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stayed in the living room with Eros and Bizak, as we were awaiting the return of my father and Valeska.
“What will my father do to her?” I asked , scared.
“At the very least .... He will extinguish her,” Bizak said, with his head down as he looked unhappy about it.
Chapter 29
Vincent took her to the shooting room. A small, empty place where there was only a metal chain.
He chained her, with her body hanging down from the ceiling.
She had no defense.
“Vincent, do not do it! I didn’t do any harm!” she shouted.
“I gave you immortality and will take it from you now!” he said holding a metal sword.
“Don’t do it!” she pleaded with her eyes closed, fearing the worst.
“Immortality is over for you.”
He held his sword with both hands and placed it at the head of the young vampire.
It took a blow on her neck and her dark blood dripped on the floor. Her head rolled on the ground.
Valeska’s immortality had been interrupted at that moment.
Chapter 30
Vincent returned to the main room holding Valeska’s head by the hair. I embraced Eros as I was frightened at my father’s barbarous attitude.
“This is the end of everyone who betrays me!” he said and threw Valeska's head down. It stopped near Bizak’s foot.
“Get rid of it!” my father ordered.
My father did it without stimulus. He had Valeska as a strong ally, a faithful servant and I had broken that covenant between the two.
I should have died in her place.
Bizak held her head and left the scene as he looked horrified at Valeska’s punishment.
Chapter 31
Vincent went back to sleep for an indefinite time.
He needed to sleep infinitely to restore all his vampire energy and strengthen his master-vampire powers. Fresh blood was not enough for it. He also needed to feed his own sleep.
The castle was even more empty and silent at this moment.
Now only Eros, Bizak and I gave the air of our grace through the rooms of the castle. From five, three were left. My father had fallen asleep rapidly and nobody knew when he would wake up. Maybe it would take months or even years.
Chapter 32
I decided to walk through the woods. I was trying to forget the horrible scenes that stuck in my mind about Valeska ’s death. Inside me, I carried the blame for the destruction of this woman. Everything would be different if I wasn’t there. She would still be alive.
I stopped walking when I saw Eros curved down on a rock. He looked to the other side as he seemed distracted by something.
When he realized someone was there , he turned and looked at me.
“I cannot stop thinking about the way in which Valeska died!” I said walking towards him.
“She deserved it,” he said resigned.
“It was my fault . If I was not here, she would be alive.” I stopped waking in front of him.
“She died because she betrayed the trust of Vincent.” he explained.
“She just did what I asked for,” I said.
“She wanted to destroy you, so she let you know about the existence of Odik.”
“You never liked her!”
“I just never trusted her,” he alleged.
“I will go away from here,” I said.
“You cannot do it! Your father?” he asked, looking at my face.
“He knows how to live without me,” I said as looked down at the ground.
“ This is your home now,” he insisted.
“I cannot live here, after everything that happened.”
“Put the notion in your mind that Valeska didn’t like you. She was jealous of you, she always wanted your destruction,” he confessed.
“How do you know that?” I asked as I stared at his face.
“I sensed that about her, so I always told you to stay away from her.”
I lowered my head reflecting the words spoken by Eros. Perhaps he was right.
“Drop this idea that you want to go away. Here you are safe, in the company of your father.” He stared at me.
I stared at him too.
“On Earth you will be in danger. You cannot live with humans!”
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