fear and uncertainty over the city. Ashina had taken on a new role in the city, one of leadership and respons

she had known before the vampire attack. She missed her parents terribly, and she ofte

She ran towards the sound, and when she arrived, she saw that the palace gates had been breache

s with all her strength. But as she fought, she realized with horror that her parents were

or. Her parents, Drake and Sophia, the king and qu

lights, her protectors, and her closest confidants. Without them, she felt lost and alone, a

ve. The vampires had destroyed much of the palace, and many of the w

the remaining werewolves to join her in the fight, and together they pushed b

over. The vampires would continue to come, and they would never

s, Ashina knew that she had to be strong. She had to lead her people through this

over Zuih, she wondered if she would ev

iving them out of the palace and back into the city. But even as they

hey had destroyed Zuih and everyone who lived there. Ashina knew that

er scouts. They had captured two vampires, Miguel and Santos,

rogate the prisoners, find out what they knew about the vampi

ll. The two vampires were chained to the wall, and they

, about their plans, about their weaknesses. But the vampires refused to talk.

and that they needed information if they were going to defea

her with a strange intensity, his eyes fixed on her face. She felt a chill run down h

o late. Santos had already seen everything,

remove the prisoners from the cell and take them to a more secure loc

nly broke free from their chains. They attacked the w

was outnumbered. Miguel and Santos were too

hem. But the damage had been done. The vampires had escaped, and Ashina knew that they

na knew that the future of Zuih hung in the balance. She would have to be stronger, braver, an