1807 AD

Selene slowed down as she turned the corner. Where were Chris's men? He was supposed to send a team that would meet up with Selene's when they reached the border, but no one was there. Instead of a team of Death Dealers, there had been a pack of Lycans.

And now, two were dead. Selene had been given a team of four – five, including herself – to check out how things were going in the New Coven. After a long boat voyage, they'd arrived – only find that they'd fight for their lives and would lose two in the process.

How many are there? Selene had counted at least five, and now that her side was down to only three, they were severely out-numbered. A team of Chris's reinforcements would come in handy right about now! But they were nowhere to be seen.

She hid behind a corner, followed by the other two men on her team. They were running low on arrows to reload their crossbows with, they were almost out of throwing stars, and they were tired. The Lycans were on their trail; she could smell them, and they were getting close.

"Leo," Selene whispered, getting the attention of her fellow teammate. "Leo, Sam, cover me. I'll get us outta here, but you've gotta watch my back." There was a door straight ahead, but chances of her reaching it and getting it open without being detected were slim. Sam and Leo nodded their consent to her demand.

Selene crouched and went towards the door she'd seen. Sunlight would be up soon; getting out of the Lycans' radar would be the least of their worries. She pulled the door with minimal, "mortal" strength. When it wouldn't open and just made a loud, creaking noise, she could tell the Lycans had heard it. She heard a growl, then a roar, then she heard a battle ensue behind her. Wasting no time, she yanked the door open with as much force as possible. The door opened, and Selene turned around to tell Leo and Sam that the door was open. She turned around, and immediately regretted it.

Leo and Sam had held their own for only so long. The Lycans overwhelmed them, and had begun to tear them into pieces. Fresh vampiric blood sprayed all over the damp, moldy walls of the tunnel, unearthly moans and painful screams echoing through the walls.

She was alone.

She pivoted and ran out the door, not looking back.

She continued down the path, sprinting. She wasn't paying attention to what was in front of her, but rather what was behind her. In fact, she was so oblivious that she bumped right into Chris.

"Whoah, hey," Chris exclaimed. When he noticed Selene was alone, he asked, "Where's the rest of your team?"

Selene stared into Chris's eyes and fixed him with a cold stare. She remained quiet to unsettle him for a few seconds, then frigidly states, "They're dead. Dead, as in, not coming back." She continued to glare through his soul with her cool stare. "Where was your team while mine died? Huh, where were they, Chris?"

Chris shifted uncomfortably. "We were late, I know. We split up to find you."

But Chris was lying. Chris never sent a team; he was the team. He hired those five Lycans to take out her team. They had almost succeeded. They just failed to kill Selene. As Chris led Selene to his mansion, he thought to himself. What a pity. What pity those fucking Lycans did not fulfill the mission. What a pity that I can't do shit now. What a pity that I won't be able to kill her until the next time we meet.

She was, after all, stronger than him. So he decided to wait until she left her guard down, then he'd take her out. He'd take her out, and the entire vampire race would be under his leadership.


Present Day

Selene was quite the sight, coming down the stairs. She was just gorgeous. Chris met her at the foot of the steps.

"Well, Selene. You are quite the marvel tonight."

She waved away his comment with her hand. "Thank you, but I'm nothing out of the ordinary. You really didn't have to make such a big deal about our coming here."

Chris chuckled. "Are you kidding? You are the surviving members of the Other Coven. If we didn't make a big deal, people might think I had wanted you to die."

This odd comment lingered in the air for a while.

Chris smiled, but it was a superficial one, it seemed. "Well, I must leave now. I do have other business to tend to; it deals with the survival of our race. Please do enjoy the party."

With that, Chris turned around and left Los Dios. But just where was he going?

Selene had looked beautiful in her dress. Such a shame that her body will be lifeless after the course of the following days, Chris mused. She had told him, among many other things, about Kraven's treachery. It took almost all of Chris's self-control not to laugh in her face and say, "You dumb bitch, I've been plotting the same thing!" To his benefit, Selene had taken care of the slaying of the three Elders. Now all that remained was Selene. But now there was another person to take into account. Now there was her damned boyfriend, the hybrid.

When she had asked him if Michael could stay, what could he say? "No, because that would ruin my plan of killing you"? No, he couldn't.

Chris needed to think. He needed to plot. He needed his partner.

Chris had been rather surprised at the unraveling of Kraven's partner, Lucian. The guy had been thought to have been dead since before Selene was an immortal, and the fact that he had, in fact, been alive was very shocking. But then again, Chris thought, so is my involvement with… that kind. It was strange; in spite of his involvement with the Lycan race for centuries, he still considered them as lower than the shit at the bottom of his shoe.

Chris climbed into his car and drove off, into the city. The city had so many warehouses, after all. Good for plotting and scheming.

He drove for what seemed like an eternity. He pulled up to the front of one warehouse by the ocean. The oceanic mist blew against his face.

He opened the door to consult with his partner, whom he had called prior to Selene's entrance into the main hall.

He walked in, and waited until his eyes could adjust to the darkness.

"Hello, Chris," the familiar voice said.

"Hello, Tyrell."


AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Thank you once again for reading.

Sorry for those of you who had wanted Chris to be a good guy, but I wanted a bad guy that was an insider.

Anyway, please keep reading, and thank you all for your reviews!