“Hey, hot stuff,” Sarah said with her smile that never failed to make Adrian's bad mood go away.“Hey, baby. How are you?” Adrian replied as they shared a kiss before she started driving.They chatted about the activities of their day before heading toward the restaurant Adrian had booked for dinner that evening.It was near perfect; the restaurant had everything they needed to enjoy their evening meal.The food was delicious, the music was soothing, and by the time they were done, Sarah was a bit tipsy, so Adrian took the wheel to drive them home.Instead of the route they usually followed, he decided to take a shortcut he had recently discovered.The couple were sharing stories and laughing together when the car hit something or was hit by something. Adrian wasn’t sure, but the next thing he knew, the car flipped violently and rolled down the road, resulting in a huge crash.Adrian became disoriented as pain filled his skull, and he tried to make sense of what was happening.Then he

The car stopped in front of a dimly lit house with a black gate that opened automatically, and the car drove in.“This is my place, so y'all can use it for the night to rest, refresh, and eat. I've already dropped a message for Boss, so by morning, we should receive new orders and our next plan of action,” Noah said as he got out of the car and closed the door.The rest of them began getting out one after another until only Adrian remained in the car.Charles had to come over and drag him out as Adrian almost fell down, but Charles quickly held him close.“It's alright, man. It's all good,” Charles said as he hugged Adrian, and Adrian hugged him back.“He's dead, Charles. He's fucking dead,” Adrian said, his voice breaking.“Eric's dead, man. He's dead,” Adrian kept whispering.“I'm so sorry, Adrian,” Charles said as Adrian pulled back and looked at him.“Why are you sorry?” Adrian asked, and Charles shook his head twice.“You won't understand. It's just sad that you had to watch your

Victor's face remained on the huge television screen as everyone in the living room stayed quiet while waiting for him to speak.Adrian sat on one of the couches with his arms crossed, his eyes focused on Victor.Charles sat beside him while Rika and Marcus were seated across from them.Finally, Dante remained on the other side of the room.Nobody had mentioned what happened between him and Adrian since last night.The atmosphere was still uncomfortable, and it was something Victor noticed immediately.“I assume there are some unresolved issues between all of you,” Victor said as Adrian glanced toward Dante, and Dante did the same.“Yeah, Boss. You could say that,” Charles said, sighing.Victor remained silent for a few seconds before speaking again.“But that is not what we're here to discuss,” he said as everyone became serious.“As you already know, the underground Black Cross facility has been completely destroyed.”“The attack was carried out by a large number of vampires. Most o

"Where are my friends?" Adrian shouted as it was just him and Dragon in the room."Your friends are somewhere fighting for their lives. I'm using them for sport and made a promise to all my men that anyone who brings their heads to me will rise in their ranks," Dragon said, standing a few feet away from Adrian."You're using my teammates for entertainment? How dare you!""If I were you, I wouldn't be worried about them, Adrian. I'd be worried about you," Dragon said as he turned and walked up to a table, opened a bottle of wine, and started pouring it into a cup."I'll free you on one condition. If you promise not to attack me," Dragon said and released Adrian, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he ran forward and leaped into the air with his dagger raised.But he froze again and was sent back into the air as Dragon didn't even turn to look at him."Well, I expected that," Dragon said, raising the cup, turning, and taking a sip of the drink."What do you want with me? Why did

The steady beeping of machines and the sharp smell of medicine pulled Adrian back into consciousness. The bright lights forced him to squeeze his eyes shut before slowly opening them again. His vision was blurry for a few seconds before finally getting clear.He was lying on a hospital bed with an IV drip attached to his arm and soft bandages wrapped around parts of his body including his chest, arms and his back.“Welcome back to the land of the living,” Adrian heard as he looked to his side to see the golden-haired beauty sitting by his side and smiling at him.“Is this heaven? Because why am I seeing an angel by my side?” Adrian said with a smirk on his face as Lirielle burst into laughter, covering her mouth. Adrian couldn't tell if she was blushing or if she just found it funny that the first thing he said when waking up from being unconscious was a pick up line.“At least the idiot hasn't lost his memory.” Another voice spoiled the whole mood as Adrian looked opposite his hospi