air in the Vampire Sanctuary

sence even bef

issed and retreated into the shadows, terrifie

obsidian doors of the Sanc

r more lethal than the rogue w

undred elite werewolf enf

o wage war; he was here

avern ceiling. "I sent twelve messengers, and you ignored e

of the crypt's grand antechamber. Compared to the towe

calm, though I could see his tiny fists trembl

er," Kaelen stopp

wing eyes and looke

ing from Lucian's forehead down his neck-the cruel reminder of t

isgust twisted th

f a feral cur," Kaelen spat, the venom i

eak, stunted little runt. I'll never understand w

aw. "State your busin

m. His suffocating pheromones grew heav

ed her of her Luna title and banished her here to heal. Fi

est, his dark leather jacket pullin

ng so selfish. Selene i

train of bearing an Alpha pup. The pack healers say she needs

eyes tu

her core's magic to help Selene d

ck. Not as my Luna, of course, but as a mistress

harp, surged throug

ist

to the woman

shrieked. If I had claws, I wo

tiently, taking another step forward

d his chin. "My mother is dead

. "Dead? Elara? She's a vain, spoiled vampi

ng these underhanded tricks to make me beg. She want

eading straight for the i

n threw his arms wide, using h

his stride, Kaele

he casual force of an Alpha werewolf w

the stone wall, a sickening

rd him. I tried to cradle his head

e!" Kaelen roared, stridi

fro

minated by a flickering torch,

rincess of the Night. Beneath the monument sat a s

against the doorframe. Blood trickled from th

ching his bruised ribs. "My mother

wn she once helped you win, do not des

in the frigid air. Ka

ght I saw a flicker of hes

und his teeth t

hed for

touch

with silver magic as he tried to shove

snapped. He unleashed the f

d popped. He curled up on the stone floor, his mouth open in a silent screa

hostly fists against his chest. "You're killing

passed right through him,

t to kill the boy. Just before Lucian's

twitching and coughing up

n my son's chest, pinning him to the floor. H

e his fangs at me?" Kaelen sne

d back a

d so easily? Elara gave up her day

Losing a fraction of her magic wouldn't kill her. Even if she lost her cor

g in vain to push it off. He had the exact same murderous look in his eyes tha

ed up my urn. He held it up to t

p out of the shadows and hand over the Scarlet Core, I will finish what I started

ist, Kaelen hurled the

ordinary ash Lucian had gathered to fake a monume

out, his boots crunchin

d shut, leaving us in the dark

ed across the floor on his hands and knees, meticulously picking up every broken piece

y soul shattere