Ava
That night was a quiet one. Everyone was on edge, waiting for the father Vampire to turn up. Crowds gathered by the castle entrance, speaking in hushed tones. Parts of their conversation didn’t have to travel far.
“It’s for the best. Kane has far more experience, and not once did he lay with a human – not even as a point of using her as a plaything. Luther has grown soft – if he gets any softer, then it’ll be the end of us all.”
I narrowed my eyes. Considering I had helped them solve the reason of their master’s sickness, I thought they might warm to me, at least a little. If anything, though, it only made matters worse – as if I had anything to do with it. I rolled my eyes, listening to their delusions of grandeur, as though they deserved it.
“We’ll be promoted as protectors, r
