Chapter 27: Raw Power

“The Old One spoke to you?” Queen Sada asked after Emilia filled her on what she and Tommy had discovered.

“So, you know of their presence,” Emilia said.

Sada nodded.

The two queens sat together in the flower garden not far from the jade fountain. There were two human feeders resting on the ground at their feet, but they sat on a stone bench together, flushed and full of blood.

“Hotaru discovered their presence long ago. He built the estate here as a way to keep them safe and to prevent anyone else from stumbling across them,” she explained.

“Have you ever…”

“No, never,” Sada said, holding up a hand.

One of the human feeders groaned and both queens looked at her. Her eyelids fluttered, and then she fell back to sleep.

“I admit, I have missed the ease of feeding on willing feeders,” Emilia chuckled.

“Ahh, yes, on your own hunting and feeding is more complicated,” Sada agreed.

“Has Hotaru ever spoken with them?” Emilia asked, returning to the relevant topic.