Chapter 27. Marble Statue

ALICIA CHAY

What would you do if someone invaded your home, your space, where your family may be? Grief-stricken, I looked over her young. They had no idea their mother was dead and gone, soon to be maggot food. I placed open palms on either side of my face and balled. I noticed a strange stone cage that kept them inside, deep in the ground. I would later give them refuge at my place once I became a vampire, shortly after I killed their mother when I was human. Maybe I was changed into a dark creature against my will as karma and retribution for my ultimate sin. 

My secret empire, THÈ HÔU₷E ÖF THÈ HÔUND₷ , had been around for two hundred years before I worked for Armona. It was a place hidden remotely, surrounded by waterfalls and rocky bridges. It had been shaded by trees that scratched at the sky. It was not on the continent of Vencreashia. Through telepathy, I communicated with the baby crocs. Oddly, the young crocs remembered me from my scent. Using supernatural