Free The Sacrifice (Legends Of Transylvania) by Elena Lasina

turned his attention to Alexander and spoke out loud, “But this time it's me who is gonna take care of it because you are too stupid to do carry out my orders. I had planned to kill you both anyway, because nobody disturbs my roses. Is that clear young boy?”
    “So you planned to kill us both? Alexander cried out in a tone of realization. “But why didn't you kill me when you had the chance? Why have you made me become a vampire?”
    “It wasn't me who pushed you to steal the roses. I wanted another vampire in my clan but now I realize you are an idiot and I can’t have someone so weak!”
    Hearing those words Alexander became confused as all the things that had happened didn't make any connection.
    “You're lying,” he fumed, “and maybe you didn't push me to touch the rose but you pushed our parents to death! Why did you do that if you had no bad intention?”
     
    “Okay, I will tell you why I pushed your parents to death.” Volod remarked, as he walked menacingly around Alexander. “I didn't plan to kill four people at once, but I guess that was just my luck! Anyway, I lived for long time and I knew your ancestors. I know who your grandfather was and even the grandfather of your grandfather. He was the son of the one who married the woman Vlad the Impaler desired.”
    “Bullshit!!”Alexander shouted.
    “Then let me convince you?” Volod sneered. “He was serving Vlad at the time, but they were both killed because Vlad didn't want her to be with anyone else. Are you curious to know who that woman was? Well she was one of Ariana's ancestors! So now you are paying for their lustful stupidity. I wanted you to serve for me, but it seems that the same thing will happen to you as happened to them. Their names were Elida and Pilade. Perhaps I will decide that I want Ariana as my woman, and for you to serve me while the love of your life will become my love, that would be so fun! And Benjamin and his jaguar clan will also work for me if I so desire!”
    “I won’t let you harm Ariana,” Alexander vowed sternly. “Even if I will live for the rest of my life as a vampire as we agreed. But I can’t trust such monsters as you can I Volod? Alexander grabbed Volod's coat and swore to him again, “You and your clan will end very bad. You have my word on that. And it's not the word of a vampire but the word of the human still within me!”
     
    Mad and confused Alexander turned around to leave, but as Volod liked to have the last word he stopped him and said, “My clan isn't the only one I rule, and you will have a big surprise soon just like you surprised me by killing Clarissa and Ethal, Ariana will pay dearly for that!” No sooner had he finished his words that the wicked vampire had vanished.
     
    The thought of Volod hurting Ariana gave Alexander bad feelings. But what could he do to prevent it? He searched his mind for answers, but it was too twisted and confused so he decided to go to Ariana's house.
    She was sleeping when he arrived, but something prompted her to wake suddenly and she saw a shadow behind her window.
    “Who is there?” She asked.
    “Open the window, Ariana, we need to talk.” A familiar voice asked.
    She opened the window and saw Alexander's worried face.
    “What happened? Why are you so scared?”
    '' Volod wants to kill us both to take revenge for Clarissa and Ethal.” Alexander explained. “We must do something to defend our lives.”
     
    Ariana fell deep into thought and after some moments she responde:
    “It is getting dark, I have to leave soon, I'm going to talk to the old witch.”
     
    “No I won’t have it, Ariana!” Alexander said with deep concern, “you might get hurt or even killed. I will leave this city, and you can go somewhere far away so he won’t find you ever again. I will live as a vampire or I will die I don’t care, but either way is better than to let him kill you. Please understand?”
     
    “I will not leave you for one minute,” said Ariana,