ANNE

“ He met the witch a few days ago. ” The Vampire King sighs, as I sit down on the couch after getting persuaded by Giana to listen to everything he has to tell me.

“ Which witch? ” I lift my brow.

“ Edith. She lives close by. ” He reveals. “ she is an alliance. She came here a few days ago to tell us about the shift in the stars and the prophecy about a new Vampire King after centuries. ”

“ So? ” I frown.

“ He met her and asked her about the sleep-inducing spell. ” He discloses.

“ What sleep-inducing spell? ” My heart misses a beat.

“ The one he had been under. For centuries. He gave her money, and she told him everything he needed to know. ” The King stares at me coldly.

“ He must be…curious to know about the spell. What about it? ” I don’t think there is anything wrong here.

He shakes his head. “ you don’t know what he said to his mother when he found her alive. ”

I look at Zio, who is listening to everything keenly, and then at Giana, who is frowning hard.

“ He told her…he