Chapter 45

The impact sent Brice flying through the air, his body slamming into the ornate double doors with a resounding crash. The force of the collision caused the doors to burst open, revealing a group of startled maids and butlers in the hallway outside.

"Shit," one of the maids muttered, her eyes widening at the sight of the vampire ambassador sprawled on the floor.

Without hesitation, the staff scattered in all directions and fled the scene. Brice groaned, pushing himself up to a sitting position and wiping the blood from his lip with the back of his hand.

"You fool!" A thunderous voice bellowed from within the room.

Lucien emerged, his finger pointing at Brice. "I told you to dispatch our elite Legionnaires, not some mercenary thug to hunt down Tanaka! Why didn't you follow my orders?!"