A month later, Mistwick's underworld had been completely turned upside down.
The once-invincible wolf clan's mafia had crumbled under the Vampire's ruthless show of force.
Those who had once sworn allegiance to Leon switched sides en masse, kneeling at my feet.
I sat in the leather throne that Leon once occupied. I looked down at the gang leaders cowering below me.
"From today on, I, Sophia, make the rules in Mistwick's underworld," I declared.
My voice wasn't loud, but it rang clear through the entire hall. No one dared object. They had seen how I destroyed Leon's empire overnight. In their eyes, I was more ruthless and unstoppable than Leon.
After the meeting, I returned to the top-floor bedroom of the manor.
I pushed open the door to find the two children crawling across the carp
