My Fated Alpha's Cruel Game (Elena and Marcus) novel Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Chapter 108 Child as Bait

Elena’s POV

We settled around the kitchen table, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Damien grabbed two more beers, one for himself and one for me, but deliberately ignored Tessa completely. His eyes never even flickered in her direction.

I couldn’t really blame him. She had been his mate, his destined partner, and she had thrown it all away for a vampire. That kind of rejection would crush any Alpha’s pride. But fate had given him a second chance with me, and I was determined to prove I was worth it.

Dante leaned forward, his expression grim. "So you’ve encountered the first vampire’s offspring."

"Unfortunately, yes," I replied, my stomach churning at the memory.

"Tell me exactly what you’ve seen," he demanded. I pulled out my phone and showed them the photograph of that horrific creature from Marcus’s basement. Dante’s face went pale, and I could see the disbelief drain away as reality hit him.

"A pack of these monsters attacked us yesterday. They murdered Elena’s mother," Damien said, his voice tight with controlled rage.

"How many were there?" Dante’s voice was barely above a whisper.

"Too many to count. At least several dozen," Damien answered.

Dante’s hands trembled slightly as he set down his beer. "You need to evacuate this entire pack immediately. If they’ve targeted you here, they’ll return. These creatures don’t attack randomly. They always have a purpose."

"We know exactly what they want," I said, my voice hardening. "And they won’t stop until they get it. Which means we have to destroy every single one of them."

Julian shook his head frantically. "That’s impossible. They cannot be killed."

"Elena killed one last night," Damien stated flatly. The room fell into stunned silence, all eyes turning to me with a mixture of awe and disbelief.

"How is that possible?" Julian stammered.

I leaned back in my chair, crossing my arms. "We’re the ones asking questions here. Start talking. What exactly are these things?"

Dante and Julian exchanged meaningful glances before Dante began. "They’re abominations. The direct result of being bitten by the original vampire himself. When regular vampires bite humans, those new vampires evolve and adapt over time. But these creatures, the ones bitten directly by the first vampire, they remain frozen in their monstrous state forever."

"Is the original vampire still alive?" I pressed.

"We believe so, though no one knows his location," Julian replied. "If he’s alive, these creatures serve as his personal army. If he’s dead, they continue operating as a unified pack, following their last instructions."

"Where would he establish his base?" I asked, my mind already working through possibilities.

Dante hesitated. "He originated in Italy, but over the centuries there have been sightings across Europe and South America. London, Madrid, Buenos Aires."

"Where was he last seen?" Damien demanded, his Alpha authority bleeding into his voice.

The brothers looked uncomfortable. "It was a very long time ago," Dante mumbled.

"That wasn’t the question," I snapped.

Finally, Julian answered. "Chicago."

My blood ran cold. "Are you telling me this monster has been in our region and you never bothered to mention it?"

"The sighting was two hundred years ago!" Dante protested.

Damien and I locked eyes, and he began mind-linking me about my ability to kill these creatures and my promise to find more ways to destroy them. I felt hesitant about sharing too much. We would need more test subjects if I was going to experiment with different killing methods.

"What are you two not telling us?" Julian asked suspiciously.

"You mentioned Elena killed one of them," Tessa interjected. Damien still refused to acknowledge her presence.

"That’s correct. I did," I confirmed.

"But how?" Julian persisted.

I glanced at Damien again, seeking reassurance. "Are we certain we can trust them?"

"I honestly don’t know," Damien said aloud this time. "They sent you here to kill Marcus because they thought he was responsible for the human deaths."

"Wait, he isn’t?" Julian’s eyes widened.

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