ALARIC
Despite knowing better, I allow Lyra to accompany me to the meeting room. She shouldn’t be here and the eyes that glance in her direction and then back in mine are proof of that. A plump square conference table sits as the centerpiece in the brightlight lit room. Persian carpets pad the hardwood beneath while downlights and a uniquely picked chandelier hangs overhead. The most exquisite paintings line the walls on the right while two sides of the room are completely glass, overlooking the city's bustling streets below and the neighboring skylines. The witch Mikayla takes her seat, alongside the head instructor Kaye and across from the mind controlling vampire Kario. How very useful he has turned out to be. Vampires are very few and far between, especially ones with the ability to
