"Are you ready Rose?

" John asked her stretching his arm, she nodded taking his hand, and walking closer to him.

"I am.

"

John waited few seconds frowning his eyebrows and sniffing as if he could feel a familiar scent in the air. Lord Victor and Abigail appeared in the wood and they both widened their eyes seeing the couple like if they were surprised and didn't expect them to be alive.

"Rose!

" Abigail hugged Roselyn and she giggled, how did she know?

"We heard about the supernatural attack,

" Victor explained and John nodded as he probably already know.

Victor took a brief pause before leaning closer to his cousin and whisper,

"it looks like the beginning of a war to me.

"

"We're planning to go back to Kratez,

" John stated gazing at Victor, causing Abigail to flinch over and glance at Roselyn knitting her eyebrows.

"Kratez?

" She asked, she seemed so confused. Probably Victor didn't involve her in his world much and didn't tell her the existence of a land inhabited by only supernatural creatures. Roselyn gazed down at her sister, she was beginning to have a slightly bulging in her tummy unnoticeable if you didn't purposely look there or if you didn't have any idea she was pregnant.

Yet Roselyn smiled gazing at her stomach, and changed the matter,

"how are you?

" she asked her sister who followed Roselyn's gaze and unconsciously placed her hand over her tump.

Lord Victor meanwhile took Roselyn by his arm and pushed him a few steps forehead to have some privacy with him.

"This is not a good idea. They will keep you in the blink of an eye.

"

"William is alive.

" John intervened, Lord Victor, glanced at him in shock and disbelief he shook his head,

"Wha...

"

"The war already began, you have to decide what side to take.

" John's voice was slightly annoying. He didn't know if he should trust his cousin or not and he either didn't want to reveal too much. Who knew what he was planning.

"This is a suicide,

" Victor stated but John gestured with his hand deducing Victor was trying to make him change his mind.

"I thought you knew me enough to have the certainty that I am not scared of the consequences.

" John replied before traveling his gaze toward Abigail,

"does she know?

" he asked but Victor's gaze darkened letting John deduce she probably didn't.

"She knows I am a vampire but she doesn't know much of my past. it's better this way.

" John shook his head and scoffed in discontent.

"Do you think if they knew all our story and past they would still marry us? Stay grounded, John!

"

Roselyn knew almost everything about John and still decided to help him in all his fights and they were still together after all they had been through, maybe Victor's real preoccupation and fear were to relive his past and remember it rather than letting his wife know.

Victor reading the disapprobation in John's face rolled his eyes,

"we are having a baby, in case you forgot.

"

John ignored him again and took a step toward Roselyn before Victor stretched for his hand and stopped him, John turned around and glanced at him with a questioning look on his face. Victor took a long deep breath,

"I am in.

"

John frowned, did he heard it right?

"What?

" he murmured not believing what his cousin said. But Victor nodded to confirm his verdict,

"I owe you so I can fight with you and help you find few creatures who could side with us.

"

John widened his eyes still in disbelief and a hinted smile curved his lips,

"thank you.

"

"We will leave for Kratez in two days,

" John said before they both walked toward their wives, who were chatting animately and happily.

"I am glad to see you both are fine,

" Abigail said gazing at her sister and John.

"There are so many rumors about William being alive and it's crazy how much imagination can go further.

"

Roselyn and John gazed at each other probably wondering if they should tell her that the gossip was true.

"He is alive, but a supernatural army attacked them,

" Victor replied to his wife that hearing the answer widened her eyes.

"W-what?

" she asked almost laughing as if she heard a joke.

Victor cleared his voice,

"can I see him?

" John tried not to glower at him and just glance at him and nod instead.

"He's very tired,

" John replied, receiving a nod from his cousin. John had his reasons and concerns not to allow him to see his father. If his death taught him something that was not leaving his father alone and not trust anyone. He already saw his father die in front of his eyes once, he didn't want to see that again, nor he wanted to let people he loved unprotected.

"He truly is alive?

" Abigail covered her mouth with her hand and asked in a shaky surprised tone of voice.

"Shush,

" Roselyn gestured with her finger to be quiet,

"don't tell anyone.

" She warned her sister, inwardly hoping she wouldn't ask how they found out because it either would lead her to lie to Abigail or to reveal the hard truth about her and Sharon's nature.

"Practice tomorrow afternoon?

" Victor asked gazing at John who smiled and nodded.

"Sure,

" he replied.

Roselyn and John gazed at them disappearing after few seconds and as soon as they left John sighed,

"I hope I can trust him. I told him about Kratez and he offered to help.

"

Roselyn turned around to gaze at him who wrapped his arms around Roselyn's back.

"Have faith,

" Roselyn said smiling at him genuinely, she predicted that if Lord Victor didn't care or wasn't trustworthy then he wouldn't concern to go check if they were fine as soon as they heard the new of the attack.. On the contrary, John wasn't so positive in his regards, he disliked all his family, and even though Victor seemed slightly changed John still had his doubts and trust issues.