Chapter 309
Just then, Brackham’s chair screeched against the floor as he pushed back and stood up, slamming his palm down on the table. His face
darkened, and his voice rose like an alarm.
“Never. I will not work with Alpha Draven. We will never work with him.”
The force of his words rang through the room, stifling even the restless shuffling of papers. His gaze swept over the senators, hard and
unyielding.
“That wolf is arrogant. Cunning. Strategic. He is not a partner–he is a predator waiting for a crack to sink his teeth into Brackham’s fist
curled.
“And do not forget, look how he kept his word! He warned us, and he made sure his dogs attacked our people when they tried to take his
kind. His loyalty is merciless, and his vengeance immediate. That is not an ally–that is a monster in plain sight!”
The room trembled with his rage, the senators exchanging uneasy glances.
One of them, bold enough to speak, leaned forward. “Then we must simply be more strategic with our plans.” His voice carried a cold
edge.
“The werewolves can be the hammer we wield. They will go after the vampires, fight them for us… and when they have served their
purpose, we discard them.” 1
A murmur of agreement rippled around the table. Three senators lifted their voices almost at once, echoing support.
“Yes. Let them bleed for us.”
“They will think it’s their war, not ours.”
“It buys us time to rebuild.”
But across the table, another senator slammed his hand flat on the surface. “And what then? Don’t you see what you’re proposing?”
His
eyes
flashed. “Bringing the wolves closer means letting them breathe down our necks. It gives them access. They will learn things we
have worked hard to bury.”
Three more nodded, voices rising in support.
“He is right. They will sniff out more than we want them to know.”
“Our secrets, our facilities will be all at risk.”
“You would be inviting danger straight into our house.”
The tension swelled, and the conference room split clean down the middle.
Then another senator, older, his voice low but cutting, added the final blow.
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“And what of the experiments? You really think Draven won’t find out we have been caging his kind, cutting them open like lab rats? If he learns the truth, he won’t stop until he razes every last one of us to the ground?
Another senator added, “Remember, the werewolves are still more physically powerful and stronger than we are. The only advantage we have is with our machines”
The weight of his words fell heavily. Silence choked the room, as if every senator present had suddenly imagined Alpha Draven storming their city, blood and fire in his wake.
Brackham’s jaw clenched as his eyes swept the table. He could feel the fracture growing, see the way it threatened to split his council in half. And if there was one thing he couldn’t afford right now, it was division.
“Enough.” He lifted a hand.
The word cracked like a whip.
“We settle this now,” Brackham said, his tone cold and final. “We will put it to a vote. Raise your hand if you want to bring in the wolves.”
Slowly and grudgingly, hands rose. Although there were few, they were enough to hang in the air.
Then the rest of the senators looked around, exchanged glances, and kept their arms tightly crossed over their chests.
Brackham’s jaw cased, just barely, as he counted, then concluded that the wolves had lost.
Finally, he sat back down, his expression stern but the tension in his chest easing. “Then it’s decided,” he announced. “We will not crawl to Draven or his kind for help.”
Some senators nodded, relief written plain on their faces. Others muttered under their breath, clearly displeased, but they did not argue
further.
Brackham tilted forward, his voice dropping lower, sharper. “We send our own people. Humans, soldiers or hunters. I don’t care if we
have to burn down an entire forest to flush one out. Find me a vampire, alive or dead. I want a body on a table in that lab. And I want it
soon.”
The order echoed off the walls, final and unshakable. And no senator dared to challenge it.
Far from the gleaming towers of Duskmoor’s government house, deep within the shadow of the woods, vampires assembled.
Ten of them had struck the facility earlier that night, and though their hands were clean now, the scent of blood clung to their skin like a
second skin.
At the centre stood their leader–a tall figure draped in black, his eyes burning faintly red in the dim light.
His lips curved in a cold smile. “The humans never saw us coming.”
A low chuckle rippled through the group, harsh and satisfied.
“They screamed, they ran,” one sneered, licking his teeth as if savouring the memory. “And still they thought their machines would save
them.”
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Another spat on the ground. “Machines break, and flesh bleeds. They have nothing to match us.”
The leader’s smile widened, but his tone grew sharp. “Do not underestimate them. If they build more weapons and grow desperate, they may yet claw at our strength. Tonight was only a test.”
He let his gaze sweep across his warriors before adding. “And you passed it well.”
One of the younger vampires shifted, his voice cager. “What’s next? Do we burn another one of their nests?”
The leader’s eyes narrowed. “Not yet. The humans are rattled now. We will let them stew in their fear. Let them waste their soldiers
chasing shadows.”
He tilted his head back, gazing at the hawk on the tree branch. “Then, when they believe themselves ready, we strike again. But this time,
in a bigger.”
A murmur of anticipation stirred through the group, like the rustle of a predator’s tail before the pounce.
Then the leader lowered his head, his voice smooth and final. “Their city is fat with pride now, but we will bleed it dry, piece by piece, until nothing remains but ashes. In their next life, they will stay clear of us.”
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Alright Dearestsss, we are moving back to our beloved couple from the next chapters. Today’s update would have come with extra chapters, but guess what your beloved Author did?
She actually sprayed perfume into her left eye, by mistake of course, and now, her eyes have different colours (one, a little red) from close view.
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