(Northern Region)
(Outskirts Of New Atlantic City- Unnamed Forest)
An enormous bat-like creature with a wingspan of over seven feet flew high above a forest filled with an endless sea of green trees.
The creature had midnight black fur, dark crimson eyes and sharp talons with nails that extended outwards like claws.
Camilla glanced upwards at the sky and instinctively knew that dawn was soon approaching.
As a vampire with strength on par with the princes she would not die from being exposed to the light of the sun.
However, she would be severely weakened. It was one of the prices that one had to pay for going against the natural order of things.
Immortality.... The First Ancestor called it a curse in the disguise of a blessing.
The female vampire could not help but recall an old memory. It was the day when she had begged the First Ancestor to turn her into one of his children.
What did he say at that time?
Camilla's brows furrowed as she recalled the words of the creature who had raised her almost like a father.
"You will come to regret it. They all do... in time."
Why did he say that?
Vampires were able to maintain their beauty and live for an eternity... sure they had to drink the blood of humans, but it was not a particularly unpleasant affair.
And she replied with the words... "I don't care... I want to be just like you."
Hundreds of years later Camilla could not understand the lonely look in the First Ancestor's eyes when she said her request.
The bat-like monster soared through the skies with numerous thoughts running through her mind.
She had failed to secure fresh blood slaves and... damn it!
Camilla cursed as she realised that she had also forgotten to pick up new vampires to become fresh members of her clan.
But picturing vampires walking around the home that she shared with her pet human... made her experience an unpleasant feeling in her chest.
The new vampires of her clan would not disobey her and attack Mary but... for some reason Camilla felt reluctant to allow other vampires to enter her private space.
Where her private property lived.
Mary was hers. Hers alone.
No one else could touch.
Dark possessive emotions surged behind Camilla's crimson eyes as her wings subconsciously began to flap even harder.
She needed to return to the castle immediately and go to the library to investigate why she was feeling this way.
The first step to break the strange bond between herself and the human was to understand how her ability worked.
Only then would she be able to push away these peculiar emotions and finally treat her human pet how she was meant to be treated...
As a tool.
The thick grey walls of Castle Eden peaked over the horizon and Camilla internally let out a sigh of relief.
She saw the sun begin to rise and the sky was already turning a warm orangish colour. There was not much time left.
As she came closer to the castle... Camilla could not help but feel as though something was off.
She checked her wards and the blood spells but could not feel that anything was amiss.
It was a bit of a risky move on her part, but Camilla circled around the castle a few times just to see what was making her feel on edge.
Finally, just as the first warm rays of sunlight brushed against her body, she saw a shattered window on one of the upper towers.
Camilla flew towards the window even as the fur on her back started to burn as the sun got even higher in the sky.
She gritted her teeth in pain as she transformed her body and ungracefully crashed inside the castle.
The window that was broken was now cracked even further and dozens of glass shards littered the ground.
Camilla stared at the pieces and a sinking feeling came in her heart.
She hurriedly walked up a flight of stairs and saw a blood-soaked blade leaning peacefully against one of the doors.
She lifted up the weapon and brought it closer to her nose. Camilla sniffed the edge of the blade and slowly extended her tongue.
Her pink tongue licked the tip of the weapon and a nervous expression flashed across her face.
This was not good... THIS WAS VAMPIRE BLOOD!
MARY!
Camilla fled up the stairs and immediately activated the tracking wards inside the castle. Crimson red lines spread outwards from her feet and wriggled towards a certain direction.
Fear and terror filled Camilla's heart as visions of her human pet lying dead on the ground with lifeless eyes flashed across her mind.
She rushed up the stairs and through a labyrinth of side passageways and corridors until she arrived at her servant's private bedroom.
Camilla flung open the door and rushed inside without a second thought. She found her human pet sleeping soundly on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face.
The beautiful female vampire stepped towards the human and carefully moved away the blanket so that she could see her body.
Mary was wearing a night gown that covered her body from her neck to her toes, but Camilla used her sense of smell to detect several small wounds beneath the dress.
Her human pet had gotten hurt.
Camilla had never felt so lost as she did in this moment. How had a vampire managed to sneak past her wards?
Her first concern should have been to worry about her own safety but all she could think about was the human lying down on the bed.
Mary must have been tired from her encounter with the mysterious vampire intruder since she still had not woken up.
Camilla closed her eyes and used her detection spell to scan the rest of the castle. There was no one else here beside her and her human pet.
She reopened her eyes and slowly stretched out her palm. Her fingers lightly caressed and stroked Mary's cheek before moving downwards.
They hovered just above the human's soft lips... oh how she missed kissing them.
The fear and tension in Camilla's heart had brought her to the breaking point and she was no longer thinking properly.
All she wanted to do now was make sure that her human was never in danger ever again.
Camilla wrapped her arms around Mary and drew her in closer to her body. Her human shifted around uncomfortably but still did not wake up.
The beautiful vampire had to resist the urge to kiss those inviting lips and do... other unspeakable things.
She desired Mary.
It was a desire that went beyond merely blood but rather... something more carnal.
Camilla moved her arms away from the human and then walked out of the room while trying to push down the erotic thoughts running through her mind.
She needed to interrogate her human pet and find out what exactly had happened while she was gone but...
Not today.
Her human needed rest.
Camilla turned around for one more glance at the young woman lying down on the bed and for once no trace of the seductive powerful vampire could be seen.
Instead, the look on her face more resembled that of a confused and frightened little girl.
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