(Outskirts Of New Antic City)


    (Castle Eden- Training Ground)


    "Again," Cami''s cold voice echoed through the field as she watched her human pet nock another arrow on the bowstring.


    Mary took in a deep breath and then released the string from her fingertips. An arrow shot forward and prated the outer edge of a target thirty feet away.


    "Again," her vampiric mistress said one more.


    With more practised motions, Sophie reloaded the string and adjusted the bow slightly so that it was more towards the center.


    She released the arrow and this time itnded a few inches closer to the center. The beautiful female vampire narrowed her eyes and nced at the young woman.


    Truthfully Cami was a bit confused watching Mary handle the bow. She could not understand how Mary was so skilled at using the sword and yet...


    She handled all other weapons like aplete novice.


    The female vampire oversaw the rest of training and then dismissed her servant. Mary nodded politely at her and then headed for the library to study more vampire hunting techniques.


    Cami watched the young woman out of the corner of her crimson eyes as her back got further and further away.


    She chewed her lips thoughtfully and then headed for the opposite direction.


    At the current rate of growth, Mary would undoubtedly be a very powerful vampire hunter in the next five years.


    She needed to break her mind and ensure her loyalty before that time came.


    Cami was not foolish enough to assume that she would win against a fully awaken Sun-born.


    She had the confidence that she would at least be able to flee but there was a small part of her that found that notion ridiculous.


    No... she had to make Mary hers... one way or the other.


    Cami rubbed her fingers together as a n slowly formed in her mind. If she could not win over her heart... then why not her body?


    If she made the human woman drown in pleasure, then surely her loyalty would increase over time as she realised that only her mistress could provide what her body craved.


    It was a stroke of genius!


    A sadistic smile shed across the female vampire''s face as she pictured what she wanted to do to her servantter tonight.


    But there would be plenty of time for nning once she finished her tasks for the day.


    Cami shook her head to drive the lustful thoughts from her mind and continued to wander through the castle.


    In many ways her ancient home felt both familiar and strange since her old nsmen had remodeled the castle over the years.


    It felt both old fashioned and modern at the same time.


    Cami nced at the electrical outlets in the wall for a moment before continuing to walk forward.


    She still wasn''t used to the technological advancements that had urred while she was sleeping but she had to admit... they were a wee distraction.


    Mary had shown her how to ess the ''inte'' and Cami had been pleasantly surprised to see that ys and stories could now be seen through the devices.


    It was just a shame that the episodes were usually unfinished and only came out once per week.


    The female vampire hummed softly to herself as she walked up a flight of stairs until she arrived at a wide-open space.


    Dozens of ravens cawed out at her sudden arrival, but Cami raised up her right hand and they all fell silent.<novelnext></novelnext>


    She snapped her fingers and four of the ravens hopped forward with each having a rolled-up letter attached to their legs.


    Cami gently untied the string and reached into her pocket to pull out a treat to reward the birds for their efforts.


    She walked over to a nearby chair and sat down before opening the letters one by one. Cami was not surprised to discover that the senders were the princes and princess.


    Let''s see...


    Prince Antonio wanted her to visit him in his home for a weing feast. Cami scoffed as she saw through the prince''s flimsy trap.


    Antonio was never a man known for subtlety.


    But to be fair one did not earn the nickname of ''The Butcher Of Men'' by being a quiet and contemtive individual.


    Princess Esme simply wished her well and asked her if she needed any new servants or blood ves.


    And finally, Prince Samuel...


    Cami''s eyebrows slowly furrowed as she read the contents of his letter. Prince Samuel unlike the others wanted to visit her in her castle at the earliest opportunity.


    It was a move that made little sense.


    All of the princes knew that she was a blood witch, and her castle was heavily warded with numerous protection runes.


    Prince Samuel would bepletely vulnerable to an attack if he entered her domain so why did he still insist?


    Cami''s fingers tapped the side of the chair thoughtfully as she moved closer to a nearby desk and pulled out one of its drawers.


    She saw a stack of yellowish parchment papers and an ink bottle along with a quill. Cami took out a sheet of paper and began to pen out a reply.


    She did not know what Samuel hoped to aplish but perhaps she could make things a bit more interesting.


    Why not invite all of the upper rank ns and ancient vampire families to an evening ball at her castle?


    Camiughed darkly as she imagined the look on the faces of the ancient ns who probably assumed that she was dead.


    Her influence was enough that the upper ranked ns would be forced to send a representative to attend her gathering and it was a good opportunity to formally announce her return.


    Of course, there would be much work to be done. Mary would be unable to clean up and set up the banquet hall all by herself.


    Hmm... was it time to get new servants?


    Cami felt a small trace of reluctance in her heart as if her home was a private retreat for herself and her human servant.


    No... she was being ridiculous.


    It was this kind of thinking that was making her soft-hearted. She should have broken that human woman already!


    Then her mind would not be filled with all these useless thoughts!


    The beautiful female vampire''s face shed with an expression of determination as she walked towards a nearby window and opened it slowly.


    She jumped outside without hesitation and her body shifted and morphed into that of an enormous bat-like creature with a wingspan of over seven feet.


    Cami pped her newly formed wings powerfully and flew towards New Antic City as fast as her wings could carry her.


    It was time to rebuild her n.