VAMPIRE KING

So I got up, barely able to breathe, and screaming like a madman, I lunged at her with my claws and fangs bared.

She lunged at me too. We fought like we did in the past, only this time it was to the death—no more games.

My attacks aimed for her throat, her eyes, her chest, her weak spots. But she just dodged and dodged, toying with me like a pet, leading me exactly where she wanted me.

Suddenly, her hand grabbed my head, her claws digging in so deep that I thought she’d crush my brain into pulp.

Furious and desperate, I struck at her chest, trying to wound her—but it didn’t even faze her.

Her beautiful, cruel face came closer, filled with hatred and resentment.

"Don’t think it’ll be that easy, Kael. As long as I live—and this time I plan to live for a very long time—you will always be by my side. Isn’t that what you wanted? Didn’t you crave my blood and power?"

Her vicious words froze me. Her claws sank deeper and deeper into my skull, and the pain brought me to my knees.