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Chapter 5

More troubles …

Valdemar fixed up his glasses, shaking like in nervous fever. His first Council meeting and his only rooter - Selina, whose eyes were drawn into older men's faces, looking for a traitor as usual. Dracula was an unwilling spectator, his minds were somewhere far away, but no one could guess, what worried him. Meanwhile Maya, who was always late, set just opposite Valdemar with an unpleasant smile and her eyes never left his. 'She tries to scare him!' – understood Selin and sent her a 'don't even think about it' glance. Then Sel's attention was switched to Maya's bodyguards – two tall vampires with stone indifferent faces. Sel smirked, but without her brave command, she wasn't as self-confident as in such situations.

"Shall we start?" – asked Maya in impatient.

Valdemar awoke and took papers with his speech, then coughed twice and started:

"I'm glad to see you all here after the year of a break. I know you carried serious losses after the war with mongrels, and let's have a minute of silence to the memory of my father lord Victor Adamant, you knew as Victor Diamond – the greatest older man I've ever …"

He turned over the page.

"… met and …. many others, who left our world."

Older men put hands on their hearts by tradition. Selina closed eyes; she missed Victor – her handhold, her mentor, and simply kind vampire. She missed his wise quotes, warm of his eyes … and also regretted such man could suffer in hell.

"Thank you … and now let's …"

"Wait!"

Maya rose from her seat and got the whole attention. She acted free-and-easy as she was in a night club not on the Council meeting, making men to breathe heavily and gaze at her, while walking around the table slowly. Her 'open dress' with low cuts obligated her perfect figure and seemed a fine verge to something more … 'Whore …' – Sel swung head.

"I think, my dear boy, you first should think what to do with those hunters' organizations, who work on the Holy Order. 'Poison arrows' and 'God's envoys', they broke our relations with government of Toronto and Rio-de-Janeiro. How shall we react?"

Maya smiled self-complacently and set on the table near Dracula.

Valdemar looked weak and bewildered; he didn't know what to reply. 'Come on, guy! Say something!' – cried Sel, mentally. She knew by his answer older men will compare him with great father and if he'll fail…

"I …"

"Ye-es …"

"I … don't know what to say …"

Selin gave a pleading glance to the count, who reacted instantly.

"We must send our special troops to support older men of Canada and Brazil, are you agree, Valdemar?"

Older men stared at poor scientist with interest, and Selin with hope. As for Maya, she was sure in her victory.

Valdemar sighed and rose:

"Forgive me, count …" – he left the room and Selina hurried to follow, mostly not to see Maya's triumph.

"Valdemar! You can't leave now! Victor …"

"I'm not my father, Sel! Don't you get it! I hate politic, I hate this lie! I just can't, Sel …"

He lowered on the sofa in the corridor slowly; Selin put hand on his shoulder.

"Stop thinking about yourself. Haven't you guessed what will happen if Maya'll become the head of the Council?"

"Forgive me, Selin …"

He flew away through the open window. 'Valdemar …' – Sel whispered tiredly. Meanwhile Vladislaus explained Valdemar's leaving and convinced older men to give him another chance. Then he escaped from Maya and finally embraced his lovely Selina.

"I did, what I could, my love."

She touched his lips gently:

"I know, Vlad, I know …"

"What I say, that fool broke even faster than I expected!" – exulted Maya, settling on Terri's lap.

"Great, what next?"

"Part number two, of course!" – she lowered straps of her dress and gave a look to Terri, who has already realized what she wanted. She did it always after her failures with Dracula.

"Better part three …"

As Selin fell in depression, Vladislaus offered his own way to improve her mood. They undressed each other quickly and when he was ready to enter her, Sel's mobile phone ringed.

"We're not at home," – protested Dracula, kissing her bare neck and chest.

The mobile called again, someone really needed to talk. Vampiress released gently and took the phone.

"Hallo."

"Sel, darling, please come!" – cried Angelica, swallowing tears, between sobs Selina heard Diana's crying loudly, so she had to go.

"Alright, I'm hurrying to you."

She fell on bed and faced to her lover.

"I need to go …"

"Aha."

"I really need to go …"

"Aha …"

She set on the top of him.

"Stop it!"

"Stop what?"

"It! Vlad, Angelic needs me now! I'm her friend, I must go!"

He touched her face lovingly, speculating about something.

"Sorry, Selin, of course you must go. We have eternity to …"

Vampiress kissed him passionately and started dressing up.

Angelica was in an awful state and looked pale and miserable.

"Oh, Sel, Vina was right! I heard Diana's cry and came to change her up, but it was demon! Demon in my baby's room!"

She continued sobbing bitterly.

"Demon? Are you sure?"

"Yes! I used a spell to make him back to hell, but Sel, I'm so afraid!"

Selin pressed her friend to herself and kissed into forehead.

"Have you told Irvin about it?"

"No, he hasn't been home since three days ago!"

"Have you quarreled?"

"No, he just …" – and again sobs.

"I see …"

Sel took a telephone.

"Hallo, Irvin? Bring your ass home or I'll break all your bones one by one!"

Then she put hand on witch's shoulder and they came into baby's room. Diana was sleeping peacefully in her bed, smiling while sleep. Selin felt a prick in her heart, as she was ordered to kill such tiny things in past and she obeyed. Women set on chairs around the bed and started talking in whisper.

"How did the demon look like?"

"Well, he was one of the undermost demons … a reptile-demon, you know …"

"Had he got some special amulets or signs on skin?"

"Hmm, just a tattoo on his forehead …"

"Tattoo?"
"Yes, it was a letter of the 'black alphabet'."

"It means one very strong witch called him from hell."

"But who! Why do they need Dia!" – sobbed Angelica, covering her face with hands.

"Calm down, Angel, they can't harm her while she wearing Vina's amulet."

"Ah, it's not an amulet! It's just a decoration, nothing more!"

"So how …"

"Diana is really a reincarnation of the Ancient power! When I came, she created a mental shield, demon couldn't destroy! Even very powerful witches can't protect themselves in childhood!"

"Wow, Diana will become the greatest witch!"

"Aha, if only I'll have strength to care about her alone!"