CHAPTER 65- Greatest Enemy

MAGNUS

For the first time in what felt like forever, peace truly reigned in Tribiano. I was in my office, going over some routine reports, when a call came in that would shatter the calm and thrust me back into a world of turmoil.

"Magnus," Lara's voice came through the intercom, sounding unusually tense. "There's a call for you. It's... it's Lord Draven."

My blood ran cold. Lord Draven, the Supreme Vampire, was a name that sent chills down the spines of even the bravest warrior. His power was legendary, and his cruelty was unmatched. I picked up the receiver, bracing myself for whatever horror awaited.

"Magnus," Draven's voice was smooth and cold, like ice sliding over my skin. "I trust you remember me."

"What do you want, Draven?" I asked, my voice steady despite the surge of anxiety coursing through me.

"I have your mother," he said, the words dropping like a bomb. "If you ever want to see her alive, you will fight me."

The breath caught in my throat. My mother. The woman I thought