The Crimson Rose || Nicolae Bartholy X OC || [COMPLETE]

Chapter XXII.

The Crimson Rose.

It all happened in a fraction of a second.

The table flew away from the middle of the room, crashing against the wall, shattering the big mirror hanging from it.

Viktor's eyes had turned red but Nicolae was fast and he removed Claire from the older vampire's sight, shielding her with his own body.

"Get away from her." Viktor hissed.

"She is not the cause of Cornelius' death. He had it coming!"

Viktor wasn't having it.

"Give me the girl, son. She has to pay."

Nicolae's eyes turned red as well, but he kept standing in front of Claire.

"I won't. She is innocent, Viktor! "
He talked back firmly.

Viktor growled in anger he hated being called by his name by any of them. They weren't allowed to call him that.

Nicolae knew it well. He knew it would piss him off incredibly.

All he was trying to do was getting his attention on himself.

Away from Claire.

"I am going to kill you both then." He shouted and leaped for the two.

Nicolae covered Claire with his body again. Holding her away from Viktor.

He tried teleporting but as he expected, his father had casted a powerful spell. Nobody was allowed to leave the house.

As he tried to contact his siblings, he casted a protective cover spell on himself and Claire, trying to buy time.

Viktor was assaulting the shield and he wasn't going to stop until he broke it.

Drogo, Peter. Right now!

They had a plan. It was the only plan. But his brothers weren't coming to his help. He didn't understand, there was no time.

"Nicolae, what are we gonna do?" Claire didn't want to admit she was scared, but she didn't know what to do.

"The shield will last for a while, let me think." He turned his head to look at Viktor.

"I am going to destroy you Nicolae!" He screamed at him and kept hitting the shield with his claws.

Peter appeared from the kitchen.  He was panting, desperately trying to keep breathing.

His eyes were still red. So were Drogo's, he was following behind his brother.

As Nicolae looked towards them, distracted for a second, one of Viktor's hands went through the shield. One of his claws found Claire's cheek and cut it.

"Enough!" Nicolae yelled as he turned around and blasted him with his powers.

Viktor barely took two steps back, he didn't even lose his balance.

Claire held her cheek with her hand as it started to sting and soon enough her blood striped her skin.

And everybody could smell that.

Peter and Drogo held onto whatever they had close. Their eyes more vivid than before, their fangs coming out.

Nicolae's eyes widened as they locked eyes onto Claire.

"No. NO!"
Nicolae screamed turning toward his woman. She couldn't even speak, terrorized as she understood what was happening.
That was why Viktor had the boys eat a raw steak, to alert their senses and weaken their self control.