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Nadira~
“Why is therea human police detective in our home?” her father asked as they walked into the study. He continued over to the bar, pulling a bottle of his favorite blood type out of the smallrefrigerator.
“El este colegul meu,” Nadira said softly from the couch.He is my mate.Her parents looked at hersharply.
“Oh, Nadira,” her mother gushed as she sat down next to her. “Areyousure?”
“A human?” A frown formed on her father’s face. “Why would the Fates give you ahumanmate?”
“It is not for us to question,” her mother snapped, looking at her father and Nicu. “The Fates and the Gods do not make mistakes. If Nadira recognized him as her mate, then he was made for her and her for him.” Her mother gripped her hand, smiling. The king mumbled something under his breath. He wouldn’t dare cross his wife, the queen. Nadira’s father may be the king of the vampires, but the queen truly ran thefamily.
“Nadira, honey, does he know that you are a vampire?” her mother askedgently.
“Yes, I’ve told him,” she nodded. “We actually have met twice.” Nadira went into detail on how they originally met, her being forced to erase his memory, then them meeting again after the car chase and the attack. Her mother shot a glare at Nicu, who avoided the queen’s gaze, when she got to the part of Nadira having to erase Cooper’smemory.
“You’ve been busy since we have been gone,” her father verbalized. “Speaking of attack, we might as well talk about the necromancers and their threats.” He paused, looking atNadira.
“While in Paris, I met with the European Vampire Lords Council. The Council states that the same types of cases are popping up all over Europe. There have been at least fifty accounts of dead bodies being found with no markings and no straightforward cause of death. There have also been several cases where the dead have walked out of the holding rooms,” her father said sitting in one of the high back chairs intheroom.
“Are they building an army?” Nicuasked.
“We don’t know for sure, but it looks like it. We don’t know how many more they are killing. These humans, who have no sign of death, are probably being lured by a necro, and then drained of their life force, killing them. Then when they need them, the necrosraisethem.”
“Nadira has already been threatened and attacked,” Nicu informed their parents. The queen gasped as Nicu described the elevator scare and the car accident. Fury lined their father’s face as he listenedtoNicu.
“You need to take a leave from work,” Vladimir started. He held up his hand as Nadira went to protest. “We are not going to argue about this. Right now, it’s not safe. You will take a leave from your job until we can make sure youaresafe.”
“But Daddy, I love my job,nursing—”
“Not another word!” Vladimir snapped, cuttingheroff.
“But what about Anika? She was with me when they were making the threats on the elevator. Will you make sure she stays safe too?” she asked, thinking of her best friend. She would be devastated if something happened to Anika becauseofher.
“Of course, we will. We know how much your friendship with her means,” the queen said, assuringNadira.
The sound of an old telephone ringer filled the air. They all paused, looking around the room. Nicu walked over to their father’s private line, picked up the phone hitting a button on the base, sending the call to the television screen on the wall. The picture popped up, and King Sodan Magnus, appeared on the screen. A gasp escaped Nadira, as she peered at his thin, grayish face that was semi-hidden by the large black hood that covered part of his head. His amber eyes glowed on the screen as he looked around the room, settling onNadira.
“Sodan, what the hell are you doing on this line?” her father demanded, stalking over to thescreen.
“You owe me an answer, Vladimir. I don’t like to be kept waiting,” Sodan’s low groveling voice came across the line. “I see my future daughter-in-law is present for this meeting.” Nadira leaned into her mother as she wrapped her arm around Nadira,protectingher.
“I have already given you my answer. Nadira is not up for negotiation!” her fatherroared.
“Temper, temper.” Sodan shook his finger at the television screen. “Think of what I offer! Our children mating will join the vampire nation with the necromancers. Peace and harmonyforall.”
“Your people tried to annihilate our race before your disappearance. Why after fifty years, has there been no trace of you and your people? Now all of a sudden, you appear out of nowhere, wanting a truce?” Nicu stepped in. “Why the sudden interest in mysister?”
“You are beneath me, Prince. I don’t answer to you,” Sodan said, waving his hand todismissNicu.
“Son of a b—” Nicu cursed as Vladimir held up his hand. Nicu stood near their father, clenching and unclenching his fist. Without having to see his face, Nadira could feel the hatred for the necromancer king pouring off herbrother.
“I would go to war before I give up my daughter to you!” Vladimirsnapped.
“War, really?” Sodan sat back in his chair, a sick sadistic smile spreading across his face. “You would risk the safety and lives of your people instead of creating a truce between ourpeople?”
