TALIA POV.
The seconds that ticked by felt like forever when the first vampire came forward. When he crossed over, he came to stand in front of us and bowed in respect to both of us and when Lady Cruorem nodded back in respect he stepped past us to take his place by the other vampire women. This seemed to break the ice as many vampires started to come forward and Lord Cruorem looked furious as he growled at them, but they kept their eyes forward and ignored the warning. Many stood there with looks on their faces that resembled panic at not knowing what to do, but eventually, a good part of Lord Cruorem’s men stood on our side which instantly increased our odds. The last vampire to cross came as a shock to me. to Lord Cruorem as well when he snarled and exclaimed: “What the hell are you do
