Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view

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After finishing lunch, Aldus and I were back in the lab.

Krob was happy to see me, as always. I was looking forward to introducing him to Duke.

We will be an interesting family: a vampire, a ghoul, a werewolf, and… whatever I am.

I followed after Aldus to the backroom, and he pressed one brick that revealed a hidden door. I didn't know about this.

We found ourselves in a room that was about four-by-four meters in size.

Fist-sized glowing rocks illuminated the room softly, and the room burst into bright light when Aldus flipped the switch, turning on lights that hung from the ceiling.

On the right was a table with several ampules that contained colorful liquids, but the main thing was a metallic cylinder in the middle of the room, big enough to fit a person.

The cylinder had a portion made out of glass, and the rest was metal. The glass allowed me to see that inside were tubes dangling and the bottom was cushioned. It had a small display on the side that looked like a touchscreen, and the metallic surface was covered in multilayered runes.

It's just like my father, to combine ancient with modern. Only he can create things with magic and engineering and make it work.

"What is this?", I asked after I circled the cylinder twice without finding any clues.

"This is a chamber for sustaining life.", Aldus said. "In the worst case, if something goes wrong, we will put Mateo here until we find a way to save him."

"A chamber for sustaining life…", I said absentmindedly. "I assume you didn't make this in the last few weeks with Duke in mind."

"No, I didn't. This is for me."

I was confused. Why would Aldus need something to sustain life? "For you?"

Aldus nodded. "I'm sure you heard about eternal sleep."

My mouth hung open as I processed this information. Yes, I've heard about it.

It's when vampires go into a state similar to a coma and they never wake up. No one ever woke up, and there is no known cure.

It hit me like a ton of bricks: This was not a chamber for sustaining life, it was a coffin. My father's coffin.

Aldus tapped my forehead with his index finger. The harsh poke forced me to pay attention.

"Don't look like that, Serina. I have no intention to die. However, no one knows why vampires end up in eternal sleep. This is made to keep my body in good shape until someone finds a way to bring me back. Krob knows how to do maintenance, so technically, I can wait for thousands of years, or until we run out of energy crystals, which is about one thousand years. However, I am wide awake, and Mateo might need it, so I did some adjustments."

Aldus looked at me seriously. "Serina, I can't guarantee that we will awaken Mateo's wolf, but I guarantee that he will not die."

I felt warm and fuzzy feeling fill my chest and I threw myself at Aldus, wrapping my arms around him in a hug.

"Thank you, father."

His arms circled around me, and he patted my back awkwardly. "You are welcome. I guess."

I stifled a laugh.

Aldus is still not a full-blown hugger, but we are getting there.

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Author's note: this is from Magda's point of view

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~ Sweden ~

I wiped the corner of my mouth and did my best not to gag due to the nasty aftertaste of cum in my mouth.

Olin is one of the main guards in this wretched compound and I had to make sure he is happy so that he allows me a phone call.

Most of the students have privileges of phone calls and internet access, but that is strictly monitored. Unfortunately for me, my brother put me under the strictest surveillance where I'm completely cut off from the outside world.

John sent me away without a chance to get in touch with my friends or to find out what happened after my birthday party. I knew that London was full of gossip, but I needed to find out how bad it is.

Every cell in my body screamed in rage. I needed to get out of here. But I wanted to make sure the storm subsided so that I can return to London low-key and figure out what next. John cut me off financially, and London is full of his spies, but that was my home and I had nowhere else to go. I was confident that my friends will help me out until I figure out something.

Before worrying about my future, my priority was to focus on the present and getting out of here, which brings me to this guard.

Olin looked at me with a blissful grin on his face and I wondered how many more undignified acts I will be subjected to in order to survive in this place.

"Was this fine?", I asked before he could ask for more than a blow job, and I feared that he might call a few other guys to join in.

Luckily, I was new, and he didn't want to share me. Yet.

He glanced to the side where the phone was. "You have five minutes, doll."

Olin zipped his pants and walked out, to give me the so-called privacy.

He didn't close the door behind him fully and I knew that he would eavesdrop in order to find out something he can blackmail me with later.

Bastard.

They say that this is an exclusive University that caters to elites, but this is a den of snakes, designed to restrict troubled youth (how they call us).

They keep us confined on this stupid campus and make us attend boring classes and if I want to do anything other than the routine of sleep, eat, and attend classes, I need to bribe the guards.

Unfortunately for me, my dear brother John took away my credit cards and I came here with only two suitcases, so I need to be creative.

It cost me most of my jewelry and four blow jobs to work my way up their imaginary ladder of guards and reach this son of a bitch who is willing to give me phone access.

Olin pocketed my ruby necklace, but when I told him that it will be an international call, he said that what I gave him won't be enough.

That's how I found myself on my knees with his nasty cock in my mouth and the bastard held my head as he came into my mouth, and he didn't let go until I swallowed. Disgusting.

I let out a sharp exhale to shake off the unpleasant feeling and I praised myself for memorizing Anna's cell phone number.

It took her a while to pick up.

"Why are you not answering?", I asked impatiently when Anna answered the call.

It wasted good ten seconds from five minutes Olin gave me, assuming that he will not come earlier.

"Who is this?", Anna asked.

"What do you think?", I snapped.

"Magda!?", Anna shrieked. "Is that you? What number is this?"

I realized why she didn't pick up. The caller ID probably showed gibberish that belongs to this forsaken University.

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