Chapter 135: The Vampire Queen’s Gambit
VAMPIRE QUEEN SERAPHINA POV
The opening ripped open just as the mountain began to crack, and I stepped through into chaos.
"Duck!" I shouted at the werewolves below me, throwing myself forward as a huge chunk of rock crashed where I’d been standing.
Three werewolf brothers stared at me in shock. One of them had wings and scales—definitely not normal. A dragon hovered nearby, looking just as surprised as everyone else.
"Who are you?" the winged werewolf asked.
"Someone who’s here to save your lives," I said quickly. "I’m Queen Seraphina of the Vampire Realm, and you’re all in more danger than you know."
The mountain shook again, and something roared from deep underground. Something that made my thousand-year-old vampire instincts scream with fear.
"We need to get out of here," I said quickly. "Now."
"We’re not going anywhere with a vampire," the biggest werewolf said coldly. "Vampires can’t be trusted."
I wanted to argue, but there wasn’t time. The thing in the mountain was waking up faster than I’d expected.
"Fine," I said. "Don’t trust me. But trust this—the Shadow Lords aren’t just trying to take over your land. They’re planning to collapse all the realms into one giant prison reality with themselves as the rulers."