Vampires Realm Prophecy 01 - Child of Light

would. Were there more to come? Was she overlooking something?
    This was her destiny. That’s what her mother had said. She couldn’t change her fate. It was all mapped out for her and all she could do was follow the path, no matter where it led her.
    And right now, it was leading her into battle.
    Her heart told her it was the right thing to do. It was time to pay a visit to the lord of Tenebrae and put an end to the prophecy.
    “Prophecy?” Valentine’s voice roused her. She hadn’t even realised that the world had started moving again. “Is something wrong?”
    She smiled. “You didn’t notice?”
    “Notice what?” He looked confused.
    “I went somewhere. I stopped time, just like I did in the vision I had of the battle.”
    His brows flickered a little. “Where did you go?”
    She held her hand up and stared at the amulet. “I think... this sounds crazy... but I think I went in here... or at least... ” She pressed her hand to her chest. “I went in here.”
    “Your mother?”
    She nodded and smiled fondly. “She told me it was all right to make mistakes and that I had to trust in you. It was something about mistakes and wrong decisions showing me the path in the darkness... it’s my destiny and I can’t change it. I guess that means I’m destined to make mistakes... does that make sense?”
    He raised his brows and stared at the carpet for a moment before answering, “I suppose it does.”
    She looked up as the door opened again and Dmitri walked in, followed by Mia. He gave her a hard look and she knew what it meant.
    “There is an army then,” she said, not giving him a chance to speak.
    He nodded grimly. “My men have seen this army you spoke of. They are strong and ready to move.”
    “Then we must stop them before they do.” She held his gaze and then looked across at Valentine. “This is my destiny, Valentine. My heart tells me so. I saw the vision of the battle. I can’t ignore it. I’m destined to fight these vampires, and fight them I will, but I can’t do this without your help.”
    He placed his hand over hers and the corners of his mouth twitched into a slight smile. “I cannot leave you to fight this alone. You already know that, Prophecy. Wherever you go, I go also.”
    “Sweet,” Dmitri said with a smirk.
    She scowled at him.
    “I see what you want to ask old friend.” He ignored her and looked at Valentine when he stood. “My house is your house, my men are you men. To Romania we will go.”
    Her eyes strayed to Mia who was pouring blood into glasses. When Mia looked over her shoulder, Prophecy gave her a look that said she wanted to know her feelings on the matter.
    Mia walked slowly across the room and handed Valentine a glass of blood. Prophecy took the one offered to her and waited for Mia’s response to her silent question. Mia clinked glasses with her, raised it into the air and smiled.
    “To war. We shall mercilessly shed the blood of our enemies until it turns the rivers red and the stains the land for all time. None shall be spared.”
    Prophecy got the impression from Mia’s speech that the female vampire missed fighting and was actually looking forwards to it. She smiled and looked up at the painting of Mia and Dmitri above the fireplace. She’d never been in a battle before, let alone a war, but she knew they could win, especially if Valentine was by her side to give her the strength she needed.
    “To war.” Dmitri raised his glass of wine.
    Valentine placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled into her eyes while he held his glass up. “To war.”
    She stared at the blood in her glass and slowly raised it. A tight feeling of nerves and excitement settled in her stomach when she remembered the epic battle she had seen. There was no going back now. This was it. This was her destiny. She was going to save the world.
    She smiled.
    “To war.”

Chapter 33
    Prophecy stared at the tinted window, watching the world flying by outside. She’d never been in a car before and she hadn’t expected her first time to be a limousine. She gave Valentine a little smile when she found him watching her. In his eyes, she could see that he was still amused by how new everything was to her. He’d told her to never stop asking questions, and that she was so young and everything was fresh and new for her.
    “Can you drive?” she said.
    His smile broadened. “Of course.”
    “So why didn’t we steal a car and drive all the places we had to go?” She turned so