"Aziel! Now!" a familiar voice bellowed. A few moments later I was in front of Zurina, the queen of the vampires. I studied her carefully, while she also did the same to me. She had long raven black hair and yellow eyes that could see through your soul. Her face was too angular for my liking, and she radiated confidence. "Things have changed. Xavier is making his move. If we want to get ahead of him, I need your best brains."
I was silent for a moment thinking of the order she just gave me. "If I may, highness," I asked politely. She nodded for me to continue. "You and Xavier are after the same thing. If you both go after her separately, she will slip through both of your fingers. But, if you two were to pool your resources, you could end up catching her unawares."
"A truce w
