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"You are Vladella?"

"I am"

"Why am I here?"

A lady chuckled. "To rest, what else"

Ciel gritted her teeth.

"There, easy girl. You should know better that you don't have any chance to escape from here unless your lover, crazy boy Arthur comes here to save you, but if he did. He will be killed."

"He is strong" She refuted.

"He is," She agreed.

"But not stronger than her" She pointed her finger towards Ciel.

"What do you mean?"

"The white shadows inside you, the will of last witch queen, she is in there"

"I know it. Arthur had helped you to curb her influence on you but worry not, I will strip the last bit of restraint from your soul and then you will have your one-way ticket to paradise land"

"Hope you enjoy it"

Ciel started struggling, Hugo was nearest to her and grabbed her mercilessly as he slapped her on the cheek. "Behave"

Her face hurt. Earlier he didn't control his strength and now she was bleeding, her lips got a deadly bruise. Vladis wanted to interject but Vladella warned him. If he showed pity right now, he would straight away be screaming that he is a traitor. Standing up for Camy was one thing while for Ciel, it was different.

His fingers clenched, he stormed off the room as he couldn't bear to see her like this. Camy who was idly standing came forward. Bending a little, she grabbed Hugo's hands and pulled him, shoving away like a fly.

Everyone's faces dripped with shock. Vladella was ready in case, but Camy didn't do anything. She softly held Ciel's hands and stood up. It was as if nothing happened. It was her subconsciousness, the primal nature of her body to protect Ciel. She didn't know Why she did this, even after being questioned by Vladella, she didn't reply.

"Alright, Camy, Ciel is under your care. Take her to your room. I hope you two must have a lot to chat"

She waved them goodbye.

After they left, Adriana, Hugo, and Hector came to their knees.

"Orders miss"

"Go to Soyle, all three of you, and help Vlasella with everything she is short of. You need to get her inside Reinstle a day before."

"Do whatever you can, I want this to happen that day at any cost, even if it means your blood, then you shall shed it. I don't care if it is your or someone else"

"Understood" All three replied in unison.

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Soyle Empire

"Are you ready for it?"

"Of course, I am" A man who was on top of a vampire girl groaned when she started sucking his blood.  After it was done, she licked her lips in relish.

"How was it?"

"Magical"

"When will I get to be one? I want to relish sucking blood too. The thrill, power it brings with it. I can rule all over my subjects with an iron fist then. You know how messy things are because of Magnus. Although he is illegitimate, but that son of a bitch has more influence than me.:"

The girl comfortably patted the man's chest. Soon, just a few more days. It will be a full moon in 7 days, the time when the moon will be at its apex. I will turn you into a Vampire that will have the power equivalent to originals."

"The restriction from your bloodline will be removed and then you will be able to completely embrace the real you. The part of you that you craved. And everything will be good, just like how we dreamed together" She spoke with enthusiasm.

"Yep, we will"

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"I am bored, Camy. Talk to me please"

"Camy"

"What is happening with you and Vladis?"

"Why did he turn his back to Arthur?"

"Did they do anything to you?"

No matter how many times she asked, she always met with silence. This wasn't how it was supposed to be. It had been days but there was no news of Arthur. She felt heartbroken but wailing would do no good. She wondered if her brother knew that she was kidnapped.

She hopes he didn't know or else he might break. 

What should she do?

Give up?

This was so not like her. It had been days since those three loyal dogs of Vladella left. There were just three of them and Vladis, who was equivalent to air, in the shady house. Vladella was a busy woman. Most of the time she was either out or in her study, cooking some devious schemes.

Feeling bored she tried to go for some exploration. She wasn't chained or imprisoned that she thought she would be, they allowed her to roam inside the house, even enjoy the sunlight but Vldealla room was prohibited.

They had warned everyone to not even think about entering inside. Even Vladis, her own son, was banned. She wondered what kind of Voodoo magic she used to do there.

Creepy, but how was she able to do it? She wasn't a witch then?

She suddenly became curious about Vladella. If she thinks back now, she knows only a fraction of what she is in real life.

"I need to find out what she is cooking or else everyone would be endangered."

Taking brisk steps, she quickly stood in front of her door. The moment she touched the knob, she had double thoughts, but it was too late to have cold feet. The opportunity was just too good to be missed. Camy was tending to flowers.

She never knew she had such a hobby. While Vladis was gone with Vladella, that makes her the only one inside the house.

Creak!

Pushing a little she opened the door and walked inside. She was a little disappointed by her room as she didn't find any gothic interior or beast hiding inside the closet. The room was simple, a little too simple. With walls painted grey, there were just necessities like a cabinet, Vanity mirror, bed, and some shelves. Her room looked rather empty. Opening closets, she rummaged through them but it had nothing except papers. She took a glance at them but failed at understanding. From the looks of it, it was her work. All the cases, she worked when she was chancellor.