Chapter 21

The next morning, Duke kicked open the door and entered.

To his shock, the captive was missing.

“Martelio, Brian, come over here!” he hollered.

“What happened, bro?”

“What’s the matter?” the two vampires who’d just arrived asked at the same time.

“Look!” Duke pointed at the neck shackles and chains that were lying on the floor. The prisoner was not in sight.

“How... How did she escape? Didn’t we give her the harness solution we got from that witch? That was the only bottle and now she’s escaped?” Martelio found it hard to believe, but reality was staring him in the face.

“Damn it! We just blew up our chance to become vampire kings, all because we were careless. She slipped away right under our nose!” Brian complained, with one of his feet tapping on the floor repeatedly.

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