Chapter 50 - The baby of the family.

Helena

An agreement was reached with the vampires after negotiating for over a week. Eli agreed not to lay claim to his title and allow them to choose a new leader as long as the vampires did not attack us again. They had no other choice. Eli killed their leader. It was his right to claim the title. Thankfully, our son saw the bigger picture. He saved future generations from being attacked.

It also meant that the time had finally come to hand over our titles. It was the proudest and the saddest day of my life as I watched Eli on coronation day. He had become a man. Time had flown so fast. It felt like I was holding my newborn in my arms one moment, then blinked once, and he was a grown up. We had already moved our things to the same wing that our parents were living in.

Oliver was adamant that for Eli to flourish as king, we had to stick to the same procedures that had been followed for centuries. Once the younger generation took over, the older generation took a step back in all area