Once he made it back to Bloodcrest Castle, he sensed two unwelcomed presences that were coming from the meeting room, in at the corner of the place. The big doors, and there he spotted them.
Victor Winterfleaur and his right-hand man Anton Wilbourne.
Victor was devilishly handsome; he had the deepest black eyes and his diamond-shaped face making him instantly attractive to all the women. Victor, however, was wearing black leather boots, white pants, and a green-blue long-sleeved sweater and on top of it, he wore a dark grey coat with white fur covering half around his neck to his strong chest, as his gloved hands were also leather. While Anton was a tall man, he has short-messy slated hair, arched thin eyebrows and has a slim right grey eye while the other eye was covered by a black eyepatch. Has a straight nose, a skinny face and his chin have a small beard. He was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with black and white shoulder pads and around with silver rims. Wrapped around his waist was a long dagger tied to it. A white Y along with its rectangular buttons, while the rest of his shirt was all black as he is also wearing black pants and also black combat boots.
"It has been a while, Andre," Victor stated with a smirk on his face, his fangs showing and as for Andre. He stood his ground glaring daggers at him with his coldest expression that nobody could takedown. However,
"Well, I do know we were going to have a guest here but I never have expected to be you two, Victor Winterfleaur and your servant Anton you are loyal familiar," Andre said while smirking back at Victor. As Victor noticed that Andre was doing something before he and his companion arrived so he spoke in their vampire language.
"Scio te uirigine u vidi visum die tantum dic, Andre,"
Andre froze as his eyes widened but he quickly returned to his cold composure ignoring his comment as he pretended not to know any of it, because within his thought's he asked, 'Should I read his mind? No, I can't, I wish I could but he already knows how to block the entrance from me so I wouldn't be able to read his mind and I, after all, our years I still couldn't break it' He must have done something to make that happen!'
"So, I hope we can meet her here soon enough," Victor said with his now nonchalantly tone as he turned to his servant saying, "You know my new command don't you, Anton?"
Anton looked up to his master as he bows his head saying, "Yes sire."
"Good. So Andre shall we, it has been a long time since I last saw Harrold and his beautiful icy sister Katerina."
As the three men went off to the Dragonstone tea party. Nevertheless, Andre knew something was going to happen soon enough.
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Victoria looked up to see that she was almost there to the gates as she decided what her plan is going to be since she plans on not getting caught by the same guards she embarrassing flirted with to help her grandfather. However, she was not going to give up just yet and since she was always curious what's it like in a city full of vampires.
She clenched her bag tight making her hand turn white, as she said, "Victoria you can do this, no pressure this should be a piece of cake!" Then, all of a sudden, the soldiers were heading towards her direction and at that she panicked, 'What should I do in order not to get caught?'
She quickly thought for a moment before they come in her direction but then, she spotted a very big branch that covered it with dark-green leaves that could cover herself.
Then all of a sudden, the soldiers were heading towards her direction and at that moment she panicked, 'What should I do in order not to get caught now?'
However, she forgot that she could transform into a werewolf. She face-palmed herself as she looked at her necklace carefully as she thought of her werewolf form and then she magically transformed into her dark-green werewolf form. Thankfully that her necklace didn't glow so much like before and was able to move to another bush without them noticing but, her ears perked up as one of the soldiers were saying,
"…Hey what do you think about the vampire engagement?" asked soldier #1.
"What? You mean the one between the Purebloods and the Dragonstones. Yeah, I have, they say that both houses have to wed to keep the tradition going." Said soldier #2 as they passed through her hiding spot. Then she decided carefully to get a little closer as she kept listening to their gossiping.
In addition, she thought, 'So…he is already taken right?' as she was about to get closer to the gate click, the sound came from her right paw she accidentally stepped on a twig. "Who's there to show yourself?"
The soldiers called out as Victoria panicked in fear, she had to think and move quickly before they catch her. Then, something distracted the soldier's attention as they turned the other way someone was throwing pebbles at them as the voice from behind her said, "Come with me." It said in a low voice only Victoria heard it she jumped startled as she asked in her head, 'W-who are you?'
"Don't be afraid all will be well," it said as Victoria turned around and it turned out that it was her grandfather Jasper. He looked the same as before but his wound bandaged up on his injured chest that he got from General Fairchild her other grandfather. As Jasper bent down he patted her furry head she question looked at him as he sighed saying, "It's alright, no one saw me heading this way so, don't worry about what Ferdinand said besides he'll be fine but he is still your grandfather from your mother side."
Victoria just nodded sadly at him as she concentrated on her human self and breathed out in relief.
"Grandfather, how did you manage to leave?" she asked breathlessly as she stood up from her sitting position, he expected her clothes to be ripped and her being half-naked he finally understood that it has to be with her necklace. 'So it is the necklace of life' he thought as he looked at his granddaughter who was grabbing her bag as she walked towards the gates he then asked, "Don't tell me your following that Pureblood vampire. Are you, Victoria?"
She froze though she could understand that he was worried about her so then, she said faced him seriously, "I am going over this gate so they don't take me to Fairchild and then use the last thing my mother gave me to their advantage. Before he could kill the rest of the vampires and werewolves of this world leaving all the humans to rule over them."
"But I still believe I can ask Andre to help." She finished as she was now walking towards the gates she decided to climb over instead of sounding the alarm which that will get her into trouble so, Jasper said, "Victoria, just don't fall for him or your life will change forever."
She nodded at him as she started grabbing her long rope as ties it up around the tree trunk once she knew it was tight enough she grabbed a metallic claw and tied it around it as she made sure that it won't let go. However, she then throws it to the wall above the gate and then, it grabbed the ledge as Victoria tugged it hard she smiled.
Besides the fact that her grandfather Jasper was only watching out for her because he knew she wanted to prove herself to him that she can and will do it all of her might.
Then she started climbing the rope with both hands making sure she does not fall down and at the same time avoided looking at the ground.
"Who taught you about surviving skills?" he finally asked, and then Victoria answered, "Well, my friends back at the orphanage the boys said 'we could learn the surviving skills to be prepared in the world in case we don't know what to do' so that's when they asked Ms Bane and she agreed."
"Then it took us all to learn for 10 years and we completed our so-called 'training' we made a huge prank at the headmistress as our reward but, we got our punishment afterwards. However, she secretly laughed about it but we had fun back there."
Once she finished explaining to her grandfather Jasper, she was now on top of the gate at last with her feet dangling through the air. Jasper just smiled, because he was very happy that she had a wonderful childhood while he was in hiding until now but he did not mind. However, it did make him worry that she will have to go alone to a world filled with vampires and willing to go follow her heart to the adventure she has been longing for since she was very small.
Now she is willing to risk everything to find out what lies for her in a world filled with immortals and mortals. She looked down to make sure there were no soldiers in sight and then, she dropped her brown bag to the ground as she then carefully climbed down grabbing each hole from the rocky bricks. Once she made it to the ground, she hid in the thickest blue rose bushes it had small horns but didn't give a single scratch on her while scooting herself to the shadows of the trees that were ten times bigger than her sidewall. Now, she is inside the devil's den.
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Meanwhile, Andre cursed himself for being such an idiot for letting Victor get the best of him by what he told him. He smirked because he showed no emotion thankfully but Victor's right-hand man Anton can read his eyes. However sensing, 'He has some sort of contract with Victor by the way he doesn't have a will of his own, as though he agreed in exchange for helping him with his soon to be a scheme of his', thought Andre as he was glancing through the giant window. He then, spotted his father getting of Rupert his horse as he took off his dark-grey gloves. Paul Beauvale was a tall man; he has pureblood hair smoothed to the side, a few wrinkles on his forehead, a straight nose and his eyes blood red. Along with his arched eyebrows and his thick neck. He was wearing a long grey coat while his collar was a centimetre on the back of his neck, his dark-blue tied scarf around his collar like a tie. He also wore black leather pants, a black belt that held his sword Sparta and his black boots as well.
Andre headed to the main hall to greet his father's return from ColdBay. As he walked down the stairs, he thought, 'So he is finally back huh…' he stopped in the middle of his tracks on the stairs and then, he sensed her again but only this time he widens his eyes in shock and anger, 'She's here but why! She is not supposed to pass the wall and now of all things.'
"Victor sooner or later will pinpoint my weakness but…why is it her? But I will not let him get near or even touch her so close to him," he growled aloud but no one heard him but an unexpected dark figure heard him through the shadows.
Also, the dark figure happened to be no other than his mother. Veronica Beauvale. She had the stern look on her face and got curious, 'Who is this 'her' is he referring to?' wondering since when did he develop a weakness so soon. The thought only made her angrier so she had to figure out who is this she that had come to their fine land filled with vampires. However, little did Veronica know was that her only heir was falling unconditionally in love with a hybrid?
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"Let see I have arrived at Nighthawk forest," said Victoria while checking her painted map that showed the names of every village and thankfully she wasn't completely stupid because if she were she would have been dead looking for directions from nearby vampires or controlled humans she meets. So that she had to be cautious to her surroundings although she continued saying, "So in just a few days I'll make it Bloodsteel Harbour if I'm correct but I need to know…why did I feel a dark presence and why was it watching my every move?" she questioned herself while crouching down to the ground. While putting her bag behind her, she prepares to transform herself into her dark-green werewolf form. As she carefully looked both left and right, however little did she know was that a soldier has already spotted her and then he yelled?
"A werewolf has entered signal the alarm to all clan leaders!"
'Crap, I was about to go easily through but enough of that let's run' she thought and with her werewolf form she ran in her four paws throughout the trees she ran left to right but all of a sudden one of the soldiers was on her way in front her and she cursed,
"Damn it, he's a vampire!"
While being pushed to the ground by her by their cold hands along with their sharp nails, longer than Andre's does though he cuts them to blend into human society. That's what she thought, however back to the main time she growled at them but then, she shook them off her furry back making them fall to each side of the tree making them fall unconscious. 'Weak vampires like them indeed' she thought checking her backpack. She made sure her bag was still intact without a single scratch and then continued to run towards the southeast part of the forest.
"I have to find the perfect hiding spot so no other vampire or a controlled human can grab me," she thought aloud as she found a giant log lying down on the ground while checking herself for any deep injuries and was quite relieved she didn't have any.
Then she turned back to her human form and then, she collapsed to the ground, grabbed a ham sandwich, and started to eat for a while.
Until she heard some rustling from behind the bushes in front of her and then, a dark figure jumped making them both stumble to the side. As she was about to punch the dark figure, it covered her mouth and hissed at her, "You better be damn quiet or else they will find you."
Nevertheless, Victoria got a closer look at her attacker and it so happens to be, 'Andre!'
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A few minutes before…
Andre speed-walked so none of the servants questioned his suspicious actions as he was heading towards the stables where all the big horses the Purebloods have own for years.
He grabbed his black cape, his black gloves and a black scarf while covering half his face. Moreover, while he was at it a voice spoke,
"Andre, don't tell me, you plan on leaving to the other side of the wall again remember you kept your word last night."
He turned his head to notice it was his mother. She has a serious stern look from her now blood-red eyes.
'She wants to know why?' his thoughts echoed his mind as he continued to prepare his horse as he answered her,
"I won't read your mind. But if I have to guess…" he turned to face her and continued, "You heard me talking to myself did you."
She remained quiet, which lead him to believe that his assumptions were and always correct. Because even if Andre uses his powers he should always be wary of how he should use them on others carefully. Andre and his mother stared at each other for a long time until; he sighed and climbed up on his horse while saying,
"I am just heading out to check the incident of a break-in to our vampire land, mother. To see if I can get information for my investigation I hope it means no trouble?"
Veronica raised her eyebrow in question while crossing her arms saying, "Very well, I hope you'll be here in time before your father notices your absence."
Andre then rode in surprise when his mother said that in which it's the first time he was not scolded for once by his actions. Later then, he was now galloping his black horse the same as his fathers but he was faster than his old stallion.
He galloped through the trees as his vampire view he saw everything fast from both sides from the giant trees and then, his horse and he jumped over the Silverstream to the other side heading towards Nighthawk forest. Then, he smelled her trying to escape from other low life vampires.
However, before he could jump into action to save her, she immediately shook them off her furry back making all the soldiers hit every tree in the area.
'I think she's strong enough to beat them easily, although she should be mindful next time' he smirks at the scene before him quietly. Minutes later, he was still riding his horse but then he pulled his reins to a halt as he smelling the area until he caught the sight of her glowing dark-green de-transformation from head to toe Him watched in awe. Her furry head suddenly turned into her normal dark-brown curls and her bangs on her forehead; thankfully, she was well clothed and not naked.
However, he got off his horse as he was watching her like a predator watching its prey but he shook that feeling and waited for the right moment to walk in. Although he sensed two presences coming from behind the bushes behind the log while she was sitting on the ground he jumped on top of her and as he covered her mouth quickly he said,
"You better be damn quiet or else they will catch us."
His eyes told her that she better be careful this time because she would be in the worse situation if they found out he was protecting the girl he will later on fall in love with.