Kira's heart pounded in her chest. The cursed child couldn't be here it wasn't possible. But the look in his eyes told her other wise. This wasn't a joke.

Her eyes moved around, shifted from one vampire to another till it reached Rya who was standing on the far end of the room. She looked away as her eyes met Kira's, something she couldn't explain plaguing her.

"But first ...", Zethar continued, "As my beloved", he said, and reached out a hand to touch her cheek. She jerked her face away, and he chuckled. "How about I reunite you with someone you haven't seen in a while ?".

She glared at him." What are you talking about ? ".

He gasped, placing a hand on his chest. " Please don't tell me you've forgotten about your mother".

Kira's world stilled, while Zethar felt like he had the world at that moment.

"There's no way", she said in denial.

"I have her right here Kira. Always have. Didn't Devon tell you ?".

She felt a punch to her heart.

" He didn't tell you he brought her here for me ? ".

Another punch. She looked away.

" You're lying".

"I can never lie to you mate".

"DO NOT CALL ME THAT ! ", She roared, jeering her body forward, and the chains rattled. Her breathing was heavy, and fast. Anger coursed through her veins.

Zethar chuckled, "Just like that Kira. Just like that".

Rya knew what Zethar was trying to do. She has figured it out when she realised they had Kira's mother here. Her emotions were the key to her powers. Anger had unlocked her powers, and it could unlock more of her powers. Then there was love, and fear. All three combined would break the barrier between her and her powers. It would push her to force them, to use them to protect the ones she loved. But that would carry consequences the world wouldn't survive.

Rya looked away again.

"Get me down from here Zethar !", Kira gritted out.

Zethar waved a hand in the air, holding her gaze. "Bring in the woman ", he ordered.

Almost immediately, two male demons appeared each holding one arm of her mother in their arms. Her mother who was naked from waist up, with stripes all over her uncovered skin. Several of the strips still bled, causing growls from the vampires present. She looked thinner than ever, and she had gethum embedded in several parts of her body. Her head hung low, and her hair tumbled all over her face.

"Mother ?", Kira called out.

There was no response.

"Mother ?", She tried again, but still no response.

Kira screamed, pulling against the chains. Her body strength was coming back and all she could see was red.

"What did you do to her ?!!!", She yelled.

Zethar gave another signal with his hands, and the demons disappeared making her mother drop to the ground with a loud thud. If not for the slow rise and fall of her chest Kira would have assumed she was dead.

"What did you do to my mother ?!!!", She yelled again, pulling harder on the chains.

Zethar walked over to the woman barely holding on to life in the ground. He had ordered for her chains be removed weeks ago. He had broken he there was no point in chaining her.

He scoffed at the pathetic creature on the ground, and turned his eyes to Kira. "Do you want that information in detail darling ? ".

She screamed again, pulling the chains, and he saw tears film her eyes. He hadn't even begun and she was already reacting this way. He chuckled, it was almost sad.

"I will kill you !!!", She yelled.

Zethar wasn't fazed." When we brought her here months ago, we started by giving her gethum. She out up one hell of a fight. She was really strong, killed six of my best vampires".

Kira's anger turned to fury.

" I originally wanted to imprison her, but where's the fun in that ? I decided to give her to my men. They work so hard, and so long they barely get any entertainment".

Kira looked away, tears trailing down her cheeks.

" She still had her fire even after everything. I wanted her broken, damaged, so damaged that you wouldn't even look at her. Just like you are doing now".

Kira choked out a sob.

" So I gifted her as a temporary pet to the demons I had imprisoned for years", he chuckled," I asked them not to kill her of course, but whatever they did to her worked because ..", he gave her a light kick and she easily rolled over." She's gone".

Kira turned back to her mother. The woman that had raised her, been there for her, fought for her.

"Mother", she whispered through her tears.

Zethar took a handful of the woman's hair, and yanked her body up, then turning to a blur, he had her hanging in the air in front of Kira.

"Here she is Kira ", Zethar said, "Here us your mother ".

She screamed louder this time, and the ground shook. Her eyes flashed golden, and they pierced through Zethar's soul.

The atmosphere immediately turned to that of fear, and the vampires around Zethar took several steps back.

"I will kill you !!", She promised him again. Her fists clenched, but she still didn't break out of the chains. Zethar laughed, and threw the woman in his arms like she was a mere rag.

"Mother !", Kira yelled.

He spread his arms in the air, "Here I am healer. Kill me ", he told her.

Her eyes lightened, flashing brighter than ever. But she still didn't do anything.

Zethar was beyond disappointed. He turned into a blur, and grabbed the woman.

"I'm going to drain her mate", he told her, his canines elongating to fangs. He tilted Kira's mother's neck backwards, exposing her vein to him. "Or ? Should I just infect her with vampire venom ?", He shot her a wicked smile, " Do you know what happens to hunters when they're infected ?", He asked her.

She struggled against the chains, her screams being heard outside the building.

"Do you want to know Kira ?".

"Let my mother go now !", She yelled, and a force he hadn't been expecting pushed him halfway across the room. The woman fell to the ground.

He laughed, and clapped. "Now we're getting somewhere mate".

The vampires behind him stared at each other, wondering if Zethar was pushing it. Wondering why they were even in the room in the first place.

Then he appeared. His power was so felt across the room. And everyone, vampire, demon, Zethar fell to their knees in front of him.

Kira's eyes moved away from Zethar to the figure that had caused everywhere to still. Made even Zethar fall to his knees.

She couldn't deny the power radiating off him. It was dark, and sparked something within her she couldn't understand.

He was clothes in black from head to toe. The only parts of his body visible being his hands, and eyes. His eyes. She had never seen anything like them. They were silver just like the holy book described them. But the holy book didn't tell how captivating they were. Kira could feel herself get lost in their silvery depths. They were beautiful. Too beautiful.

He started walking, and he took her some time to notice that it was towards her.

He stopped when they were barely six inches apart. His heat warmed her cold body, and his scent overwhelmed her senses. She couldn't describe it, but it was the most wonderful thing she had ever smelt. His eyes skimmed over her face, and ran down her body.

"This is the healer ?", He asked, and his voice reached deep inside her. She had never heard anything like it. It was deep, and rich with an accent that told her he was at the beginning of time.

"Yes my lord", Zethar said.

His eyes met hers again, and she didn't know why that made her feel so small. This close she realised that they were also other things. Cold, dead, but still beautiful.

"You are not what I imagined", he told her. He had spoken to her directly.

She opened her mouth, closed it. What did she want to say ?

He tilted his head to the side. As if waiting for what she had to say.
Her eyes moved to her mother, and he followed her gaze to the woman laying on the ground.

"Please help her", she begged him.

His eyes moved back to her, and she was sure that if everyone weren't on their knees right now they would have laughed at her request.

Tears clouded her golden eyes. "Don't let my mother die please", she begged, her tears streaming down her face.

He stared at them, "If you are as powerful as I'm told. Why can't you save her ? ".

She leaned forward. Shocking herself. "I beg you", she said.

Their eyes held for another second. His metallic eyes drilling onto her golden eyes, before he stepped back and walked away without saying another word.

But he didn't leave. He stopped at the darkest corner, and ordered.
"You can resume ".

Zethar and the other vampires stood. Zethar bearing a grin wider than before.

Kira's eyes went to the alpha king. He wanted to watch. That revelation crushed her soul.

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