Chapter 1 : The sacrifice

In a hall-like room was seen a mighty throne so high and was occupied by a dead-looking young man, handsome though with a terrifying smirk.

Situated around his cabinets, Lord Duncan observed the final meeting regarding the seventh vampire feast of Lutana.

“My lord, the feast has commerce and we are yet to find a wolf for the sacrifice”, one vampire spoke with a bow,

“My lord, give us the power to invade the werewolf world and fetch the seventh sacrifice,” the second voice also spoke with a bow.

“My lord—”

“Enough!” the supposed lord cuts off the words of the third person.

“We should be discussing more important things now than the sacrifice, “he scoffed without raising his brow.

He has a deep masculine voice which has a way of silencing every other once it arrives.

“But my Lord, what is more important than the sacrifice now?” Asked the first voice though not bold enough.

He shot him a wicked glare, which was replaced by a sarcastic laugh.

“I never knew you could ask that, but I will answer you” The supposed lord raised his face to everyone in his castle

He is the seventh lord that has ruled In Dacin Castle, the world of the vampires. In all the reigns of every other lord in Dacin Castle, he was different, ruling with power, wisdom, and might. No one dares to influence his made-up decision.

Since his reign, the vampires of the Dacin camp have never lacked blood to drink to remain alive. He ensured the blood of his enemies, the werewolves, were used to satisfy the desires of the vampires.

“ I am tired of sacrificing mere werewolves. I need the blood of their Alpha, Tyrrell..." Lord Duncan's Murderous eyes flickered around the castle where his vampires said, anticipating the arrival of the next sacrifice for the feast of Lutana, the bronze god of the vampires.

“My Lord, you know how deadly Alpha Tyrrell can be. I don't think we can have him killed" Another vampire protested against Lord Duncan's decision.

“ Yes, my Lord. We have been invading the WolfHaven pack for decades with our powerful soldiers. Scott here can testify how the last battle almost claimed our lives. Alpha Tyrrell cannot be killed, my Lord. It can't happen—”

" Quiet everyone!" Lord Duncan yelled in a commanding tone. “I decide who we kill for the feast and who don't kill! And now, I need Alpha Tyrrell's blood!” His eyes turned blood red.

Silence flushed in the air after Lord Duncan dropped a bloodshot on the vampires. They were all waiting for the sacrifice before commencing the feast.

The bronze god, Lutana, stood boldly carved by the side in the middle of the large temple. Its glistening eyes seem full of worries and a thousand questions. It needed blood, too, like the vampires. Why was there not any?

As everywhere became calm, lord Duncan stood up in anger and lifted his hands.

“ Scott” he called the leader of the soldiers.

" Yes, my lord” Scott walked out from the mist of the crowd and bowed before Lord Duncan.

Grunting like a fat pig, Lord Duncan replied, “ Scott, gather your men and—”

" My lord”  A voice interrupted from the crowd and was suddenly accompanied by a piercing cry of a young lady.

Lord Duncan suddenly lifted his gaze and saw a young werewolf being blindfolded and tied in both hands like a sacrificial lamb.

“ What is this? Who is she? “ Lord Duncan flared with anger in his voice.

The soldiers halted at the spot and laid the vulnerable young lady down before one of them explained.

He bowed." My lord, we met this young woman trending the deadly path of the camp, and we decided to capture her for the seventh sacrifice for Lutana.” The soldier grinned. He felt his master would be pleased with the sacrifice.

However, lord Duncan was disappointed at the level of amateurs he had as a soldier. He doesn't know why it was tough for his soldiers to capture Alpha Tyrrell. He needed Alpha's blood.

Without uttering a word to the annoying soldiers, Lord Duncan strode in frustration back to his throne with Scott escorting him behind.

“ Untie the sacrifice and set her legs and hands loose" Lord Duncan managed to show calmness. Though he did not accept the mere omega, she was their last hope for the seventh sacrifice.

Shortly, the young lady’s eyes were loose; she began to gaze puzzledly around the corner of the castle in fear.

Lord Duncan cast one gaze at her. She was just a perfect beautiful human without flaws.

After gazing uninterruptedly at the frail Young lady, Lord Duncan asked, “ You were carelessly walking about in a dreadful place like this? Do you want to die?" He roared at the young lady and she flinched.

Kneeling, the young lady began to cry. She seemed terrified by the evil ambiance of the vampires.

“ Please sir, forgive me. I'm just a poor orphan being unfairly treated by her aunt” She begged the lord of the vampire with her two hands clenched in mercy.

An unbashful sneer filled the air as the lady kept begging, and she suddenly became cold, terrified, and diffident.

" Silence! “ Lord Duncan stopped the sneer coming from the crowd. He was just about to ask his guards to prepare the lady for sacrifice but suddenly halted.

For ten seconds, he kept glancing at the lady. Every one of the vampires was slowly becoming pissed. They were tasty and needed blood to quench their taste.

“ What is your name?" Lord Duncan asked the young lady, shocking everyone as hell.

The vampires opened their mouths full of rotten teeth and glared surprisedly at each other.

“My name is Layla. Yes, Layla M– Mark” the young lady’s voice cracked. Everyone could see how she was trembling.

" That sounds good,” Lord Duncan grinned, and Scott, the head of the soldiers, interrupted.

" My lord, is everything alright? “ He asked but didn't get a response from his master.

While everyone was murmuring concerning the sudden change in lord Duncan's action, he shushed them immediately.

" Quiet!" He commanded and everywhere became calm.

Layla, the young lady, was sobbing uncontrollably. She knows she is about to die and join her parents.

“ Please don't kill. I will do anything you want. I can become your slave or even an errand girl. But don't kill me" she kept pleading for her life.

" I need blood. I need blood,” One of the men protested from the crowd, and In a matter of time, others joined in the protest, interrupting the peace in the castle.

“ Blood! Blood Blood! Give us blood! “ The fuss continued.

Provoked at the unnecessary disruption, lord Duncan rose from this throne, threatening to kill everyone if they kept making a fuss.

In a wink of the eyes, everyone pinned their months, afraid of their lives.

“ I shall keep Layla for a purpose. And you all better maintain your peace" Lord Duncan bellowed. He hated being controlled by mere vampires.

Layla was still kneeling on the floor. She didn't hear Lord Duncan’s first statement correctly. To her, this was happening all in her dreams.

“ Layla" Lord called Layla’s name.

Fear gripped Layla. Her heart was pounding in speed.

“ Yes–yes,” she stammered as her legs could not carry her body any longer.

“ I shall give you a task. My subjects want your blood but–”

Lord Duncan barely finished before Layla fell flat on the floor.

" I will do anything you want me to do, sir” she begged, with tears in her eyes.

Lord Duncan delayed in giving his final verdict. The vampires were not making matters easy for him either.

“ I am going to kill Alpha Tyrrell myself,” lord Duncan bragged but didn't get cheered by the crowd. They know lord Duncan can never defeat the great Alpha, who has lived for years and decades without dying.

Rumor has it that Alpha Tyrrell has strong magical powers. From each full moon to the other, when the vampires invade the pack, they end up eliminating every old werewolf, leaving the young ones to grow and give birth to young ones before coming to wipe them off.

However, no matter how victorious the vampires got after killing the older werewolves and drinking their blood, Alpha Tyrrell would always take them by surprise. No matter how hard the vampires tried, they could never defeat Alpha Tyrrell. He has lived many years without getting old and this became a treat to the vampires and their lord.

When Lord Duncan knew he couldn't succeed in killing the great Alpha Tyrrell, he decided to change his tactics.

Maybe if he tried something different, he might get what he wanted.

Looking carefully at Layla, the human, Lord Duncan could see how courageous she was. She was beautiful too.

As Layla continued pleading with Lord Duncan, he finally made up his mind to send Layla to seduce Alpha Tyrrell and bring back his head to Dacin Castle.