The Vampire King's Oath

KAELEN'S POV

It was difficult to run through these woods and not run into the monsters that went bump in the night, which was exactly why Vane and I decided it was far too risky to stray any farther from the vampire castle. By the time I returned, I was met by King Alaric himself waiting in the corridor as though he had known the exact moment I would come back.

Gods, he was creepy.

His hands were