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Book 8⌇6. A Demon Within

Chapter 6 ∣ A Demon Within

*Crossover*

To Omen's Key

Co-Written with Laisha C. Gardner

The Omen's Key can be found on the account: @DarkR0se5 

-Locaine

Blood magic.

An innate ability inherited through the hunter bloodline that now has mingled with the vampire race. This...this I had been able to eventually learn to trust to some degree. With Annika and then with my own daughter, Evie...the only doubt that ever crossed my mind, was when grandson, Maverick, had completely lost control. I feared for the lives of this world, both vampire and hunter as we had an alliance, a strong one? Not exactly, as they would always harbor some grudge if it weren't against the entire vampire race, it would be with me.

Being the one that set everything into motion hundreds of years ago, when the vampires took this world with an iron grip, there are those who still resent me. Do I blame them? Not all at, after all, I'd done horrible things.

Now, the last thing on my mind was the treaty, as it was shredded to pieces when the Alpha King decided he would take Maverick's life as payment because he slaughtered both an Alpha and Luna. Though Zak was able to find him and show us that he had indeed changed, we weren't about to give up his life as forfeit.

Thus, the war that has been brewing between the werewolves and vampires has escalated. Hunters have chosen their sides, many choosing to side against us as we were initially their common enemy and some still hate Maverick with a passion.

"Are we ready then?" Rook asked.

Dark magic.

This, however, was something I was very foreign to. It held much darker properties and held a foreboding feeling. He brought Maverick's soul mate back from the dead...I don't know anyone with enough power to be able to do that. Apparently, he's had this gift since he was a child, something his father, Erebus, forgot to mention.

Must have slipped his mind.

Tamsin punched her fists together and smirked, "When are we not?"

Everyone thought Maverick and she were meant to be together an exceedingly long time ago, though as it stands, she's yet to find her beloved. Killian was lucky with Kenzie, it's truly much harder for an assassin to find their beloved, based on their innate ability to meld with the shadows, deceptively giving off the appearance that they are dead. Ever since he remained out of the shadows when he was watching over Evie, he had the opportunity to find Kenzie and their daughter is one hell of a prankster.

Arlynn glanced toward me, unsure if in this moment she really did hold the authority to command our group. She always would, so long as Lucca was here with Evie, a danger for the King and Queen to be outside the walls with the threat of an attack from the wolves.

I nodded and Arlynn stated, "Killian, Tamsin," she locked her emerald eyes with them, her fiery red hair pulling around her shoulders. God, she looks so like her Aunt Rynn...it still breaks my heart, "Stay hidden and only attack if necessary, you are our greatest assets."

Arlynn turned toward the hunters, "Zak, keep close to Kenzie, do not use your blood magic unless absolutely necessary. Clover stay on the outskirts and keep a sharp eye. Ryker, stay with Rook and Lucette, do not let anything get close to them. As we have no idea what Rook's dark magic has done, the consequences of his actions may impact us all, depending on what has happened."