Chapter 490: Fight Duty

I slammed up a ring of demon shielding around the pair of us to keep her from attacking my family and dove right at her.

Yeah, I was ready. She wasn't exactly hard to read.

Instead of attacking her directly, I let my vampire do it. Called to her as I had before, this time ready to grab onto her as she emerged.

Batsheva fell as I dodged, landing on all fours, turning to roar, glowing with the magic of the clan. But she doubled over when she tried to rise, my vampire pulling free again, leaning toward me as I reached with the spirit magic of the Hayle family and connected with her.

Only for a moment before Batsheva stuffed her down again. But enough I knew this was going to work.

Over and over Batsheva struck at me, while over and over I called out the essence to come back to me. Panting and sobbing her rage, the Queen finally collapsed to the ground, writhing as the clan power fought against the essence of the vampires for control. I let the shielding drop and turned to Demetrius w