VALERIA

"Valeria, what are we going to do? You can't give that psychopath what he wants, we..."

"Quinn, honestly, I can't promise that all of this will turn out fine, but I'll do everything in my power to save you," I murmured, keeping it vague due to the enemy's proximity.

And because, quite frankly, I had no idea how to unlock the spell on those collars—I was going in blind, relying on the magic my mother left behind to protect me.

"Your Majesty, we're the only ones left," I looked back, shaking off my clothes, and was somewhat satisfied to see that only half of the vampires had survived.

Some of them even had wounds—no one could leave this place alive.

"Good, I thought fewer would make it, so we're not doing too bad," he replied, as if talking about animals and not his own people.

I don't even know why they keep following that bastard—probably out of fear, I suppose.

"It's time, princess. Let's go. You, keep a close eye on your little friends," he ordered, walking toward me. I clen