Chapter 77: Ultimate sacrifice

Sorry guys for the late update,I've been under the weather lately.

Victoria's POV

We found ourselves right in the sitting room of a big building.

''Why didn't you let us pass through the gate.'' I murmured while staring around only to meet eyes with someone who stared back at me with dark Eyes.

''Jane.'' He called out to Jane and walked up to her

''What are you doing here, with the red hair girl.'' He asked while giving me a death glare

''Her name is Victoria, and she is my cousin.'' Jane replied in anger.

''The red hair girl is your cousin.'' He sounded disappointed and slowly shook his head in regret

''Fuck!, this is bad.'' He exclaimed in anger and stared right at Jane, but his dark bloodshot eyes were all gone which made me realized he has beautiful sets of gray eyes.

''Are you okay.'' He asked tenderly

''I'm not here for you, We want to see Bernard.'' Jane uttered with no emotion in her voice, which made me realized this young fellow should be Christopher, Jane's mate.

''Is there a problem.'' He asked, channelling his anger to me

''Stop behaving like a dick and go get us Bernard.''Jane said angrily.

''But…'' he tried objecting, but the footsteps coming from the stairs caught our attention.

I quickly averted my gaze to the stairs and noticed it was Bernard.

He was putting on a sweatpant but no shirt on, his hair were messy which shows he was just leaving his bed.

His beards were neatly shaved from the side of each jaw down to his chin. I met eyes with him and could see there was no emotion in his eyes infact, he wasn't surprised seeing me in his house.

''I heard someone was looking for me.'' Bernard spoke up while he stood before me with his two hands in the pocket of his sweatpant.

''Bernard, you've met the red hair girl,'' Christopher asked in disbelief

''Stop calling her that.'' Jane warned

''Sorry babe, That is what we call her, and I have gotten used to it.''

''Who.'' I asked curiously

''The vampires.'' Bernard spoke up

''What!'' I exclaimed

''Yes, they know about you.'' Bernard replied and sat on the couch while I just stood there and stare

''They knew this mysterious girl has long red hair which is the same color as her wolf.'' He added

hearing those words from him my wolf groaned, but did not say a word, she has been silent since we came here.''

''Why did you ask to see me.'' I asked,

Bernard thought for a second and pointed the couch to me.

''I'm not here to chi chat.'' I spoke firmly

Bernard ignored me and settled his gaze on Christopher and gave him an odd look which I couldn't explain.

''Fine.'' Christopher murmured and walked over to Jane

''He wants to talk to her alone, let's give them some privacy.''

''Hell, no.'' Jane blurted out, but I gave her the go ahead look, which made her murmured and walked out of the sitting room and Christopher followed behind.

They both left, leaving Bernard and me alone in the sitting room.

''What is it.'' I demanded impatiently

''Have a seat.'' He muttered those words as an order which made me grunts and sat on the couch

''What is it.'' I asked impatiently

''Keep calm girl,'' He muttered out nonchalantly, which annoys me

''Say what you have to say, I wanna leave.''

''Alright.''

''I shouldn't be talking to you or telling you this, you are my enemy, but I don't know why I don't see you as one.'' He grumbled and stood on his feet while his gaze settled on me.

''I had a vision, few days ago and unlike other visionaries, my visions are always true unless I do something to change the situation.'' He spoke Strictly

''What did you see.'' I asked curiously

''You, your people, your friends, and everyone dear to you laying on pool of blood.'' He spoke Firmly

''You must be joking.'' I blurted out

''I'm not.'' He replied

''The vampires are going to give an ultimate sacrifice to the god of eclipse, I don't know what will be sacrificed, but I'm certain that sacrifice will give the vampires edge over the werewolves.'' He spoke firmly.

I stared at him confused and wondered why he was saying all this to me, he was a vampire and will be the one to lead them in the war then why was he telling me all this.

''I know what you are thinking.'' He spoke up

''Really?'' I scoffed

''Yeah, You are wondering why I'm telling all this to you.'' He said those words like he was reading through me.

''Yes, I want to know why you are saying all this to me.''

''I don't know, I don't fucking know.'' He yelled and ran his fingers through his hair.

''I feel attached to you, but don't get me wrong, not romantically. When I saw you dead laying on the pool of your blood. I felt my heart pierced and really wished I could help, right now, I am trying to help you while betraying my kind.''' he murmured.

I stared at him and could see the sincere look on his face which hold no atom of mischief, but I still couldn't believe him.

''Why should I believe you.'' I asked

''Because I have nothing to gain from this, and I believe you have visionaries. Go to them yourself.'' He said those words and went back to his seat.

I took in a deep breath to process all he said to me, and felt helpless, wishing there was something I could do.

''Aunt told me the vampires will have an edge over us, but she said it was just a superstition.'' I murmured

''It's not. Whatever the vampires will sacrifice to the god of eclipse will make them victorious over the werewolf, it will make your moon goddess powerless,and against your kind untill the fight is over.'' He explained

''What is this sacrifice.'' I asked,

''I don't know, and won't know. Only father and few chiefs have the knowledge of that, and they won't disclose it to anyone.'' He explained

''Shit.''I murmured.

I gulped in pains as I processed all that he said to me and memories of my dreams kept flashing in my head

''You still don't know what will be the sacrifice.'' I asked again

''If I knew, I would have stopped it.'' He blurted out which got me curious

''Why, you are a vampire, and you should be happy with this news.'' I asked confused, and saw him tiredly massaged his forehead.

''You are hiding something from me.''

''There is nothing to hide, I called you here, so we could think of a way to prevent this war from happening.''

''And how is that possible'' I asked

''I will talk to father and beg him to stop the fight because I see no need of it.'' He spoke up

''Well, there is need for it, vampires are beasts and taking them out of this world is the best gift we could give to humans.'' I blurted out

''Oh really?'' he asked annoyed

''Yeah.'' I shrugged my shoulders and looked away.

''Listen, in as much as they are bad vampires we also have the good ones out there, just that the world paint us all evil.'' Bernard spoke in anger

''Seriously.'' I scoffed in disbelief which made him groaned in anger and spoke up

''More than ten lives, I have saved more than ten people from dying.'' He spoke up

''Oh, you mean by turning them into vampires.'' I mocked

''Yes, they were at the point of death and I gave them the choice to let them die or turned them into vampires, and they willingly accepted to be turned into vampires, so they could live.'' He yelled in rage, which made me understood he was furious.

''There are good vampires out there, who Only drinks blood bought from the hospital, they've never hurt a fly in their life yet, the world tags them as beast.'' He blurted out in anger

''It's okay…''

He did not let me finish and spoke up

''Don't think the werewolves are saints because there are beasts among you guys, but the vampires are used as the scapegoats.'' He muttered out in anger, while I just sat there and listen, not knowing what to say.

I noticed he took in a deep breath and relaxed his nerves before speaking up

''Sorry I reacted that way.''he murmured

''No, it's nothing, I should be the one apologizing.'' I spoke back.

He nods his head and spoke up

''We need to stop this war.''

''How do we do it.'' I asked

''You will have to talk to the alphas, see reasons with them why they should be no war between us, while I will do the same to the high chiefs.'' He suggested.

I nodded my head to his words and thought for a while.

''And what If we fail in our plan.'' I asked

''Then there will be war and the vampires will surely conquer the werewolves.'' He expressed those words like he was so sure of it.

I took in a deep breath and thought for a while.

''Is there no sacrifice to be done, in order to stop this war, Maybe we can sacrifice cows or animals to the goddess and god of eclipse.'' I suggested, hoping there was a way out.

''Yes, there is a way, there is a sacrifice that could be made, but that sacrifice will be made to mother Earth.'' He murmured out

''Great, what are the requirements.'' I asked, with a glimpse of hope in me.

I noticed Bernard gave me a sad look but didn't say a word

''Bernard.'' I called out, which made he sighed heavily and looked straight at me

''If the sacrifice is being made, mother earth will be against this fight and this fight will never hold on earth.'' He explained

''That's great, so what are the requirements.'' I asked again.

I heard Bernard heaved a sigh and spoke up

''It's you Vicky, You will have to willingly allow yourself to be buried alive, seven feet deep to the ground.''