A SECRET MEETING

{"One who aspires wisdom attains it"}

"So do I," I piped up, making everyone burst into another round of laughter. The ice had finally broken, and the tension in the room began to ease. Ma was the first to speak again. She turned to Tor and asked how he had managed to reach Paradise Coven.

Tor recounted the journey from Hanka Island, explaining how he and Rou had hidden by the beach. Then, his voice grew heavier as he described the army of over five hundred vampires he had encountered, vampires infected with the vampire bug. A wave of anger flickered across everyone's faces. Lowering his voice, he admitted that they had to kidnap a guard to lead him to me.

Ma chuckled. "Good thing I knocked out the guards, just in case one of them ran back to Marcel to report."

A soft chuckle escaped Rou, and I could tell he was admiring Ma's cunning.

"You mean to tell me there are more of them?" Dante hissed.