Ashley caught up with Celene but the latter didn't give her the chance to do anything as she maintained a distance from Willow. "Instead of acting stubborn by fighting me, go meet Ashley and get a cure for my bite. Otherwise, you'd be dead in the next ten minutes." Celene snorted and left again. As much as Willow would've loved to follow her, the pain inside her body had tripled, making it impossible for her to breathe. She left for Ashley's house but figured out she wasn't around. With fear in her eyes and her heart thumping crazily, she prayed that Ashley would arrive. The compound wasn't crowded like other days so it was very easy for her to nap Ashley the moment she appeared. Ashley reacted quickly and gave two jabs. One to the abdomen and the other to the heart. Willow caught the one directed at her heart but failed to catch the one which landed on her abdomen. She sputtered out blood almost immediately and glared hard at Ashley who had realized her mistake. "I'm sorry. So

The news soon reached Rebecca and she hurriedly set off to meet Ashley. When she got to the lake, she found Ashley bent over the dead Cassie, eyes shut having a shallow sleep. When she got closer, Ashley's eyes flew open, filled with blood thirst, she narrowed her eyes down at Rebecca. When she recognized Rebecca, the fire in her eyes disappeared but she remained seated. Apprehensively, Rebecca inched closer to her and sat down on the wooden chair nearby. "Tell me there is a way to bring her back, Rebecca and I will do whatever you ask me to." Ashley said, her eyes devoid of any emotion. When she heard no reply from Rebecca, she looked up tearfully at her and asked, "It's true isn't it? She's gone and it's all because I let Jarvis live when I should've sucked out her miserable life!" "There is actually a way, Ashley but you're not gonna like it." Rebecca suddenly said. Like she thought, the latter sat up almost immediately, finally having something to grab onto. "What or who

~Rebecca~I raised my head when I heard multiple footsteps. My eyes dilated when I saw the group. They threw a battered man to the ground who I recognized to work as a security for me. I held the bridge of my nose as I asked, "What is going on here?"Like I expected, Carter Currain stepped forward. "I heard you have her with you." Then he looked behind him to know if he spoke the minds of the people with him, when he confirmed he did, he looked back at me with a smile. "We thought about it and decided it's not a good thing to have you take care of her. We wish for her to be in our custody." "Ashley is not a commodity I can pass on to anyone at will. Regardless of what you think, she stays with me." I said, glancing at each of them warningly. Carter walked closer to me and scoffed. "Do you take me for a fool, Rebecca? We both know what you want." I stared at him and snorted. "I have no idea what is running through your head but be rest assured I will do nothing to harm her. After

~Rebecca~I narrowed my eyes at him before pulling out one of the chairs."Bourbon please." I spoke to the human waiter and he obliged by taking out a bottle of bourbon. "I must say, your audacity is pretty high. Coming back to the place you got killed is one hell of a courage." I laughed slightly as I grabbed my filled cup and drank from it. "One way or the other, you will find me and come for my head. The best thing to do is ask for forgiveness. Something I've come to do." He replied and flashed a toothy smile at me. "You killed three innocent humans last night. The one you sent to find me this morning made them four. That doesn't seem like a way to pursue peace in any way." "We both know that coming face-to-face with me is equivalent to asking for my death. And I will never take that risk." Dagon said. I said nothing as I continued drinking from the glass of bourbon. He looked down at my glass and realizing it was almost finished, he called over the bartender to serve me anoth

~Rebecca~After my meeting with Dagon, I went back to the house expecting to see Ashley training. Instead, I met an empty training room. Apprehensively, I walked downstairs and out of the house. "Where is Ashley?" I asked one of the vampires on patrol. He looked at me in confusion. "I've not seen her since today. She's been indoor with M except when she vsiited the attic." "She visited the attic today?" I asked and before he could answer, I heard someone walking towards me from behind. It was Mary, one of the little witches who worked for me. Although a little bizzare and strange, she did her work and I have no problem as far as one is useful. "I have something to report to you about Ashley." She said as she stood before me. I was thinking of dismissing her earlier before I heard her words. "What is that?" "Earlier today, Ashley ripped out my heart because of a little arguement we had." She reported. I looked up and down at her briskly before asking again for confirmation, "Y