Ambrosia and Mary had just crossed into California. It was dawn already and a perfect time to keep covering more grounds. They were only a few hours away from the territory of the werewolves. Now they were almost there, the realisation that they intended to walk into the werewolves territory gave Mary some hard second thoughts.
"I wish we can just go back home", she lamented.
"Can't we just go back home?", she asked.
"We can't darling, that's the first place Lord Dracula and the other vampires will be looking for us", Ambrosia said. He understood Dracula so well. He most definitely has the house in some sort of 24 hours surveillance.
Mary frowned her face, to show she was unhappy.
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Mary looked at Ambrosia as he uttered those chilling words. This didn't look like a natural disaster. It didn't look like anything of such, instead it looked like something strange creatures must have caused, to make the humans all hide away in their homes."I don't want to think it is another war between vampires and the werewolves or the vampire hybrids", Mary said. They normally didn't carry out their warfare in the open. It was done in secret, away from human eyes."They won't be so reckless to fight in the open, would they?", she asked Ambrosia. He knew how the vampire hierarchy worked better than her."The vampire hierarchy I used to know won't act so recklessly but then before I left, Lord Dracula was beginning to act that way", Ambrosia said. It was the
Lucas held on to her until she had the strength to hold him back. Lucas could sense he was alright now."Let me go get you some towels", he said, as he slowly let go of her and dashed to the bathroom. He was back shortly after with three towels. He placed two on the bed, while handing one over to her."Here you go", he said, as he stretched out his hands with the towel in it. Nicole reached out and collected it."Thank you for being thoughtful", she said, smiling at him.Lucas smiled back at her in return."My job here isn't done, let me quickly go get the mop and dry up this wet floor", he said. He had his way outside of her bedroom to where
Lucas and his brothers had arrived at their penthouse apartment, along with Nicole. They are settled down in its beautiful environment, as Nicole unpacked her clothes into the large room containing Lucas' wardrobe.Lucas was in the bedroom, looking outside the panoramic view of his window. From her he could see the entire city and reflect on what happened on his way back to the apartment.When they arrived at their luxury high rise apartment building, the whole building was on lockdown. The front doors were closed and barred and so also was the entrance to the parking area. Lucas had to come out of the car to identify himself before they could open the gates and let them through. With the security clearance of the building, it was almost impossible for anybody to get it unless they were let in.
Alpha White and Lucas entered the study room, after which Lucas shut the door."Please you may have your seat", Lucas said, offering him a seat out of courtesy."Thank you but I think I'll sit when we go back outside", Alpha White said."I had something really important to talk to you about before I arrived here but now I am here, my focus seems to have shifted", he said."Why is that so?", Lucas asked. He didn't want to assume anything that was on his mind, although he could guess what he wanted to say."My attention shifted to Nicole. Do you know her true nature?", Alpha White asked. He knew Lucas had his abilities to tell the difference bet
Alpha White listened patiently to Lucas' narration of the events that happened last night until he finished. A lot had really happened over the past few hours and he dealt ruthlessly with Dracula."Now I understand the link between the vampire killings and Nicole", Alpha White said."Your killings were not discreet though, the entire human population of the city were aware of it. They were aware that vampires were not mythical creatures but are real and that is not good for us or for them", he said."Did you ever wonder what happened to the bodies of the fallen vampires you slayed? Do you know why the humans are all indoors as we speak?", he asked.Lucas hadn't yet thought about that, all he thought ab
"Unfortunately I asked her a question she has the answers too, that is why she is crying", Lucas said.Andrew looked confused at Lucas."Why would a simple question make Mildred cry so much and if it made her uncomfortable why did he insist on bothering her with it?", he thought."Can she not answer the question?", he asked Lucas."She has too. Mildred was about answering something really important when you knocked on the door", Lucas said. He turned his attention to her, so she could go ahead.Mildred had no choice but to go on. If she ever wanted Lucas to trust her again she had to tell him the whole truth or risk him heari
"I want to apologise on behalf of Mildred to you Lucas and to your brothers; Mark and Andrew", Alpha White said, resuming his conversation with Lucas."I also want to specially apologise to Nicole for what Mildred did and also for her losses. I can see she means a lot to the three of you and so she does to me too", he said. Alpha White didn't really care so much about Nicole, he had no reason to. He was just meeting her for the first time and barely knew anything about her until now. All he cared about was Mildred, his werewolf park and the Vampire hybrids."Thank you Alpha White. Your apology on behalf of Mildred is accepted", Lucas said."I am sure Nicole will forgive her in future but she has to earn it by not doing anything that can harm her or put her in d
Lucas returned back to the living room where the others were. His thought had gone back to Mildred and why her behaviour was unsettling. It appeared she was remorseful about what she did as she approached him."Lucas, how is Nicole? Will she be alright?", Mildred asked, looking up at him.Lucas looked at her, wondering if her good intention now towards Nicole was really genuine."The worst has passed, she is a tough girl, she will be fine", he said. If she could survive the events of the last few hours and was still standing strong she could survive this too."Can I see her and personally apologise to her?", Mildred asked, pleading."I wish yo
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.