Chapter 37: The Visit

“Perhaps?” Lucy repeated, hearing the words echo in her head. She couldn’t believe her fate was in the hands of his arrogant child. Her fear was starting to give way to her irritation. “What are you still debating?” 

Aleksandr chuckled and stood in front of her with his hands in his pockets. 

“You’ve completely destroyed our entire system and vampiric laws, Lucy. I shouldn’t give you any wiggle room at all.” Despite the sound of his little voice, it was impossible not to fear the authority in it. He was the law. Lucy swallowed hard. 

“None of that was intentional. I never asked for anything of this. I wasn’t the one who broke the rule and turned me into a vampire against the laws of the council,” she snarled in return. The look that Aleksandr gave her made her regret that choice instantly.