The drumming of the big and heavy bells echoed across the kingdom — the execution bells. Bells that made every vampire of Outrous Kingdom flinch. The sound alerted them that they were to proceed and witness the death of a vampire who had defied the king’s law.
The bells rang more than ten times.
The execution tools were already prepared to take their toll.
The entire city of Outrous was now filled with vampires rushing from far and wide to the execution grounds outside the palace. They left everything they were doing, just as I had commanded.
My law stood.
Juke was to be dead very soon, by fire.
I looked at Isabel, who stood in the middle of my room, looking at me. I could sense the fear still lingering in her eyes, yet she appreciated what I was doing.
I continued watching her.
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