My mother is in shock, her high keening howl ripping at my already raw heart for the loss of her mate. But | don’t have time to


    hurt. My mother is in no position to fight, having just lost her mate. So, | begin taking down the vampires.


    My father has trained me well, but I''ve never fought against vampires. While werewolves are the stronger breed, vampires are


    much faster. Being a Guardian gives me an advantage and Alessia is tearing through the vampires, ripping off heads and


    wing out hearts as fast as she can, but it’s not fast enough.


    “WOLF!” The lead vampire yells. | turn to see that he has my mother. She has shifted back, her eyes nk in her grief. | know


    she won''t survive without my father. Most werewolves can’t survive the death of their mate. But | don’t want her to die at the


    hands of this leech.


    He has my mother standing in front of him, his hand wrapped around her neck. He is looking at me over her shoulder. “Little wolf.


    If you don’t stop killing my brethren, | will have to kill your mother.”


    I snarl at him. He’s already said he is going to kill all of us anyway, so | may as well take out as many as | can on the way.


    He gives me a vicious smile. “You''re right, | am going to kill her anyway. But,’ He holds up a hand to me as | start to bunch my


    legs, ready to attack him. “If you stop attacking my brothers, | won''t give her to Lennix here.” He points to one of the other


    vampires that is slowly surrounding me.


    “Lennix has a bit of a deviant nature. While most of us prefer to fuck our food. while we’re eating, he doesn’t seem to care where


    he puts his dick, as long as they are screaming in pain while he’s using them.” My stomach turns and | have to fight the urge to


    vomit. “Sometimes if they aren’t loud enough, he finds ways to hurt them so he can enjoy himself more.” The vampire Lennix is


    licking his lips, looking at my mothersciviously.


    The leader rubs his nose against my mother’s ear. “You wouldn’t want to watch. as he makes this sweet little female here scream


    in pain, begging for death, would you?”Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ‘Alessia?’ | ask, already knowing the answer.


    ‘There are too many. | can’t take them all.‘


    | shift back, knowing it’s my only possible option to save my mother. | watch as her eyes gain some rity as she sees me shift.


    She tries to shake her head no, but


    the vampire’s hold is too strong.


    “Good choice.” He says as he rips my mother head from her body. | scream as | watch her body slump to the ground. | crumble


    to my knees. My parents are dead. | have nothing and no one in this world. | am about to die, alone.


    The leader walks slowly toward me. “I didn’t say | wouldn''t kill her. | said | wouldn’t let Lennix have her, and | didn’t.ma


    vampire of my word.” He stops. in front of me, gently sliding his fingers in my hair before grabbing it roughly and yanking my


    head up to look at him.


    “Now, what are you?” He snarls at me.


    | look at him like he’s crazy. He’s just watched me shift from a wolf to a human. He must know I’m a werewolf.


    He leans down, sniffing my neck before jerking back, looking at me more closely. He pulls my hand to his face, slicing my finger


    with his fang. When he tastes my blood, the look on his face makes me sick again. It’s pure ecstasy. “Custos regni.” He says


    reverently.


    He snaps his fingers and one of the vampires bring him handcuffs. He binds my wrists with silver before lifting me to my feet.


    “You will be a gift to my prince. He will reward me handsomely for bringing you in.”


    He binds my ankles in silver, and I’m thrown over the leader’s shoulder. As he walks away, | take onest look at my parents*


    lifeless bodies, lying broken on the forest floor.


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