Emma's POV
"Serena!" Alessandro's gaze pierced me with intense hatred as he let out a frustrated groan. The woman standing a few feet away from him took a step forward.
"Yes, my king," Serena replied, her voice steady. It was her, Serena, the very woman who had forcefully pulled me from Alma's room that fateful night and injected those syringes into my neck. She possessed a striking beauty, but there was an undeniable aura of danger surrounding her.
"You and some of my men should torture her," he declared, catching everyone off guard. The vampires stood in shocked silence, their eyes fixed on him.
"B... But Aless," the same exact lady dares to speak up again, "You can just kill her instead of this constant torture and save time."
"Sofia!!" he growled with a warning tone, i
