Celeste's POV
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Crimson Expanse, 5:08 AM
"You're a traitorous snake, Azrael!" One of the vampires, a blonde with blazing yellow eyes, got in front of me in a flash.
I frowned, sidestepping hard—but that ended up being futile. She seized me by the throat, lifting me off the red sands and levitating me into the air.
"N–No—!" I screamed but she choked out my voice as a sadistic grin curved her red-painted lips.
Azrael, Caelum and my mother were occupied, facing off against the other vampires. Out of thirteen who attacked us, Azrael killed one.
Yet the others were no pushovers, each having strengths that were dangerously close to Azrael, like this bitch for example.
"All for what?" She turned my head around so I could see how isolated I was from the others. "A piece of mortal flesh? I understand why you're entangled with the Child of Chaos. But—"
The air temperature dropped.
Literally.
