Katharine and Vladimir were led as captives back to the territory of Alpha White. They were led to the entrance of his house where they were made to go on their knees before the park.
Alpha White stood before his angry park to address them.
He looked in all directions to silence them before he spoke.
"A few weeks ago, our park was faced with a battle of annihilation. A few weeks ago members of this park were killed and buried. I remember vividly how the vampires were the cause, how the vampires planned to make us homeless by burning our territory and our homes. I remember how the vampires tried to kill us all off or drive us away from here. I remember clearly how that charge was led by you!", he said, pointing at both Katharine and Vladimir.
Twilight was setting and Mildred knew it was time for her to leave her home territory to the home of the vampire hybrids. She would have preferred to just reach out to them with a part of her soul that was connected to them but she wanted to find a way to mend their relationship in person first at least. She said her goodbyes to Alpha White, who had intensified their security around his territory. Despite the fact he knew she could stand her ground against the vampires, he wasn't taking any chances with her safety. She was loved and very useful to him and so he ordered that she be escorted by 20 of his strongest beta werewolves to the home of the vampire hybrids as extra protection for her journey to and fro. Mildred could have preferred to g
"How did you know she was on the ground floor?", Nicole asked, a little confused."Remember I once told you we all have her soul, as such we are all connected in a way by that and can communicate with one another through it", Lucas said."Let's go and see what she wants", he said to Mark and Andrew."Please Nicole stay here and wait for us until we return", he said to her. He wanted to protect her from Mildred in case she still had something against her."Okay", Nicole said, a little quiet. His words more than ever before had just had a huge impact on her negatively. He said he and the witch were connected and shared a soul, it made Nicole doubt she could ever win the battle between her and Mildred for the love of L
"I think I know how you feel but I trust her in this instance, she isn't making this up, she is telling the truth", Lucas said while still seated on the couch."So you are taking her side now, you are taking her words as truth and not mine!", Nicole said in disbelief. She couldn't believe Lucas would side with Mildred after the wonder days they had enjoyed together."No, I am certainly not", Lucas said, as he got up from his seat."I have a responsibility as the vampire hybrid to protect my family, including you"."The werewolves and witches are a part of my family too", he said, holding her gently by her cheeks with both hands.Ni
It took the vampire hybrids longer than usual to arrive at Alpha White's territory because the beta werewolves couldn't run anywhere near the speed that they could.When they arrived everywhere was quiet, it was an usual silence and Lucas could sense they were being watched from the shadows. He picked up their scent, they were those of friends and not foes. He knew they were werewolves scouts hiding in the cover of darkness, on the lookout for intruders.Lucas, Mark and Andrew matched into the territory of Alpha White, as the witches and the werewolves that escorted them followed them from behind. The werewolves scouts that were hiding in the shadows came out from the darkness to welcome their arrival."Well Lucas, Mark and Andrew. We have been expecting
She transformed just outside their prison cell to their astonishment. By means of her magical powers she ensured her scent or foot prints would not be left behind when she left.They wanted to raise an alarm from fear but Mildred quickly kept them quiet."Hush", she whispered.They quickly obeyed but were still in shock from her sudden transformation."I believe you know who I am", she said, not introducing her notorious self."Yes we do, you are Mildred; the witch", Vladimir said, to her acknowledgement."Good and you are Vladimir and the lady beside you is Katharine", Mildred
Talon had given up at this point that they were ever coming back alive. He had known for a while but was still hopeful the day was still young, now the day was far spent and there were no signs of them. He got up from where he sat, close to the gates of Dracula's lair and turned back to go inside. It was now time for him to face Lord Dracula with the tragic news.There were a lot of Vampire guards around the gate and many more outside the fenced wall. They too like the werewolf scouts had to viciously guard their territory especially now that the vampire hybrids were around. They would quickly raise the alarm to alert the others of any danger and even fight off the threat if they could.Talon had ignored most of the vampires he had encountered today while he sat there waiting. He was too anxious for Katharine and Vladim
"Dark magic?!", Alpha White asked concerned. He wasn't aware the vampires had finally resorted to that."Could it be why they came, to test the potency of their magic. To see if they could escape from my territory and dungeon unharmed", he thought to himself."Yes, dark magic!", Mildred said, sounding shocked."What does this mean for the park?", Alpha White asked."It means we should be wary of the vampires but not too wary, I can easily ensure this does not happen again", Mildred said."How do you intend to do that?", Alpha White asked."I'll cast a powerful spell to ensure no
Dracula had been informed about what transpired at the territory of Alpha White by Katharine and Vladimir. He had also been informed about the deal the witch proposed and what they thought about it. As he sat on his lofty throne he thought deeply about what to do, weighing the choices in front of him."I'd like to meet this female vampire first before I make any peace treaty with the witch. She might prove to be the answer to the problem of the vampire hybrids we are facing", Dracula said."I'd like her to help us get the vampire hybrids to work for us or to be their doom!", he said."Lord Dracula, please can I speak freely?", Vladimir asked."Yes Vladimir, you may", Dracula said.
When Lucas arrived at Mildred's house, he could hear her quietly sobbing inside the living room. The door was not shut, it was kept half way open. Mildred apparently was expecting Lucas to come after her. Because she was crying Lucas pleaded with Nicole not to come inside with him to not aggravate the situation even more but he allowed her to stay close enough to the door to hear everything that was going to be said. Lucas knocked gently and went in. "Why are you here with her? To further compound my mystery?!", Mildred asked, not too pleased to see him anymore. "I now know the true reason why you are so upset with Nicole. I wished I had figured it out earlier but I didn't. It took me this long to figure it out but I am sorry I made you suffer", Lucas sa
Dracula had been brutalised by Ambrosia as he got of him, which meant Lucas and his brothers had no more pains to inflict on him but they had one little request before they left."Announce that all vampires in your territory be summoned to court. You have a big announcement to make about Ambrosia and Mary. I am sure your face would have healed up well before they arrived", Lucas said.Dracula's hands were figuratively tied, he was powerless against the vampire hybrids and they were reinforcing their supremacy over him. Dracula gave his General Apollo the go ahead to summon the vampire originals. Apollo was now a shadow of his former self as he had lost all his courage seeing how Ambrosia dealt with Dracula mercilessly and he didn't retaliate for fear of the vampire hybrids. Apollo quickly ran and did as he was tol
"Mark please get to Dracula before they get to him", Lucas said calmly looking at Mark. The chaos was soon going to get to him and he didn't want him to leave until he was ready for him to."Consider it done!", Mark said, as he zoomed off in superspeed. Dracula had no chance of escaping him."Andrew, please seal off all the exits out of this place. Nobody goes out or comes in with my consent", Lucas said."I got it covered!", Andrew said, as he zoomed off in supermood and did exactly as he was told until the whole fortress was secured. No vampire was able to leave because of how fast he was at shutting the doors.Mark and Andrew now had everything covered as Lucas, Nicole, Ambrosia and Mary made their way slow
It was dawn the next day and Lucas was ready to make good his promise to Ambrosia and Mary. He also had other things he needed to accomplish. He knew the truth about how Mildred felt about him and needed to make things straight with her. He had done a lot of thinking through the night and his amazing brain and pieced together why things didn't go according to plan for her. As always Lucas was going to be going with his brothers to Dracula's territory and Nicole would come along with him as well.They were all ready and dressed. Lucas and his brothers had worn their black outfits as if they were going vampire hunting and Andrew was with his small backpack where their masks were kept. Nicole equally wore her favourite colour black to match with those of her fiance and his brothers. They all looked attractive and fierce as they stepped out of the apartment with Lucas holding on to
"But does that mean we won't stop hiding from the vampire hierarchy? Dracula doesn't know we are with you", Ambrosia said. He knew he and his wife could not tag along with the vampire hybrids everywhere they were going to. It was practically impossible, so when the vampire hybrids were not with them how will they be safe?"I'll have that taken care of tomorrow. I'll inform Dracula and his vampires that you are now under my protection. You are now my friend, whatever happens to you or Mary he will answer to me", Lucas said.Ambrosia looked surprised at him. Lucas had just spoken as if he knew and had spoken one on one with Dracula."Oh thank you Lucas, thank you so much. I can come with you when you go to meet him to direct you to his lair", he offered.
Lucas learnt all he could about Ambrosia and Mary as they stayed in their apartment and one thing that stood out for him was that he was the bridge connecting all of them together. He was the link between the witch, the werewolves, the vampire and even the humans. He understood all of them perfectly and he could be the key that could change everything.Lucas had never thought about his role in that light before until now. What he learnt from Mildred was that he was at the top of the food chain and others below them didn't really matter so much.Ambrosia had lived a long life and there was a lot he could learn even from a supposed enemy. Nicole was supposed to be his enemy too as a vampire but through her he learnt how to control his urge to feed on vampires and how to rather drink human blood bags.&
It is now past midnight and again Lord Dracula and a few of his generals have convened at the neutral zone between their territories. Mildred once again kept them waiting as she played her mind games."I hope the others are in place?", Dracula asked. With him was Mathias, Kim and Tasha. Apollo, Cleopatra and Jones had all gone into hiding trying to figure out the hiding spot of Mildred."Yes Lord Dracula", Matthias said. All they were waiting for now was for the witch to show up and she did."Good, you could finally make it and join us!", Dracula said excitedly.Mildred smiled at him. She was still in her translucent form. Her physical body was somewhere else and she was communicating from there
"Do you know who she is?", Lucas said, as he bent some inches away from them, so he was at eye level with them and looked into their eyes just in case they planned to lie to him. If they were truly out to harm Nicole they would try to pull a surprise strike on him, seeing only a few inches separating them or they would try to lie directly to his face. Whichever possibility it was Lucas was prepared for them all."No, we don't. We have never seen her before now!", Ambrosia said, scared to even look Lucas in the face. He had the aura of death surrounding him."And what about you?", Lucas turned, facing the female vampire Mary."Please I do not know her!", Mary begged, almost in tears. She was still holding tightly and pulling on Ambrosia's shirt.
Lucas and Nicole were coming back from the apartment after having a nice time together. They had spent their evening in the central park of the city taking in nature and enjoying each other's warm company. It's been barely over 24 hours since Lucas proposed to Nicole and she had accepted his proposal to marry him. They had fixed their wedding for the following weekend, something lovely but private. Just the 2 of them with Mark and Andrew. Nicole would have loved Angela to come with them but she was nowhere to be found.As they walked into the building hand in hand, both of them happy and smiling, Lucas picked up a strong euphoric smell on the first floor. He was already used to the smell of Nicole, this couldn't be her. He let his sense of smell guide him to his targets and when he opened his eyes he saw two couples ahead of them making their way to the elevator.