The Eighteenth Chapter

Ludwig was still frozen in his seat.

The Blood Mistress has told him to find the Amalgam—an entity who is a half vampire and a half werewolf.

He is no fucking Amalgam or werewolf detector. But, the bitch has threatened his life and his family if he’s not going to comply.

Dusk already beckons him to go home, to where his adoptive daughter Vivien is having a bed rest.

Ludwig has no choice but to follow the order or else he’ll be the one to be served in the Blood Mistress’ table as an order.

And so, he drove home.

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“To which circle of hell have you freaking gone, Romaine!”

Hemera’s voice echoed in the walls of the Zadzisais’ cozy home.

Romaine, whose casual red dress was wet from her own sweat, replied as she handed the woman a lily of the valley flower.

“It is said to soothe the effect of a Black Peruvian Rose, according to one of Eku’s journals,” she stated while she changed her dress at the nearby walk-in closet.