This explained why Dominique's expression was dark and gloomy. It turned out Serena was captured by the vampires.
The vampires had two goals. The first goal was to help the White Claw Pack to rescue Cedric, the Alpha. The second goal was to kidnap the werewolf queen, Serena.
The vampires believed that Serena was Dominique's weakness. They planned to use her to defeat and eliminate the Werewolf King. She would become their bait to lure the werewolf king.
"How did it happen?" Marceline asked them.
"She followed Kira, the former vampire king. He was here!" An elder informed Marceline.
Little did they know, someone pretended to be Kira, the former vampire king. A copycat. Some vampires had the ability to copy the image or faces of other people. An impostor.
Serena was deceived by the vampire. The thing that made Dominique more enraged was the fact that Serena followed Kira. She was supposed to avoid him or fight him. But she ended up coming to him… willingly.
"Kira took your mother. Don't trust him, Stella. He wants to destroy our clan." Dominique held his daughter's shoulders. "He doesn't want you. He only came here for your mother!" He emphasized that Kira still had feelings for his first love. Dominique would like to grab this opportunity to ruin Kira's image to Marceline.
He knew that his daughter was in love with Kira.
"No. Kira won't do that. I believe that the person who took my mother is not Kira." Marceline uttered with conviction. Raizel told her that Kira couldn't come to Kingdom Phantasia since he sealed him somewhere in the human world.
"Don't defend an enemy, Stella!" Dominique stormed out of the palace hall and headed straight to his chamber.
"What are we going to do now? We should rescue our Queen!" The elder spoke again.
"Let's wait for our King's order. For now, let's secure the palace and treat the wounded. Bring them to our palace infirmary." Another elder gave the command.
"Princess Stella, where is Prince Dylan?"
"I asked him to leave the palace and secure the civilians," Marceline responded. She was referring to Lyca and Little Lowell.
The elders were still gathered there when a werewolf approached them to report something.
"The underground prison cell was destroyed. We were able to secure and capture the other prisoners. However, Cedric escaped along with several vampires."
"They also took away some of our vampire slaves!"
"That damn traitor! I knew it! The white claw pack is scheming a rebellion. We have to catch every member of the White Claw Pack!" The eldest werewolf was fuming with rage. They couldn't believe that Vladimir formed an alliance with the vampires.
"Do you think something bad happened to our people in Triple W headquarters?" They started to speculate. Dominique sent people to watch and monitor the members of the White Claw Pack in the human world.
No one reported this attack. This only meant something happened to the human world. Those people they sent and the members of Triple W might have been eradicated.
"Send someone to investigate."
Marceline immediately left to find her brother. Everyone was being mobilized right now. The werewolves were still overwhelmed since vampires succeeded in infiltrating the palace.
Marceline was passing through the main gate when she met Dylan, Lyca, and Little Lowell. They returned to the palace after hiding.
"Marceline!" Lyca hugged her. "I brought your clothes. Go and change first."
"Let's go to my room." Marceline, Lyca, and Little Lowell proceeded to her room while Dylan searched for their father.
Dylan already heard the news about Serena. He was worried about her. He was glad that Marceline was just fine.
When Dylan entered Dominique's chambers, he saw the broken shards scattered on the floor. Dominique's chamber was in a mess. There were broken walls, broken windows, and broken furniture.
The three dead bodies of vampires and two members of the white claw pack were still lying on the floor. These five people tried to attack and assassinate Dominique. But they ended up dying in his hands.
"Father…" Dylan called his attention.
Dominique was standing near the window. He was looking outside through the broken window. His mind seemed like wandering off somewhere.
Dominique didn't turn around but he acknowledged Dylan's presence by nodding his head. Dylan saw the piece of white cloth in his fist. Dominique was gripping it tightly.
"The vampires took your mother. They want me to save her alone." Dominique broke the deafening silence. The cloth in his fist contained a message from the vampires.
"You know that they will set a trap. Don't go, father. I will go on your behalf, to save my mother." Dylan volunteered.
But Dominique shook his head. He turned to face his son. "You can't go. No one is going to rescue her."
"W-What do you mean, father? Are you letting mother suffer in the hands of the vampires?" Dylan couldn't believe it. He thought he loved their mother so much.
"She was the one who put herself in this predicament. She did this for Kira. Your mother still has feelings for Kira. Do you think Kira will hurt her? No. He will protect her."
"You already know that they are setting a trap for me. I will not fall for their tricks." Dominique mumbled. He smirked without a hint of worry in his eyes. But instead, Dylan saw hatred and anger. Dominique was furious at their mother.
"Father. You can't do this to our mother. Please don't abandon her! We have to save her!" Dylan moved closer to his father, shaking Dominique's body.
But Dominique just hit his arms, pushing him away from his body. "I said No. That's my decision."
"M-Mother… will die! I can't let her die. She is my mother."
"No one is allowed to leave the palace. Don't disobey Dylan!" Dominique raised his voice, grabbing Dylan by its collar.
Dylan shook his head in disbelief. He didn't expect that his father could do this to their mother. He was clearly abandoning her.
"Just leave Dylan. I want to be alone." Dominique pushed his son, not looking in his direction. He had a lot on his mind right now.
Dylan could only leave, coming out of Dominique's chamber with a heavy heart.
'I have to talk to my sister…' Dylan hurriedly went to Marceline's room.
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