124 The Fall Of The King [1]

Reina stood over Lucas, who lay defeated on the ground, panting and grunting in pain. She stretched out her hand and gazed down at him with a sense of finality.

"It's over," she declared, her voice cold and resolute. "You had great potential, and I won't deny that. But like a jackal who comes to the lion when his time is over, you came to me."

Lucas groaned in response, his body still wracked with pain from their intense battle.

He tried summoning the strength to his arms and legs– he tried getting up, but Reina stomped her foot on his chest and pinned him down.

"Don't struggle," Reina continued, a faint hint of mockery in her tone. "Just lay there and I'll make sure to end this quickly and painlessly. After all, I may be a vampire but I'm not a heartless monster like you, human."