Page 76 of My Mr. Vampire

A human’s love was only for a period of time, but a vampire’s love could last for eternity. If we wanted to end them, they probably wanted to end us. I would burn the city down before I let my brother face the final death.

EPILOGUE

NATASHA

Illinois was my new home. Alexander was my new family. Chechnya, Russia, was my homeland, but I had no desire to return. I left my home country in 1991 when Chechnya declared independence from Russia. Before Chicago, I spent ten years in Germany, and I had been to the states before but only on holiday. I met Alexander in an AOL chat room for vampires in the late 1900s. We were the only real vampires in the chat, and that started our long friendship.

Over the years, Alexander had become my trusted friend and confidant. He was like a brother to me, and I, like a brother to him. And a much better brother than Harlen Corbin. I would never betray Alexander. When he said he needed me to join him in the states, to help him run a business, I did not hesitate. I was happy he left his maker and wanted to go off on his own. I knew how hard it was to leave one’s maker. It was difficult for me as well.

Alexander promised me a life where I would have my pick of women, and he made good on his promise. The Castle was fullof young hot American women ready to explore their sexuality. When I first arrived, I was like a kid in a candy shop.

Alexander left Los Angelos five years ago and never looked back. It was a bold step to leave his father’s family and come to the Midwest alone and to start his own clan. I knew the story of Teresa and how his maker, Gillian, and brother Harlen, betrayed him. I hoped they all would stay away from his new life. But five years later, Harlen and Teresa are here in the vampire flesh. Two unwanted guests.

I had a feeling that my boss was holding on to the past. He let his stupid brother back into his life. A brother that had betrayed him before. Then there was his ex-wife, Teresa. He turned her— and, as her maker, I knew how difficult it would be to kill her. They had taken a sacred blood oath. But in this case, Teresa was his ex-lover. She wasn’t his child. He didn’t banish her. He left town, and she didn’t appreciate it. He could’ve killed her. I knew he wanted to.

My boss was underestimating her. She was no longer the person he married so many years ago. She was an evil bitch destined to wreak havoc until she faced the ultimate death. He needed to get rid of her. If he couldn’t give her the final death, I had no qualms about killing her.

It seemed Teresa was determined to ruin the life Alexander created for the vampires in his clan. I would never let her do that. I knew how hard it was for Zand to kill. I knew about his past. He had confessed all of his sins to me. Like a trusted friend, I would never reveal his secrets. But I also would never let anyone ruin the life that he built for himself and his people. With my new potion, my boss will be able to defeat any vampire that wages war against him. I believe now he is willing to do whatever it takes to preserve our way of life.

I loved a good fight, and that was exactly what Marisol and Teresa had coming to them. I didn’t care how many vampiresthey had with them. It would never be enough. Our guys were far superior in their combat training. Our senior guys had been vampires for more than three decades. And my secret weapon was the tool that would make killing a vampire almost as easy as killing a human. Alexander wasn’t just any vampire. He was the vampire that would usher in a new way of life. He had a dark side, and I wanted him to tap into it sooner rather than later.

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