Chapter 22 SWORN ENEMIES VALERIA Boss isnt going to like this at all.
What did you expectto do? Pick up that disgusting corpse or stay there waiting for the specter ?! This girls lucky her face is so messed up, even the specter didnt want her.
I could hear the conversation of what seemed to be two men My whole body felt drained, as if I had pushed beyond my physical limits.
I was confused, unable to fully recall what had happened.
Adele had tried to deceive me.
We fought.
That thing appeared, and then ... ? I was lying across the back of one of my captors, being carried to an unknown location.
Even though I was awake, I kept my eyes shut, pretending to be unconscious just to hear more of their conversation Get her on the boat! Suddenly, they threwonto an old boat.
I realized I was being taken farther and farther from the King, so I began to fight back with everything I had.
So youre awake now? Ah, you damn woman! Whats going on?! She bit! Youll pay for that, bitch! The last thing I saw was a fist coming straight at my face.
The next tI woke up, I was sitting in a cold cell, my hands tied behind my back, chained to the damp stone wall.
One of my eyes was swollen shut, and nausea twisted my stomach, makingwant to vomit.
The stench of mold and decay in the air only worsened my dizziness.
Shadows huddled in the corners other young women, trembling and crying, all of them terrified. What had I gotten myself into this time? And where exactly was I? Soon, they cfor me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI heard footsteps echoing in the dark corridor outside the massive cell.
The door creaked open, and two men grabbedby the arms, draggingout.
No matter how weakly I resisted or how much I begged, they didnt stop.
I was hauled up a staircase, through a series of hallways, and shoved through a door into an office.
BAM! SWORN ENEMIES I hit the ground hard, my forehead slamming against the stone floor.
Pain shot through me, and I hissed in discomfort as someone began untying the bindings on my wrists. Footsteps approached.
A strong scent of cologne filled the air before a pair of black leather boots stopped right in front of.
Do you know how to interpret whats written on the Goddesss Altar ? A low, icy voice questioned me.
N no, sir, I replied, trembling but determined.
I knew I could never admit I could read those symbols.
Suddenly, rough fingers dug harshly into my chin, forcingto lift my head so abruptly I thought my neck might snap.
I dont like being lied to.
If you are the one Ive been searching for, but youre lying... you will pay I bit my lip, struggling to keep calm.
A massive scar crossed his right eye deep, more grotesque than even my ownL dearly for it.
Short black hair, blood red eyes, and fangs slightly protruding from his lips but not as long as a werewolfs.
A dark, powerful, and violent aura surrounded him.
I knew perfectly well what he was ..
A vampire.
The sworn enemies of werewolves.
Both sides despised each other to death, and now, I had been captured by them.
They never dared enter our territory they feared Aldric and the Guardians.
Something extremely important must have driven them to take this risk.
Bring the piece of the Mother Stone.
Well see if shes who weve been searching for.
He let go of me, shovingback roughly.
My trembling hands pressed against the cold floor, kneeling with my head lowered as my mind raced.
If they had a way to test if I could read those markings, it wouldnt matter how much I denied it they would find out.
Minutes later, one of his men entered with a black box and set it on the desk.
The moment it was opened, I felt a tug deep in my chest.
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A whisper echoed in my mind.
I dared to lift my gaze slightly, watching as the vampire carefully removed a piece of dark stone, using gloves with utmost reverence. The stone was cracked, yet faint specks of glowing light shimmered within it, like trapped stars.
2/3 22 SWORN ENEMIES It was affectingmy heart was racing, and my body felt drawn to it.
They grabbed my wrist, forcing my trembling hand closer inch by inch toward the artifact. They were going to uncover my secret.
But then I remembered that sensation when I had hidden myself in the shadows of the night.
The way I had suppressed my scent, concealed so even werewolves with their enhanced senses couldnt detect me.
I willed myself to disappear.
To suppress the strange power inside me.
The youn The voice from the stone fell silent.
AAGHHH! I screamed as soon as my fingers made contact with the stone, a searing pain burning through my skin. I tried to pull away, but they forced my hand against it, the agony unbearable.
Fucking hell! At last, they released me.
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