The vampire settlement was eerily quiet as Ezra sat upon his ornate throne, fingers drumming against the armrest. His patience was wearing thin. The scout he'd sent to watch Jacob and his friends should have returned by now. So should the retrieval team he'd dispatched for Scarlett.
Ezra stood abruptly, pacing the stone floor of the ancient chamber. The plan had been simple enough—let Jacob and his friends approach the girl, test her abilities, but not harm her. If they showed signs of betraying him, his scout would report back immediately. Ezra hadn't truly expected betrayal; the consequences for crossing him were... brutal.
"Where are they?" he muttered, his voice echoing off the cavernous walls. They should be back by now before Lucien arrives in the human world. Had he found out? no
