VLADIMIR'S POV Present Day. California 2020. "Sire?" Why would Sven call me sire? He always like to pretend that that aspect of me didn't exist. That I was just a regular being... "Sire?" The voice called urgently. I whirled around, ready to unleash hell at the soft voice intruding my time with my beloved but instead, I found Lilya shrinking back from me. I snarled at her, utterly furious that her presence has snatched away my memories of him. It's been a long time since I heard his voice so clearly. But now, this stupid fool has just chased him away. "What do you want?" I growled and fisted her hair in my hands. I continued pulling until I felt her hair strands peel off from her scalp and she whimpered. I pushed her away from me, doing my best to calm myself more than an

