Chapter 118: Get on your knees, Magnus
Alora pulled down the curtains on the window and turned her head to look at Magnus, who was in a slumber. A tiny smile carved on her lips as she closed her eyes too.
She jolted awake when the carriage made an abrupt stop. "What happened? Did we arrive?" Alora asked, holding the curtain as Magnus shook his head. The next moment, he was out of the carriage, and the door banged closed.
Magnus scanned his eyes around. They were in the middle of a forest, surrounded by tall pine trees, the silence of the woods enveloping them.
"The carriage drivers are dead," Griffin informed Magnus.
"Stay here," Magnus instructed him, then ran forward to check. Indeed, they were dead. A vampire had attacked them, but who could have such audacity to fight against the immortals?
"Magnus, we are–" Before Izaak could complete his words, both he and Magnus sensed the presence of more than a dozen vampires around them. Luckily, the guardians were with them because Dylan was also being taken to the capital.
Suddenly, a vampire appeared before them, and Magnus stopped from harming them. The two brothers swiftly took down one vampire after the other. One important thing they sensed was that these vampires were not from their kingdom. Something was different about them.
On the other hand, Alora was terrified while being in the carriage. She could hear strange voices. As she pulled away the curtain, her eyes widened to see some of the vampires on the ground while others were fighting with each other. The scene unfolded at a speed her eyes were unable to fully detect, leaving her feeling overwhelmed and frightened.
"Where’s Magnus?" she murmured, moving toward the door. However, the door didn’t open since it was locked from the outside. She looked out of the window and saw Griffin and Odin engaged in a fight with some vampires.
The frightening memory from that night flashed in her mind when she lost so many people in the werewolf attack. She was consumed with worry for her husband’s, and her newly made friends’ safety. Alora wanted to fight the vampires to ensure her loved ones remained safe, but she was unable to.
As she looked out of the window again, Alora saw a vampire unlocking the door of the carriage. Griffin pulled back the vampire from his neck and punched him hard in the face.