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Chapter 62: Want to end it all

“They called her a phantom,” Lorkan went on. “Said she moved through alleys like a seam of darkness. Doors opened for her that weren’t there for others. She was patient then, hungrier, too. Less politics, more simple appetite. But not stupid. Never stupid.”My throat felt too small. “You knew them?”“I knew of them. Gunmen talk. Smiths listen.” He tipped his chin toward the folder. “By the time my great-grandfather crossed the ocean, she’d already worn three names and left two cities ash behind her. People blamed fires on bad wiring. Plagues on rats. Wars on kings who wanted bigger crowns. But she was always there, at the edges, feeding on chaos and teaching men to mistake it for order.”I gripped the edge of the sofa, every stitch along my side tugging like a flame picked up and dragged across skin. “Why didn’t they stop her?”“Because she is older than their courage,” he said simply. “And older than their fear.”“That’s not an answer.”“It’s the only one you’ve earned tonight,” he s

Chapter 63: Heal and move

Valentina won’t meet you head-on,” he said. “Not unless she’s already eaten three steps of you and is chewing the fourth. She’ll meet you as a letter. A voice on someone else’s phone. A memory that answers before you ask the question. She’ll meet you in a mirror that swears your face has always looked a little like hers.” His mouth flattened. “And if she does meet you in a room? You won’t leave through the door you came by.”“I’m not helpless.” Heat crawled up my neck. “I trained for this life.”“You trained to finish names,” Lorkan said. “She had the power to erase us all.”The lights flikered. Somewhere in the wall a pipe ticked, cooling or heating, I couldn’t tell. My ribcage felt like it was being asked questions I didn’t have breath to answer“Your ancestors tried steel,” he said again, slower, making every word a rung for me to climb. “They failed. They tried prayer. They failed slower. They tried alliances with things just as dark, and that worked a little, until those things d

Chapter 64:

I arrived at my house almost half-dead. The ache I had felt intensified, especially for what I had learned. I grabbed one of my phones and dialed a familiar number. A familiar voice answered my call and she seemed like she was woken up by the call due to her voice. “Hello?”“Brie,” I said. “Dennise? Why are you calling so late?” “I came back to America. I want to set the score between me and Valentina,” I said, my voice cracking. There was a silence in Brie’s line.“Why? What happened? What made you want to do it? You know that would be impossible and-”“I was claimed by a werewolf. He claimed I was her mate,” I said, almost in whisper. “What!?” Brie’s voice seemed to be so shocked. “Wait, who’s this man?”“Ace Andreev. The Russian Mafia’s Tsar. Valentina sent me there to kill him but I couldn’t. I can’t. The worst thing was he also had another mate, a she-wolf. I swear, Brie, I didn’t know he was a werewolf. Ace’s other mate’s mother was killed by me, I didn’t know until she t

Chapter 65: What to do

Dennise’s Point of ViewI swallowed, my throat suddenly dry.Brei’s voice lowered, almost a growl now. “If you go to her like a soldier, she’ll see you coming. If you go to her like an assassin, she’ll laugh, she’s killed a hundred assassins before you were even born. If you go to her like prey, she’ll feed. You want to beat Valentina? You go to her like smoke. You slip where she doesn’t look. You smile when she expects fire. You bow when she expects steel. And then, when she’s comfortable, when she trusts you, that’s when you show her your intention.”I put her in a loud speaker as my palms were sweaty against my knees, and the stitches along my side throbbed in time with my heartbeat. “You’re telling me to get close to her like a dog wagging its tail?”“Closer than anyone. Close enough to know her rhythm, close enough to know what she hides even from her own people. Close enough that when you strike, she doesn’t even realize she’s been cut until it’s too late.”I shook my head, try

Chapter 66: Not the Hunters

Ace’s Point of ViewMy office doors’ creaked.I turned sharply, aura flaring, fury radiating so hot the guards at the entrance dropped their eyes instantly.Hessa stepped inside.She was cautious and careful but not enough to hide the way the bond between us strained, her body trembling beneath the weight of my rage.“What do you want?” I roared, my voice echoing like thunder against the stone. My wolf sent me a warning growl but I ignore him. She bowed slightly, her head low, her amber eyes flicking up just enough to meet mine before darting away. She could feel it, the storm of fury that burned through me, spilling into her through the mate-bond like fire through a crack.Wordlessly, she extended a stack of papers. Her hand shook as she held them out.“My father sent this,” she whispered. “Faxed from his contacts.”I snatched them, my jaw tight, against my better judgment. My eyes scanned the faded black ink, words typed in clipped, clinical sentences.Reports of possible vampyre a

Chapter 67: Tell Tales

It has been three freaking days and I couldn’t get through with Dennise. I’m about to lose my mind and my wolf wasn’t helping at all. “She’s gone. You have to accept it. You need to-”“Shut the fuck up! Stop talking! Stop doing anything! Your fucking horniness isn’t helping. You’re not acting like a leader but a damn dog in heat!”That made him shut up although he growled at me. The phone in my hand was almost about to be crushed but I still tried to dial Dennise’s number. The phone rang for the fifth time that night.But still, no answer and always goes to voicemail. I gritted my teeth, staring at the glowing screen as if I had the will to connect it to her. I was pacing, restless, snarling at every silence, at every dead second that dragged like a knife.She was alive. I would have felt it if she wasn’t. That bond wasn’t gone, muted, yes, strained, faint like a candle almost smothered, but still there. And that made the silence even worse.The sixth call. The seventh. Nothing.B

Chapter 68: Alarmed

Ace's Point of ViewLowell looked at me for a bit. Anytime now, the whole werewolf leaders will be here.“Maybe they did,” Lowell said grimly. “For a time. They weren’t just leeches hiding in castles. They were kings. Queens. They walked into villages and took what they wanted. And the packs, the tribes, we rose against them.”The memories stirred in me, half-instinct, half-story. My wolf growled low, restless.“Those wars burned the world,” Lowell said. His eyes went distant, as though he could see the battles himself. “Clans of shifters tearing through nights, vampyres answering with fire and blood. Villages wiped from maps. Names erased from memory. Both sides fought until they were shadows of themselves.” He spread his hands. “And when the dust cleared, the vampyres were gone. The shifters… broken, almost wiped out. Thanks for the help of witches,” he said. I leaned back in my chair, my jaw tight. “Exactly. They were gone. The vampyres ended with the wars. Shifters with them. Th

Chapter 69: Fight

Ace’s Point of View“Are you telling us our ancient enemy rose once again and you think they were using the humans against us?”“Yes.”“Then we need to be prepared.”Everyone started to talk about their worries, the safety of their pack and family. I straightened. My wolf pressed against me, demanding command, demanding I take control. I let him take control and spoke.“This will not be ignored. Not by us anymore. If you think the Hunters were dangerous, imagine what happens when they answer to something older, something wants all dead.”The wolves shut up. “Brothers. Sisters. Elders. Leaders,” I began, my voice carrying into the corners of the Cave, into the screens across the seas. “We gather not for war against each other. Not for territory. Not for dominance. Tonight we need to be prepared for something far older. Something that blinded us.”I lifted the photo, holding it high again.“These Vampyres are our one true enemy. You have a choice fight again, regain our honor or wait

Chapter 70: Into the lair of bats

Dennise’s Point of ViewI made up my mind. I've been through hospitals, trying to let doctors see my wounds. Some would shake their heads and couldn’t understand why instead of my wounds healing, it got worse. It became darker and darker each day passed. The flesh started to smell rotten. I have cursed a hundred times. If my wounds won’t heal, how the hell would I be able to face Valentina?I heaved a sigh when I took my shirt off and saw the gauze’s white color become dark, like a dead colored black that smelled rotten. I took a small towel, bit it hard as I tried to remove the old gauze I put three hours before. It was painful as hell. It felt like I had been shot five times by a sniper. I bit hard on the tower as I pulled it away from wounds, I was close in passing out but I had to change it no matter how painful it was. When I was done, I dialled Valentina’s number. “Where the hell are you?” She shrieked after the first ring. “I’m back,” I said, exhausted. “Did you finish t

Chapter 71: Valentina

Valentina’s Point of viewMaria walked inside my room, bringing me type AB blood in a glass. “How is she?” I asked, crossing my leg as she put my glass down. “Her wounds are bad, Mistress. The infection has already spread despite her blood trying to fight it,” she replied as she bowed down a bit. “Tsk.”I bit the inside of my cheek. “So the curse is still in there despite wiping the witches out. Even when she’s still human, it affects her. I guess Vlad’s blood is more dominant inside her.”“Vladimir was one of the pureblood, Mistress, next to Bathory. He was quite a fighter back in the day,” Maria said, to which I agreed. He was the first lover I had before and to him, I created pureblood. Yes. Dennise was related to me. I specifically chose her, lured her into the academy. She had Vlad’s eyes and I knew I had the best girl. “My blood will work soon. Monitor her and make some preparations. Awakening her sleeping gene will make her confused. Make sure everything is locked. I want

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