The Bewitching Countess of the Villa Ersandmyne

Pg. 17

"Justiniano, I noticed that Valentina held you, tell me, how was her strength?" "Magnus, it was stronger than any other night seeker I have known and I mean no disrespect when I tell you this but she is stronger than even you, my lord." "I take no disrespect, Justiniano, her father was strong as well as her beautiful mother, what other abilities did you notice they have or share?"

"Valentina's abilities are stronger than Isabella as you tell. She can conjure the spirit of anger and vengeance and at the same time control it. She was able to fill the room with fury. At first, I was blinded, not to say terrified. After a couple of seconds, I was able to see, and only because she let me. She wanted me to see her face and the power and control she had over the room and me because I couldn't see Isabella although I knew she was in the room. Her eyes and facial features had completely changed." "How delightful."

"They share a powerful form of telepathy whereas they not only read each other's thoughts but that of others around them. Valentina was able to read my mind and also place thoughts into my mind to keep me at ease."

"As vlivers that you know they are, they can handle human food and drinks to a certain amount but they do need their fill of vampiric sustenance. On their own, they have learned to control their hunger and only hunt for food and not for fun or just to kill."

"They shapeshift but only in an emergency as stipulated by their father." "Yes, that was one of the abilities Bartholomew, that fucking bastard was jealous of, that my son Lucius could shapeshift, and because he was a product of a barmaid he couldn't."

Magnus lowered his head with a look of hurt on his face everyone knew that even after all these eons he still hadn't gotten over the death of his beloved Lucius.

Justiniano waited to give him time and when he lifted his head in a lower voice, he asked him "And how did they take to the dredges?" "Isabella wanted to um..." "Out with it, don't make me wait for answers, you know how much I hate that." "Well, Isabella wanted to fuck them and then bite them." Magnus sat in his chair smiling at the granddaughters he had.

"Don't worry I know you don't know where they are so I won't ask and you can wipe your brow because I'm not going to kill you." Justiniano gave a big sigh of relief. Magnus heard him and started to laugh. "But I want you to find them and give them a message from me, don't worry it will be written."

While Magnus wrote Justiniano looked out the window and saw how the dredges were being led into the castle because, at this time of the night, they seemed zombified and had to be helped to enter the castle.

"Here you go, give it to Valentina and tell her I send them both my love and look forward to seeing them. Now let us celebrate the arrival of my granddaughters and the beginning of our relationship, again thank you for all your help with them." Magnus picked up a 'wine' bottle and two wine glasses and poured sweet 'nectar' into each glass as they toasted to all the good things to come.