ALDRIC

I didn’t know how many could be inside the old building, but I entered roaring, ready to cut off heads.

Too late—I was already a step behind. It was obvious they had fled in a hurry.

They must have realized I was closing in on them.

I shifted back into my human form, storming through the dark underground floors, kicking doors open and searching desperately.

Corpses littered the ground everywhere.

Fools who dared to make deals with vampires always ended up like this.

My heart pounded with