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Chapter Ten: Alliance Building

Author: Harry Green
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-04 23:14:30

Two weeks pass in a blur of planning, training, and desperate diplomacy.

Sera stands in the conference room of the Chicago vampire court, trying not to fidget under the cold gazes of five master vampires. They're old, centuries old—and they regard her with the barely concealed disdain that ancient predators reserve for younger species.

"So the wolves want our help," Master Valentina says, her accent thick with old-world Italian. "How interesting."

"We're asking for an alliance," Sera corrects carefully. "The Crimson Order threatens all supernaturals, not just wolves."

"The Order has been threatening us for centuries. We've survived by staying in the shadows." Master Chen—no relation to David Chen, apparently vampires just really like that surname—leans back in his ornate chair. "Why should we risk exposure now?"

"Because the shadows won't save you this time." Sera pulls up the intelligence Elena provided, projecting it onto the wall. "These are Order operations planned for vampire ter
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