Chapter 187 Lady Of The Night (11)

(Outskirts Of New Atlantic City)

(Castle Eden- Unknown Location)

The lid of the coffin slowly opened, and a hand could be seen creeping out slowly from inside of the wooden box.

The hand could only be described as beautiful.

Long slender fingers, black nails, and a sense of femininity from its gentle movements.

Mary turned around to flee but found her body frozen in place as the hand raised up two fingers and made a series of strange yet oddly mesmerising movements.

Her body could not move.

She could feel the blood in her body flowing through her veins faster and faster.

It was as though her blood was being drawn towards the direction of the coffin. The young woman gritted her teeth in pain as her injured right arm started to shake uncontrollably.

Some of the blood dripping out of the wound on her arm began to float in the air.

The blood droplets combined to form a hovering mass of crimson liquid that floated towards the partially opened coffin.

A cold chill filled the room and Mary could feel goosebumps begin to appear on her arms and legs.

She had never heard of a vampire being able to control blood using their minds. Vampire were only physically stronger than humans.

At least… according to her memories…

The floating ball of blood entered the coffin through the gap and Mary could faintly hear the sounds of someone swallowing.

There was a brief moment of silence and then a cold voice echoed through the underground room.

"Disgusting," the voice flatly spoke with a trace of disdain.

Mary could do nothing but watch in horror as the rest of the coffin's lid slowly opened and a woman emerged.

She looked to be in her early thirties with short raven cropped hair and a voluptuous physique.

The rest of her body was covered by a long black Victorian era dress with a few frills across her shoulders and upper back.

Her beauty was almost like that was a goddess.

An example of her attractiveness would be her perfect facial features that left Mary feeling spellbound.

Her eyes were a dark crimson colour and were situated right above a hooked nose and plump, soft lips.

Every aspect of her face was symmetrical.

But it was her aura that made Mary feel a mixture of both fear and attraction. Despite sitting in a coffin… the vampire had the aura of a queen.

"Hmm…" the mysterious vampire hummed softly as she raised up her hand and beckoned for Mary to walk over.

"What have we here…"

Mary found her body involuntarily moving closer and closer to the vampire despite her best efforts to regain control.

It was like she was a puppet dancing on a string. Her every move was being controlled by the vampire in front of her.

The vampire raised up her hand and gently stroked the side of Mary's left cheek in what seemed to be a loving manner except…

Her eyes were completely expressionless.

She gazed at the young human woman as if looking at a tool.

The hunger present in the stares of the vampires that Mary had encountered before was completely absent.

Instead, there was a darker emotion in her gaze.

"Blood slave? Only Pearce would do such a ridiculous thing…" the vampire muttered quietly to herself.

Mary could feel her skin crawl as the vampire used the black nails on her hand to cut a small wound on the corner of her cheek.

Blood covered the vampire's hand and she lightly sucked on one of her fingers with movements that could only be seen as seductive.

A blush began to spread across Mary's face as the vampire's hand roamed even lower until they brushed against her neck.

The vampire tasted the blood of the human woman for a second time just to confirm her suspicions.

She withdrew her hand and ordered the human to take a step back.

The human naturally obeyed her commands, but Camilla was shocked to discover that she needed to apply a stronger hypnosis.

What a powerful willpower…

Camilla smirked as she recalled the disgusting taste that had filled her mouth. The blood of almost all humans was a fatal attraction for vampires with only one exception.

The Sun-born.

Humans with a talent for learning vampire hunter techniques that would make them as powerful as the princes themselves.

A brief memory resurfaced in Camilla's mind as she recalled watching one of those sun-born humans singlehandedly slay an entire ancient clan.

The techniques that the sun-born human had used were forever etched in her mind. It was not easy but ever since that day she had been obsessed with those special humans.

She had stolen techniques and books from powerful human clans which had put her own life at risk and yet in Camilla's mind it was completely worth it.

Knowing one's enemies was far more important than what vampires realised.

There was a reason why vampires and humans maintained their uneasy alliance. Neither side would be able to destroy the other without suffering a pyrrhic victory.

Wait… what if she…

A sadistic smile spread across the beautiful vampire's face as she leaned closer to the human girl until their lips were mere inches apart.

"Human… do you want to live?" Camilla sensually whispered as she raised up her hand and brushed a loose strand of hair off the human's face.

"I know what you are… a blood slave. But what if tell you that I can give you the revenge that you seek?"

"Kill those who imprisoned and humiliated you. Even the humans that sold you to us…  you will be able to kill them as well."

Mary found herself able to move once more but the closeness between herself and the mysterious vampire made her legs freeze in place.

The vampire may be speaking in a soft tone, but Mary felt as though she was face to face with an apex predator.

Mary bravely collected herself and replied with a question of her own, "What… what is the price? Nothing in this world is given for free."

The vampire tossed back her head and laughed uncontrollably.

Her dark giggles echoed through the room as she raised up her hand to her lips in a failed attempt to hide her mirth.

"Clever human… you are absolutely correct. I want you to become my personal bodyguard for the next eighty years," the vampire smiled gently as she spoke revealing her two sharp fangs.

"Bodyguard?" Mary questioned skeptically.

This vampire was extremely powerful so why would she need someone to protect her.

Besides Mary knew that she definitely would not be able to face anything that posed a threat to such a powerful being.

"Human you may be confused now… but allow me to speak frankly… you have no choice but to agree to my proposal…" the vampire calmly spoke.

"Or I'll kill you."