Chapter 43: Unleash the Ferals

ELLIE

"Halt," Victor's voice echoed around the room.

All the ferals froze, snarling and spitting.

In the same instant, Cohen's arms wrapped around me and he swept me and Kate behind his back.

Victor laughed, a crazy sound that raised the hair on my body. It was too high pitched. Too off sounding to be from anyone retaining a single scrap of sanity.

I pressed my palms against Cohen's back and peeked around his shoulder. Kate did the same to me.

"What do you want?" Cohen demanded, his voice icy and sharp.

Victor sneered. "I want you dead. I want the vampires to rule this world and take no prisoners. And I want to rule them all."

Cohen scoffed and crossed his arms over his broad chest. "My line is the only one with the power to rule. I have a mate and an heir. It will never be you."