Chapter 26

**Allesandro**

I flexed my jaw as I let the information set in. The witches were at it again. They wanted to take out the vampires and the werewolves by causing a war between us. I glanced over to the slave kneeling at my feet. She held out her wrist, offering herself to me. I took her wrist, exposing my fangs and bit into her flesh. She whimpered as I sucked the blood and let the sweet taste slide down my throat.
I pulled my teeth out of her wrist, and licked the blood off her delicate skin. I brought my wrist up to my mouth and bit into it and held it to her mouth. “Drink.”
She obeyed, drinking a fair amount and moaned. Pulling my wrist away from her, I said. “Go to your room and rest.”
“Yes, Master.”
I leaned back in my throne and sighed. My thoughts went back to a memory of Jaxson and me when we were just kids.
“Eww. you drink blood.” Jaxson scrunched his nose up.
“This isn’t blood, it’s my vitamins. My father told me so.”
Jaxson grabbed the cup out of my hand and sniffed. “That’s blood.”
“No, it isn’t.” I clenched my jaw, yanking the cup back out of his hand.
“Prove it. Let me taste it and I’ll tell you if it is, or not.”
“Fine.” I let out a huff, and rolled my eyes.
Jaxson took a drink and shrugged his shoulders. “Hmm, not bad. That, my friend, is in fact blood.”
My father cleared his throat, and raised his brow. “Son, it’s time for Jaxson to go home. His mother is here to pick him up.”
Jaxson’s mother narrowed her eyes at my father, and hissed. “How could you let him drink that?! Do you have any idea what you’ve done? Come on baby, we’re leaving. Right now.”
I opened my eyes and frowned. If I’d never given him that drink, he would’ve never triggered the demon wolf in him. It was all my fault. After that day, our parents separated us. Today is the first time I’d seen him since we were younger.
I rose from my throne and glanced at my guard. “Bring me the slave that was just in here. I have a job for her.”