The Queen of the Prey

Chapter 27

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"It doesn't matter. I'll win in the end." He said, smugly walking back towards the door

"And why is that?" The King called out.

"Because I can resort to savagery if I need to. She won't stoop so low. I'll kiss your boots if it means I get to stick a knife in your throat later."

"Good to know."The king muttered when the doors closed behind Thanatos.

"I'm coming for you, Ulrica." Thanatos grinned, "Be ready, my love."

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"Damn it, Zala! I thought I'd made it clear that we have a 'no abduction policy.'" A dark-haired witch scolded an older woman. She had a plump figure with pretty blonde hair showering down to her shoulders. Zala crossed her arms over her chest and turned away from the scolding.

"She was about to go into another wolf's territory. I knew she wouldn't cooperate. What did you expect me to do, Dot?" Zala frowned, her brows wrinkling like a child being told they couldn't have their favorite toy.

"Oh I don't know, LEAVE HER ALONE!" A males voice yelled in the distance. "Like we were told to do! She's not ready-" Before he could finish, Zala threw her hands towards the open door, a gust of wind rushed through the room slamming the door shut.
"We've left her alone for her whole life!" Zala argued, turning to Dot, the youngest of the two, "She needed help this time." Zala continued, Dot threw up her hands in exasperation.

"Grandmother Luciana specifically told you not to interact with her." Dot said, motioning to the sleeping girl in the bed.

"Well, Grandmother also said to leave the vampires to their fates. I don't hear anyone scolding you for bringing them here!" The male's voice came through on the other side of the door. He wriggled the doorknob for a few seconds before pushing the door open.

"Grandmother also said you weren't allowed to use magic for a whole week, Emlyn," Zala says, sticking her tongue at the teenage boy. He smirked before lifting his hands, revealing a long thin piece of metal.

"Good thing I can follow the rules." Emlyn bragged.

"For once." Dot muttered under her breath, Emlyn cocked an eyebrow at her but said nothing.

"Seriously, though," Zala broke in looking at the girl, "What are we going to do when she wakes up?"

"Let her leave in peace." A smooth, sultry voice broke in behind them, causing all three to jump a foot in the air.

The witch scowled at the three witches and pulled her hat from the patch of greying black hair on her head. The effect was to make her look deranged, the hair had been hacked in random stabbing motions, presumably by a person with little patience and less eyesight- and indeed it had. More than once, the ax blade she had used nearly took her head off. She wore a bright orange sundress that reached well below her ankles, that at times she tripped over the ends. Her dark brown eyes held a sort of wicked glimmer as she gazed at the young witches.

"Grandmother," Dot gasps, trying to gain her composure, "We were just coming to get you." Grandmother Luciana held up her hand, silencing Dot.

"Why are there vampires on my land?" Luciana asks, staring down at the red-haired girl in her bed.

"Didn't we strike a deal with them? Wasn't that deal specifically made to help each other if we were ever to be attacked by that monster!" Dot protested, waving her hands and on the verge of tears.