Her once-tamed locks cascaded in disarray as she knelt upon the soiled dungeon floor,
hands tightly ensnared by unforgiving chains that inflicted searing discomfort. The metallic clasp not only confined her physically, but resonated with audible sizzles, a symphony of torment echoing in the dim-lit confines. Biting down on her lower lip, her eyes transformed into a deep crimson hue. With each passing moment, her strength waned, yet she exercised restraint, knowing that struggling would only worsen her pain. The creaking resonance of the metal bar’s movement forced her to lift her head, fixing her gaze on the source of her pains. “Seraphina Ravenhood,” a woman called, a smile playing on her lips as she entered the cellar, holding a whip. “Vivienne Blackthorn,” Seraphina replied, accompanied by a muttered curse. Vivienne, with her light skin and curls of fiery red hair, boasted succulent lips. “Light skinned” barely captured the paleness of their kind, but Vivienne surpassed even Seraphina in that regard. Despite Vivienne’s beauty, which could enchant men and bring kingdoms to their knees, she paled in comparison to her captive. A mischievous gleam adorned her eyes as she approached, both engaging in an unspoken contest of stares. Vivienne’s gaze lingered on Seraphina’s slender form and parched lips. “I bet you are feeling weak right now… do you want me to fetch you a drink?” She asked, and although she had phrased it like that, Seraphina knew she didn’t mean literally. The 'drink' was human blood, and as vampires, they preferred it fresh. They would rather savor their meals, enjoying the hunt, than simply taking what they wanted without a fight. Unlike them, Seraphina was different. She resisted bloodlust, controlling her urges to only accept animal blood, despite its lesser sweetness and energy. She glared at her adversary, and suddenly, a swift kick to her jaw sent her head swaying, chains rattling. Blood and saliva dripped from the sides of her mouth as she struggled to look up. “That was a warning.” Vivienne said, and a smile plastered on her face. “I promise to go easy on you. After all, you are getting married to Lord Zachary Wright.” She reminded while Seraphina scoffed. She understood her value, solely sought for the unique ability she possessed. The Obsidian Order, her clan, clashed with the Blood Moon Syndicate, a werewolf pack, in an ongoing war. In the midst of an enduring conflict, the Obsidian Order and the Blood Moon Syndicate, representing vampires and werewolves respectively, engaged in a relentless war. Despite numerous peace attempts, all efforts proved futile. The Blood Moon Syndicate, driven by their nature and bloodlust, had initiated an attack on the vampires. Despite the vampires’ superior strength and speed, their primary adversary within the werewolf pack was their Alpha leader, Ethan Clark. In the midst of another assault, werewolves breached the vampire territory, wreaking havoc until two crossed paths with Seraphina. As soon as they were a few feet from her, they fell down and began to whimper. She had no idea what was happening and why, but soon, more of the werewolves were coming for her, and the same fate befell them. They were killed, and two were kept alive and used for experiment. It was there, it was confirmed that she served as a living wolfs bane for the werewolves. As soon as word got out, Lord Zachary Wright, the new vampire leader, decided to take her as his. Knowing the kind of man he was, she had refused and was brought down to the dungeon. “I’d rather mate a werewolf or go out to…” Before she could complete her statement, Vivienne kicked her by the side, and just like before, she spat out fresh blood. “You insolent child!” Vivienne yelled as she proceeded to continue kicking her. Eventually, she stopped, and Seraphina began to cough. She was a bloody mess, and her ribs were hurting quite badly from the continuous kicks, though they had begun to heal. “Lord Zachary Wright will claim you on the night of the full moon tomorrow. I can’t wait to see the look of despair on your face, then.” Vivienne said and walked out of the cellar. The sounds of metal getting jammed echoed in the silence, and Seraphina began to panic. Though she had been feigning ignorance, she was still frightened at the thought of marrying Zachary Wright. He was a terrible man who never cared about others. He had once killed his own sister for making a joke about him. Though he was handsome, he was the devil himself. “No! I can’t get married to him.” She said in desperation and began to look around the cellar for anything she could find. After realizing that there truly was no way of escaping for her, her shoulders slumped, and tears began to fall down her eyes as she imagined the smile on Zach’s face on their wedding night. A loud crashing sound disrupted her thoughts, and soon, she could hear the sounds of skulls cracking against the wall on impact. She could also hear the Vampire guards attacking, and it made her wonder what was going on. She could only pick up the scent of vampires in the air and knew it wasn’t another werewolf attack. Not wanting to take any chances, she hid within the shadows at the corner of her cellar and could hear the other imprisoned Vampires begging to be rescued. The two guards outside her cellar dropped to the ground, with their heads twisted to the sides. She was shocked and could feel her heart racing as she finally picked the sounds of heels going ‘Click’ ‘Clack’ on the ground. A lady walked in, her eyes filled with worry as she hurried into the cellar. Tears slipped from both women’s eyes as they stared at each other while the stranger cupped Seraphina’s cheeks. “What have they done to you?” The stranger cried out as she examined her. Due to their heightened eyesight, they were able to see really well in the dark. Seraphina broke down in tears as soon as she recognized the familiar voice. “Lisa.” Seraphina called while her sister cupped her face with a smile. “I’m sorry… I’m sorry,” Lisa began to apologize while Seraphina shook her head. “I should have known, but don’t worry, I’m bursting you out of here and we will leave.” “Where shall we go?” “The human world.” Her sister replied and proceeded to free Seraphina. As the chains fell to the ground, both sisters fell into a tight embrace. “Let’s leave before the others find out.” She said as she handed her sister a bag of animal blood. Both sisters began to leave after Seraphina had drunk the blood, and despite the cries and pleas from other imprisoned Vampires, they didn’t stop. Soon, they were out in the open. The moon shone brightly in the dark, and the feel of the wind on her skin once again felt energizing. Seraphina had been locked up for a long time, to the point she no longer knew what the outside felt like. Now that they were in the open, she couldn’t help but embrace the feeling. “And where do you think you are going?” Turning around, both sisters were staring at a pair of red glowing eyes with red hair. Vivienne stood before them, her whip out and her left hand behind her back. “Vivienne Blackthorn.” Lisa acknowledged with a frown on her face as she proceeded to stand before Seraphina. “Why don’t you both be a darling and head back inside the cellar to save my time?” Vivienne asked, tilting her head to make eye contact with Seraphina. “Trust me, I will pretend none of this even happened.” She assured, her lips curlimg up into a smile. “Seraphina, leave! There are more of them!” Vivienne cried out, and true to her words, Seraphina could scent the vampires coming. “I will hold them off!” With that, Lisa had dashed off in a blur and began to battle against Vivienne. Seraphina wanted to help as she could see her sister was already struggling, but she didn’t want her sister’s sacrifices to be in vain. She had decided to heed her word and escape, because she knew her sister was strong enough to escape as well. Immediately, she took to her heels and began to run. She could hear the sounds of the vampires chasing after her and also a piercing scream from her sister. She knew something had happened to Lisa, but she couldn’t afford to turn and find out what. Soon, she could no longer hear the vampires, and after a few sprints to be sure, she finally collapsed to the ground, feeling exhausted. She had no idea where she was. Her body was bruised, and she was bleeding as tears slipped from her eyes at the loss of her sister. The sounds of leaves rustling caught her attention, and soon, she could perceive a scent. A scent she had always dreaded, and she could feel her hair stand on end. “Werewolves.” She whispered, and almost immediately, sounds of growls emitted from within the woods. A pack of eight giant wolves made their way out with their eyes locked on her.Seraphina began to panic as she wondered if leaving her clan was the right choice to make. She wondered if she should have listened to Vivienne and stayed to get married to her leader, than running into something much worse. She could still hear the low growls from the werewolves, and as she slowly stood up, one of the wolves attacked first. It launched at her, its paws ready to take a swipe, until she moved out of the way and punched it from the sides, sending it crashing into a tree. The wolf whimpered softly as it was wounded from the hit, and now, she could hear the growls of the other wolves get louder. Their eyes narrowed at her, and immediately, another ran towards her. Its strong jaws were open, ready to take a bite, when she decided to jump. Being a Vampire, she could easily leap high up, so high that she could reach the top of a three-story building in one jump. But tonight, she had been drained, and all the energy she had gotten from the blood was gone as well. Anothe
Seraphina woke up with a stir. Her eyelids fluttering before her eyes popped open in shock, and she stood up. She had been lying on the floor of a cellar, but unlike the one she had escaped from, she wasn’t bound in chains. Regardless, she felt it was disappointing to have escaped one cellar only to run into another.She examined herself for any wounds but found nothing on herself. She could smell the stench of wolf in the air, and her nose wrinkled in disgust. “Let me out!” she yelled as she held onto the bar and tried to pull, but it didn’t budge. “Is this how I get treated?!” she yelled again and began to kick the metal bar”, hoping something would work. Suddenly, she could perceive something in the air. It was different, and she could feel her body reacting to it in excitement. Soon, Ethan walked towards her with a bag of red liquid in his hands. He wore a tank top and a pair of black jeans. His hair was neatly combed, and his cologne was relaxing. However, both of them glared
Ethan stared at his bleeding finger in surprise before he lifted his head to stare right at her. He was beyond shocked to the fact that she had made a risky move, despite being at his mercy. Seraphina’s heart on the other hand, began to race against her chest as if it was trying to escape. Beads of sweat was breaking out on her forehead and she could tell why. She was getting weak as the realization to what she just done sent chills down her spine. Ethan wiped his bloodied finger with an handkerchief, looking up at her face. “My blood must be irresistible for you to have done what you just did and I must commend your boldness.” He said with a slight frown on his face.“Are you going to kill me?” Seraphina asked again, as soon as he walked towards her. “Do you have a death wish?” he asked and she gulped. “Exactly what I thought.” He added. With a strong pull from him, the chain links on her wrist broke and fell off her hands to the tiled floor.“What are you doing?” She asked as s
Seraphina followed closely behind the servant whom Ethan had ordered to allocate a room for her in the huge mansion. She wasn’t only mesmerized by the old concrete walls of the house, but also by the interiors that she didn’t think were in existence up until now. She was quiet as she followed, even though she desperately wanted to ask the servant questions about how the house was built and how many generations had lived in it. The servant took her through a very long hallway that had numerous doors on either side until they stopped at the sixth door by the right. Seraphina stared at her as she opened the room, and raised an eyebrow when she signaled to her with a tilt of her head to walk into the room. Without saying a single word, the petite girl whom Seraphina thought was too beautiful to be just a servant walked away from the hallway, taking her scent along with her.Seraphina blinked twice as she looked around the hallway, surprised at how quiet and empty it was. With slow steady
There was something about her. Ethan thought to himself as he relaxed on the chair, staring at her with keen eyes. From the moment he had caught a whiff of her scent in the woods, to the moment he brought her into his home, he knew there was definitely something about her. It definitely wasn’t just the mating bond that was making him feel that way, it was also the strong energy he felt anytime she was in his presence.He could swear on his father’s life that Seraphina wasn’t a typical vampire. This vampire was strong, fearless and from her eyes, he knew there were secrets lurking around her. He knew better than to trust a vampire, afterall, his pack had been attacked by them numerous times and both species have never lived in peace, but he was ready to believe whatever she tells him. Why was that? he had absolutely no idea, but maybe it was because she had a very sincere face and also because his wolf was keen on being attracted to her.Speaking of attraction, he allowed his gaze to s
There was total silence in the room as soon as the words left Seraphina’s mouth. Apart from the hollow sounds coming in from the window and the soft breaths escaping Ethan’s lips, the room was otherwise quiet. Ethan on one hand, stared at Seraphina as he tried to make sense of what she meant. Powers? What did she mean by powers? Was she a vampire witch? Did he just allow a witch into his household to threaten the lives of his pack members without realizing it?With a calculated move, he took one step towards her, trying all he could not to let her know he was very impatient and could snap her neck if she dared play games with him. His inner wolf was waiting patiently to see what he was going to do, but he knew Leon wouldn’t want him to hurt their mate. Hell, if he did that, they would fight eachother for a very long time. Tilting his head to the side, Ethan glared at Seraphina, finally able to get a glimpse of her face from the dark corner she stood.“What do you mean powers?” He aske
Ethan had his back against the wall in the far end of the dining room as he watched two of his warriors cover and move the corpse of the female servant away. He said nothing even when Ryan and Daphne placed their hands on their waists at the same time, asking with their eyes for an explanation to be given to them. He tried to think of Seraphina and the so-called power she claimed to have. If she was indeed going to be a risk in his pack, then wasn’t it better to send her away or better still get rid of her? he wondered. A part of him wanted to be rid of her, but another part, the stronger part that was controlled by his heart and his inner wolf, wanted him to keep her and find out what was locked up inside of her.“Ethan?” Ryan called, bringing him out of his thought process and he blinked, allowing his eyes to settle on his best friend. “What happened here?” Ryan asked for the third time again.Ethan watched him keenly, before darting his gaze towards his gamma, Daphne, who stood the
The immediate awareness that someone was inside the room, staring at her while she slept, had Seraphina jumping up from the bed only to see Ethan leaning on the wall, his eyes heavily on her. She quickly looked down at her body to make sure no part of it was exposed before looking up to meet his gaze again. There was a slight smirk on the corner of his lips that had her using her palms to cover her cleavage and the smirk immediately turned into a smile, one that she didn’t think she had seen on his face before.“You don’t have to cover anything.” He spoke, his gaze hovering over her body wickedly. “Our kind have seen more naked bodies than newborn babies.”Seraphina cleared her throat, not only angry that he seemed to be enjoying himself, but also because he had interrupted her dream, a dream where she had been able to rescue her sister after a fierce battle with her vampire friends.“I can see that.” She said, standing from the bed and dragging the sheets with her. When they stood to