Children of Blood ✔️

Chapter Three

"That's a big aspiration," the man raises his eyebrows, "are you sure?"

"You can either take it or leave it, those are my terms." I raise my eyebrows too while I cross my arms.

The man smiles and holds his hand out for me to shake, "I'll take it. The name is—"

I shake his hand and hold up my other to signal him to stop, "I don't care."

"Ouch," he releases my hand but holds my gaze, "you're going to need to know it so you can use it to get into certain buildings."

"I'll find another way," I break the gaze and bend down collecting my arrows and bow.

The man leans over and helps me pick them up before passing them over, "Alaric."

"Sorry?" I ask taking the arrows from his hand.

"No need to be sorry, my name is Alaric."

"Nice to meet you Alaric," my sister introduces herself happily holding her hand out.

Alaric takes her hand and kisses the top which makes her giggle. She's on full flirtation mode now that her Prince Charming has saved her— after he tried to kill her friends and sister.

"Where are they?" I ask Alaric referring to my 'non-friends' as I cross my arms. He gazes into Issy's eyes sheepishly before I noticeably cough.

"What was that?" Alaric asks still not paying attention to me.

"Where are they." I slowly ask again but he still doesn't listen.

"You can call me Ric," Alaric winks at my sister.

"Name is Isabelle, but you can call me Issy."

"Seriously?" I ask to no one in particular, "am I really being ignored?" I wait for an answer but I receive nothing. Groaning I snag Issy's wrist dragging her away, "snap out of it! And you," I point my finger to Alaric's chest, "stop flirting with my sister!"

"So that's why she is so beautiful?" Alaric smiles at me, "it runs in the family?"

My face drops from the exhaustion of his personality, "don't flirt with me either."

Alaric shrugs his shoulders and begins to walk away, "follow me to your non-friends."

I groan and look over to Issy who is biting her lip and checking him out. "I guess I know your type."

"Yeah, I like em' sexy." Issy stares at his muscles hungrily.

"Yeah, you like em' homeless and unsanitary."

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After an hour of walking we finally reach a massive city. The buildings are well maintained but are still covered in moss and vines, and the trees on the streets are larger and wider. Their canopy's cover the roads and it looks like there is a tarp of leaves above you.

I smirk at the beautiful sight and the children who laugh and squeal together, the first time I have since Roxy and Danial died. The first time since Luke left. I look around and people don't stare at us like the Bellator Clan, they keep doing their business and some give us warm smiles while others greet Alaric.

I still have my guard up and don't trust anyone here, who knows they might be like John and betray us. I fiddle with my arrows and wipe the tug on my lips off of my face as the tension in my chest tightens despite the friendly atmosphere.

Finally, we stop outside a building where two trees dramatically arch over a large wooden doorway.

Alaric turns to face us and smiles, "welcome to the Fide Clan."