7

Years later

VICTORIA

Oliver and I sat outside a high school watching two students. They were sitting on a picnic table laughing. I thought it was a weird assignment. We don't usually target minors unless they are deemed dangerous or out of control. These kids seemed normal I couldn't sense any magic, so they weren't supernatural. I never questioned Anton. He sent Oliver and me on this mission. Surveillance only. Anton and Marcus had taken over leadership of Artamas and changed the name to Blood Moon Assassins. Anton was a good leader, and Marcus was a nice enough guy for a man who allowed children to be stolen and purchased for their abilities.

We knew never to cross him. Even Anton didn't question Marcus. They kept Lucian on as the lead henchman, and it took everything inside me not to kill him. We still hunted dangerous supernatural beings and creatures that escape from the depths of places worse than hell, but with a new name and new types of missions. The "school" still owned us.