Part Two: Ch. 32

Vlad sat on the edge of his bed, staring out his window, into the woods. Vlad was continuously running the plan over and over in his head, looking for any faults but couldn't come up with any. "It's a solid plan." Vlad mumbled to himself. Vlad took in a deep breath before abruptly standing up. "Fuck it."

Vlad pulled out his phone and dialed an old phone number. Vlad listened to it ring only a few times before a deep voice answered.

"My lord?"

"Raymond, I need.. lets say.. 20 of your best guys." Vlad ordered.

"When and where, my lord?"

"Two miles North of the kingdom.. meet me at Rustin creek." Vlad nearly whispered.

"When?"

"Now.. and Raymond?" Vlad spoke softly.

"Yes, my lord?"

"Make sure they're thirsty." Vlad felt a soft growl leave his lips before he hung up the phone.

Vlad stared at the background on his phone with a soft smile. It was a picture of Tatum, Vincent, KJ and Todd on Halloween years ago when they were barely five. The three boys dressed up as vampires and were showing grandpa Vlad how to properly bite someone. Todd was biting Tatum in the face while Vincent and KJ had a shoulder and a hand in their mouths. Tatum was laughing throughout the whole thing, warming Vlad to his core.

Vlad let out a calming sigh before slipping his phone back into his pocket. His smile quickly faded while staring at his bedroom door. Vlad wanted to be quick at leaving the castle, less chance of running into someone but that didn't work out very well.

"What are you doing?" Kanes' voice echoed in the silent hallway.

Vlad winced slightly before turning around. "I'm going for a stroll." Vlad smiled.

"At 2 a.m.?" Kane questioned.

"I'm a vampire, kiddo. I don't sleep." Vlad chuckled.

Kane narrowed his eyes at him. "I don't believe you."

Vlad narrowed his eyes back at him. "And why are you here wandering about instead of being snuggled up with your mate?"

Kanes' glare didn't last long before his entire posture slouched. "What am I doing, Vlad?" Kane whispered.

"Aside from being a complete nuisance right now?" Vlad teased but quickly got serious when he saw the look on Kanes' face. "What's going on?"

"I feel like no one fucking listens to me anymore.. I mean the old me.. when someone disobeyed me or even so much as raised their voice at me, Goliath and I wouldn't hesitate for a second before putting them in their place but now.. all we do is hand out threats, threats that no one fucking listens too.." Kane rubbed his hands over his tired face, shrugging the tension away.

Vlad laughed softly. "It's called being a dad, Kane. You're still the same old crazy bastard. It's just that your tolerance and patiences isn't a short fuse anymore." Vlad sighed. "As for no one listening to you.. kick their fucking ass Kane. Stop handing out threats and just kick their fucking ass. Remind them why you're the fucking King of Hell." Vlad cleared his throat. "Now, go to Trixie and tell her how you're feeling. It's okay to show weakness in front of your mate, to show her your feelings. That's what mates are for.. they're meant to be our rock."

"You're absolutely right." Kane chuckled lightly. "Be careful on your *stroll.* Sebastian and his men are still camped out North."

"Got it, kiddo." Vlad smiled at him.

"And stop calling me kiddo. I'm older than you." Kane snickered while walking away.

"Sucks for you, *kiddo.*" Vlad grinned while watching Kanes' retreating back. Once Kane was out of sight, his smile fell while he let out a small relieved sigh and headed outside and off the castle grounds.

It took less than thirty seconds for Vlad to get to Rustin creek. Now all he had to do was wait for his men to show up. Vlad stood next to the small creek, watching the crystal clear water run over and in between the rocks. Vlad heard them approaching before he smelled and saw them. "You're late." Vlad mumbled while his eyes never once left the small creek.

"You try dragging 20 men and women through the forest at 2 a.m. .. 20 thirsty men and women who were eager to jump at every little critter we came across." Raymond chuckled.

Vlad turned his face slightly with a small smile. "Right, of course."

"What's going on, my lord?" Raymond required.

"After all these years, you still call me lord." Vlad shook his head.

"Respect, *my lord.*" Raymond grinned.

Vlad rolled his eyes. "Follow me." Vlad led the men and women a few more miles North before coming to a stop. "On the other side of these trees is a camp full of 50 or so men and women.."

"You did not call me here to attack some helpless camp.."Raymond growled.

"Are you fucking serious?" Vlad hissed. "Am I the type of man to attack innocent womrn and men?" Vlads' eyes were wide with anger.

"No, my lord. My apologies." Raymond bowed his head in submission.

"These men and womrn toppled the Dragon Empire. Their leader, Sebastian, is planning on attacking the kingdom." Vlad explained. "I won't allow my family to be in any sort of danger."

"Alright." Raymond shrugged. "Just say the word."

"You all will wait around the camp while I walk in there. "You'll step in and grab his men. You won't feed from them until I say so." Vlad ordered.

"Fuck that! We can take them all right now!" One very excited woman exclaimed while taking a step forward.

Vlad didn't hesitate for a second before slamming the woman against the nearest tree by her throat. "You take one step out of line and will personally drain your fucking body. I understand what this clan does, you only feed on the *bad* guys of the world and right now I'm offering you a silver platter full of vile dragons." Vlad began. "But if you think you can just waltz in there and act however the fuck you please, I'll kill you right now. This is *my* family at risk here and I will take *zero* fucking chances, got it?" Vlad snarled.

The woman nodded her head and managed to gasp out. "Yes.. my lord... I'm s-sorry."

Vlad stared at her for a second longer before roughly dropping her. Vlad took a step back and a smile graced his lips. "There could be prisoners in that camp. Prisoners who mean something to someone, somewhere."

All the men and women standing around, nodded their heads in understanding. Vlad straightened his shoulders and started walking towards the camp. "When you hear me snap, you move in."

Vlad walked a short distance before he came across two guards. "Who the fuck are you?" One shouted while pointing a gun at Vlad.

"Dragons with guns. How pathetic." Vlad snorted while rolling his eyes.

"A dragon who has a gun pointed at your head!" The man snarled.

"I guarantee I'll have your neck snapped before you could even pull the trigger." Vlad smiled at him.

The two men looked at each other warily before grabbing a hold of Vlads' arms and dragging him further into the camp.

"Easy boys.. I'm a gentle lover.. was never one for being rough." Vlad cackled as he watched them look at him with disgust.

"Who the fuck is this?" A deep, gravelly voice boomed.

The two guards that were holding Vlad, shoved him forward roughly, causing him to land on his knees. "We found him wandering into the camp, sir."

"I'll have your fucking heads for that." Vlad snarled while standing up and looking over at the two guards. They flinched slightly before bowing and turning around.

Vlad watched them walk away with narrowed eyes before the same deep voice grabbed his attention.

"My name is Vladimir." Vlad spoke while turning back around and facing the small group. "Are you Sebastian?"

"Wait.. Lord Vladimir?" Sebastian mused. "The vampire lord? What the hell are you doing here?"

Vlad shrugged his shoulders. "I'm here to help." Vlads' eyes landed on a battered looking woman, sitting slightly behind Sebastian.

Sebastian followed his gaze and grinned. "Well Lord Vladimir, I'm a bit surprised. I thought you were all about being good or whatever."

"I'm about doing whatever that benefits me." Vlad whispered while his eyes never once left the woman.

"Are you interested in the queen, Lord Valdimir?" Sebastian teased.

Vlads' eyes snapped towards Sebastian, his eyes widening in shock. "The queen? I heard you killed the king and queen.."

"No. Having both of them dead does me no good. What leverage would I have against that fucking brat Thadieus, if I didn't have at least one of his parents." Sebastian shrugged. "Anyways, how do you plan on helping?"

"Well Sebastian..." Vlad glanced over at the woman once more before his eyes narrowed in on the famous warlock named Noah. "I lied." Vlad snapped his fingers and in a matter of seconds screams, grunts and groans were heard while Sebastians' men were being rounded up. Sebastian didn't even have time to react. He let out a low growl. "You shouldn't trust some random guy just walking into your camp at 2 a.m. I mean you are here to attack the kingdom.. to attack my family." Vlad hissed at the enraged man.

"Your family was slaughtered by hunters a long time ago Vladimir." Sebastian sneered. "What family could you possibly have?"

Vlad let out a vicious growl before tackling Sebastian to the ground and pinning him beneath him, his claws slowly embedding themselves into the side of Sebastians' neck. "I did lose my family, I lost everything. I enjoyed the rampage I went on to avenge their deaths." Vlad smiled slightly. "I had no idea that I would find everything that I had once lost. I didn't know that one little boy could give me everything that was once taken from me." Vlad leaned in closer to Sebastian, barely whispering. "And I would rather destroy this fucking world and everything and everyone on it, than ever letting something happen to him."