mate. I slowly watched Vildus reaching out to him, the time seemed to be progressing at a snail’s pace for me. Vildus was about to slit his throat. “Noooo,” I cried out in desperation as a surge of spiked air with frozen thunderbolts shot out and were hurled in Vildus’s direction. His hollowed-out laugh erupted and clung to my sides as he disintegrated into bats and tried to fly away again. “No, you won't,” I screamed out with all the disgust and rage I carried. Halting, I converged my hands together, the blackened energy I carried inside rushed out in gigantic swirls and wrapped themselves around Vildus’s bats like writhing snakes. This was my piled-up hate f