Ar carefully wrapped the photo in a sheet of recommendations and tucked it into the inside pocket of his coat.- Go.In the mansion, the first thing Lily ran to Vela was to show a photo of the baby. Ar watched his sister and the couple and smiled. The girl enthusiastically talked about how she saw the wolf cub for the first time, and Vela listened attentively, not letting go of the picture. The sister looked the defense in the eyes and smiled warmly, hinting that he was on the right track.Leaving the papers on the table, Ar took one photograph with him and went up to the bedroom. This is where most of his belongings were. Having changed, he glanced once more at the black-and-white silhouette and folded the photograph into the top drawer of the chest of drawers, covering the tattered photo with a thin glossy sheet.Spreading his arms, the werewolf fell back on the bed, content with the events of the past few days. If he knew that the girl - mentally corrected himself: his girl - would
Elya turned first and met the three men's eyes. They imposingly walked out of the laboratory.- Well, beauties, did you know? I see you know.Lily pressed her back against the door and instinctively covered her stomach with her hands. One of the guys they met at the bar was staring at her. The same one that grabbed Elya and wanted to take her upstairs, the same one that hit her in the face. Behemoth stood in the center, slightly ahead of the rest, demonstrating the position of the leader. The man's body was sacked with clothes, as if someone had dressed the skeleton in frayed black jeans and a gray jacket.“We found out, we found out,” he answered Elya. She shook her head negatively. “I remember you well, little one. I would recognize you from a thousand little bitches like you, - he laughed raspily and stared unblinkingly. Behemoth looked at the girl from under his brows, on a thin face with sunken cheeks, dark spots stood out from the eyes. Deep-set, dull and lacking in humanity.-
- I'll take them. The girls have been sitting on Lila for a long time [1] , - Konstantin's voice was heard, - let them continue to serve as donors.- No! Ar burst into the office. “They won't live.“I don’t see the point in such a mediocre use of resources,” the vampire objected.I don't see the point in letting them breathe. Ar took a seat next to Leo, leaning his hip on the desk.“Rage is speaking in you now,” Konstantin interrupted.“Yes,” the werewolf barked back, “today I almost lost my mate and my child again. What would you do in my place?"I wouldn't give you the right to live," the vampire admitted. Arnar nodded in satisfaction. “But our prince will be grateful for such a generous gift."I'm not going to please your prince!"- But in vain. It was not we who wrote out the death sentence for the girls, but those who hooked them on Leela, the vampire objected."We all know who's doing this," Ar interrupted.- This is not what we're talking about now. Give them to me.- I agree,
The men climbed the marble stairs. Oncoming people nodded in greeting or looked away in disbelief. There was an unnatural silence in the estate, which looked more like a medieval castle. Noise and bustle were not welcome here.Climbing up to the fourth, highest floor, they entered a spacious hall, slightly darkened, with many armchairs standing in groups or one at a time, sofas on low legs and coffee tables, absolutely clean. Reception here was expected for hours, and sometimes even days. Regardless of when you arrived, the Dark Vampire Prince himself decided whether he wanted to see the visitor or not. And if so, when.Arnar, Konstantin and Leo took their places at the back of the hall and looked around. This was not the first visit to the head of bloodsuckers, and little has changed in fifty years. Even the arrangement of the furniture remained the same.Ar, snorting softly at the sugary-sweet scent floating in the room, remained as calm as possible in the center of the vampire hive
- See how it is. Mitya grabbed her sister by the waist and threw her up with ease. He put her on his shoulders. - Well, are you reaching out? he asked, standing up on his toes."Just don't drop me." - stretching out her hand and biting the tip of her tongue, Elya caught her balance. - Yes, stop spinning, I will never put on a star. - She hit the heels on the men's sides, calling for calm.Mitya, uttering a horse's neigh, tried to gallop with his sister on his shoulders.- Put her down! - Elin's screech pawned her ears, and Lily tried in vain to shout down. I'm scared to even look! She glanced through her fingers at the race around the decorated Christmas tree.- You are the one to blame. Mitya jumped up and down cheerfully and laughed maliciously, exactly until his sister grabbed his ears. - Get it off, little one. The new ones won't grow back, you'll have to become a donor. - To which the girl's fingers pulled up with force. “Okay, okay, relax your fingers. Small, but clung like a ma
- No! Vitaly said firmly, standing in the doorway of the gatehouse. — Sorry, Lily, but you're not going anywhere. He looked at the girl with sympathy, but a categorical refusal was read on his face. “I answer with my head for you and Elya, and for you, Vela.Mitya, not hiding his relief, slammed the car door, pressing the alarm button.“Mom is there, don’t you understand? - the girl continued to beg, fiddling with a knitted hat.“I understand perfectly well, and I also understand that perhaps this is a trap. Are you willing to risk yourself and your child? Vitaly asked.The girl shook her head negatively.“A trap… I don’t want to, of course,” she repeated quietly.The rumble of an approaching car was growing, there was a screech of brakes and a slam of the door.“Into the house,” shouted Vitaly, noticing that there was only one knock on the door. And he noted with relief that his guys behave as if there was no one behind the gates, or someone of their own had arrived.Vela grabbed Lil
Consciousness returned to the girl gradually, in waves. Hearing returned first. And she listened to what was happening around. Silence - but not the same as in a closed space, sterile, but with an admixture of the howling of the wind and the quiet creaking of wood. And no conversations, deafening sirens or fussy steps - nothing that could remind of the city.It smelled of moisture, pine needles and wood. Lily was definitely lying on something soft. No, this is not her bed; lumps of cotton wool or some other filler dug into the back. Wanting to find a more comfortable position, the girl sat up a little.“Of course, I’m not in a hurry, but can you open your eyes already?” — a lazy male voice burned his ears stronger than the loudest scream.Opening her eyes, Lily rested her eyes on the cold look of brown eyes. The man loomed over her. And as soon as you are not tired of standing on a slope?- Who you are?- Finally. The man slowly straightened up and sat down next to him, the wooden sto
The werewolf's hand sliced through the air. He dabbed his fingers at the jacket, but did not have time, could not grab it. One moment, a fraction of a second, a brief moment - and the man's heart fell into the abyss. Rushing to the place where Lily had just stood, he spun around his axis and, with a guttural growl, rushed to the crowd.It was impossible to believe that the suicide had accidentally chosen the time so well.Arnar did not hear the screams flying in the back, did not feel the hands trying to hold him back. Pushing people aside, he stood under the window, from which a man jumped out a few minutes ago.- Where is he?! shouted into the crowd. - Where? grabbed someone by the chest. The woman looked frightened, it seems that she did not understand what they wanted from her. - Where? repeated even louder."Ran away," a voice said nearby.- Where? - Ar followed the girl's palm and again broke into a run.Dodging between people, trying to catch the smell. I ran past a pair of t