It was an epic failure; the hooded guy was nowhere to be found. Damn, I hate this, why can't he come and help me like he did before?

Maybe, I have exhausted my help coupons form that hooded guy.

Still, I wanted to try one more time and here I am, searching this forest. Walking around this place for the past hour trying to find the hooded guy instead of hunting.

A few minutes later, I felt a heavy smell of blood.

What the heck?

I followed that smell looking around, there's no heartbeat. It must be the smell of some dead animal but it still feels fresh.

When I looked at the dead body in front me, for the first-time fear spiked inside me other than the thought of something happening to my mate.

Oh shit, no way.

What have they done?

The hooded guy who helped us was lying dead with traitor written on top of his head.

Is this because he helped?

Shit sherlock, what have they done?

No no no, he was the only clue I had to find Luna.

Who are they?

He didn't deserve it.

Shit, I ran my hands through my hair in frustration.

"Carter," I called him.

"Lucas."

"Come to the southern forest immediately," I growled out of frustration.

What the hell have they done.

"What now? I am outside Lady Aurora's room," he reminded me.

I remember, I was the one who sent him to put some sense into her even though he hated to advise her. I don't know for some reason Carter hates Aurora.

"That can wait this can't. Damn it."

"Fine, on my way."

I know, it's not fair on my side to shout at him but can't I think straight. I have no clue about what the heck is happening around me?

Nothing makes sense.

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Cater came half an hour later. His reaction was worse than mine, he was shocked to see a dead man.

"Did you?"

"What? Carter, no I didn't kill him."

"Who is her?"

"The guy who helped me find Luna."

Nodding, he checked that hooded guy's pulse as if he couldn't sense a heartbeat. Then he started checking that hooded guy's body for something.

When they kill him as traitor, they would've taken everything. There's no use in checking him.

I touched I and Luna's promise ring, trying to calm me down.

Nothing makes sense, it's like I am stuck in a lone dessert.

Luna is running away from me but there are no criminal records of her in our database. I don't even know whether she'll come back to me. She never responds through the bond, it's like she broke our bond.

We have an internal traitor and we have no freaking idea who is it.

There's a secret cult out there to kill us and I have no idea how and why they are doing this.

The hooded guy was the only clue relating me and Luna and the person who kidnapped her. Now he's gone too.

"Lucas," Carter handed me a bloody cylindrical box.

"What the hell?" I glared at him.

"It was found inside his thighs."

Wait, did he just slit the dead man's thigh to get this?

I wiped of the blood and opened it to look what's inside. Inside the box was a small letter scribbled as if that person was in some rush.

I know this will happen to me but I want to tell you that everything is inter-related. Everything Lucas. Remember that.

What the hell does this supposed to mean?

Everything is related?

Which everything?

"Call Victor and hand him this body for investigation," I ordered Carter and left.

I need some time to process all these things.

I wanted to go to our beach house but it has a lot of memories of Luna that it hurts. So, I decided to go back to the rose garden in my palace.

Roses are my sister's favorite flower but for me it reminds me of the revenge, the blood and everything.

I remember everything like it happened yesterday.

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"Luke, we are going to the human village," my sister sighed dreamily.

It was her and Jeremy's second year anniversary, I think.

"Sofie, you do know that I hate Jeremy, right?"

"That's because you never get to know him like I know, he is one pure gold."

I hate it how my sister is so damn in love with a useless guy like Jeremy. He is not even strong enough to defend and protect himself, let alone he can protect my sister. He needs more training; he needs to be strong before I agree my sister to marry him.

"What if you find your mate?"

I know I am being over protective but she's my elder sister, who is everything to me and I want to make sure that she gets everything in the world. I want her to be mated with one of the strongest yet caring vampires who could protect her when I am not with her.

We are the royals and no where is safe for us. We have to sleep with our eyes open.

"No, I won't, why would I need a mate when I know who I want to spend the rest of my life with?"

I don't know why; I feel weird today. Like some strange silence before the storm. Like something big is going to happen.

"Can't you go somewhere here inside the vampire territory?"

She shook her head pouting knowing too well that I cannot say no to her. Of course, I didn't say no, how can I break my sister's heart by saying no?

Sometimes it looks like she's the youngest one and I am the eldest.

"Then I want you to take your body guard, Tristen," I glared at her crossing my arms. She knows from my tone that there's no place for argument.

"Fine," she grumbled as I heard Jeremy entering her room.

"Hey," he gave a peck on her lips before hugging her tight.

I won't lie, that guy indeed loves my sister with everything he has. I could see the sparkle in his eyes every time he sees my sister. Maybe I should give him a chance.

"Tristen will be accompanying us," she pouted looking at Jeremy.

"I don't mind, if that means you'll be safe all the time."

I am glad that he didn't argue. At least he is aware of his weakness unlike Sofie who shows blind eye to it.

Now I don't have to worry, Tristen is one of the best fighters of our whole kingdom. No one can defeat this guy and I am sure he can keep my sister safe.

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I got a message from Tristen with a human territory location.

SOS was the text he sent me, indicating there's some emergency.

Shit, what the hell is happening?

When I called him, the call went straight into voice mail.

Please let Sofie be safe. Please, God, I'll do anything, please let my sister be safe.

I took my car and went there as soon as I can only to see my sister lying down in a pool of her own blood. It was a barren land away from the human population. Why the hell did they come here?

Next to her was Tristen barely alive, as if he's waiting for someone before he could die. There was no jasper would, their neck was slit with some unknown thing, I have no clue about.

"What the hell happened Tristen?" I growled at him.

Jeremy was no where to be found. Where the heck did that coward go?

"S-se-see th-rough me," he whispered coughing out blood.

Before he could die, I dived inside his mind and saw everything happened. What they did to my sister, who did that to my sister. I saw everything and after that all I could see was red.

My sister lying dead in her own pool of blood with Tristen died saving her. He left his last breath the moment I finished seeing his memories.

That was the last time anyone called me Luke, that was the last time they saw the human inside me. That was the last time I believed in god and was proved wrong, how he don't exist. That is when I decided I won't stop till I get revenge, till I made sure that every one of those bastards pay their price.

That is when I started planting red roses every where around the palace. Blood, red, revenge. A constant way of reminding me how I failed to protect my blood. 

A/N: Holly shit, did you expect this twist, the hooded guy is dead!!!!

Who do you think this hooded guy is to Luna?

What do you think about Sofie's past, what happened to her to make Luke lose his sane? 

How do you think the story will travel from now?