Location: Anthos

"Is everything in order? I don’t want to see anyone slacking. Everything needs to be perfect. Fix those ribbons you idiots," Sohlia was barking orders left and right. It was Xifin’s birthday and she wanted everything to be perfect.

She had invited the elite class of Anthos to the grand birthday party she was throwing for her boyfriend. All of their mutual friends were expected to be there. Sohlia had also invited his father but he had politely refused as he had some important business to attend to.

Unlike his reputation, Sohlia had always found Xifin’s father fascinating. The man had always taken care of her and occasionally called her the daughter he never had. He was proud that Xifin had chosen someone who understood the essence of being a vampire.

Deep down he wished Irlana was more like Sohlia, ruthless and without mercy in her heart. Although he couldn’t attend the party, Phantom was sending her a few elves as a present for Xifin’s party.

Today’s party was going to be proof of how cruel these upper-class vampire parties were. They had no regard for the life of other species. Nor did they bat an eye while killing them to sate their quenchless hunger for blood.

Sohlia was arranging the party at her home, gifted to her by her parents. It was a grand mansion with mostly red hues to it. The gigantic party hall on the ground floor was spaciously designed to accommodate such parties.

The hall was adorned with red party lights and crimson leather loungers. There was a built-in bar to serve wine and drinks. Silver chains were embedded in the walls, which were used to hold humans, elves, hounds, and other species to be served as live drinks to guests during the party.

Sohlia’s fashion designer and stylist were here and it was time for her to get ready for the party. Her fashion designer showed her dress after dress but none had been of her liking so far.

After about ten of her dresses were rejected she showed her a sexy satin deep V-neck with two long slits. This would put her slender legs on full display. The dress left little to the imagination and Sohlia loved it. She ran her fingers through the material and said:

"This will do," her face brightened up and her designer heaved a sigh of relief. She had been showing her dresses for a week but Sohlia didn’t seem to like any of them.

She would have been doomed if Sohlia hadn’t found it tasteful. It was her boyfriend’s birthday and her appearance needed to be most striking.

They helped her get dressed and styled her raven-black hair, and did her make-up. Sanguine shades contrasted with her ocean blue eyes and highlighted them. She chose a ruby necklace to complete her look. Sohlia was an apex predator with breathtaking beauty, which was on a whole new level today.

Adorning scarlet-shaded high heels and pinning a red rose in her hair, Sohlia was ready to turn heads. She took long strides and displayed her sexy legs to make her way to the party hall.

Guests had started to arrive, so she began to receive them one by one. They included celebrities, athletes, media people, businessmen and women and other elites. Giving kisses to her besties on both sides of their cheeks, giving instructions to waiters to serve drinks, and keeping her smile going, Sohlia was a perfect hostess.

Clad in a sage green cashmere ribbed dress and matching heels, hair in a messy bun, and a white clutch in her hands. A beautiful girl with emerald-shaded eyes and dark plum black hair stepped inside the hall.

"Amoris!" Sohlia exclaimed in excitement and rushed towards the girl with her arms open and a wide smile on her crimson lips.

"Sohlia, you look breathtaking," the girl named Amoris complimented her friend as they hugged and kissed the air on the side of each other’s cheeks.

"So do you, I am glad you could come," Sohlia intertwined her arm with her and led her towards a group of famous actresses who were sipping champagne.

"I wouldn’t have missed it for the world but where is the man of the hour," Amoris scanned her surroundings with her intelligent eyes for Xifin.

"His highness will take his sweet time to be here," Sohlia chuckled shaking her head, knowing her boyfriend loved making a late entrance.

"I see," Sohlia began to acquaint her friend with the celebrities of Anthos, some of whom Amoris had already met and some she hadn’t.

A waiter offered her a glass of champagne and she accepted it with a nod of her head. She noticed that the lights in the hall had been dimmed giving it a dark feel.

The chains along the walls held different species, including young elven girls and boys who were clad in minimal clothes. Some were blindfolded and few were gagged, while others just stared at the vampires who were brutally invading their rights with empty eyes.

The party hall appeared more like a horror hall, where sighs of innocent were lost in the laughter of the rich and powerful vampires. Everyone wanted to taste the rare blood of elves, which had been sent as a gift from the Phantom for his son and his girlfriend.

Sohlia lead Amoris to a young elven boy with golden hair, he couldn’t have been more than 20 years old. Pain and anguish marred his beautiful features as Sohlia clasped his beautiful hair in her long fingers and yanked his head to bare his neck for her friend. Chains held his hands and legs as he kneeled in front of the two vampires.

"Special delivery, enjoy," Sohlia winked at her friend and she smiled.

"Thanks, Sohlia, I will like to taste that rich nectar," Amoris kept her eyes glued on the boy and Sohlia stepped aside. A masculine voice had called her, letting her know Xifin was there. She rushed to him, leaving the elf at her friend’s mercy.

Amoris walked closer to the boy and held his jaw in her steady hand. Her eyes scanned his neck where numerous purple patches told her he had been on the receiving end of vampiric brutality.

His eyes held so much animosity, his lips held a gag. Amoris removed it and leaned in to whisper something in his ear. His eyes widened but he nodded, Amoris parted her lips and placed them on the bulging vein of his neck but her fangs never protruded and pierced his skin.

His lips moved inaudibly the sound only meant for the ears of Amoris. Once his lips stopped, she removed hers from his neck and stepped back. She clicked her fingers together and a waiter appeared.

"Remove him and hand him over to my bodyguard, he is the one with curly brown hair and a navy blue three-piece suit," she ordered.

"On it, ma’am," he nodded and obeyed. The elven boy stared at the girl in astonishment as she wore a blank expression. The waiter removed his chains and dragged the boy away as Amoris sipped her champagne and moved to find her friend and her boyfriend.

Xifin had that rugged look about him even in a steel blue tuxedo. Sohlia was gushing over him, parading him around as he kept a flicker of a smile on the precipice of his lips for the sake of his girlfriend.

Guests wished him a happy birthday and he simply nodded to keep up appearances. A triple-layered blue and red cake had been placed in the center of the hall and Sohlia led him to it. A single gold candle flickered on top of the cake.

Guests began to gather all around them as the music dimmed and a single golden light fell on the couple. Sohlia handed him a silver knife and guests began to chant ’happy birthday’.

Xifin cut the cake amidst laughter and happy chants. He cut out a small piece and offered it to his girlfriend with a huge smile, she gladly ate from his hand. He plastered a kiss on her ruby lips and the crowd erupted in cheers. Amoris observed everything from among the crowd with an amused expression.

People presented him with gifts they had brought and chatted while they were served cake and food. Amoris made her way to them and extracted a small box from her clutch she wished Xifin and handed over the box to him.

"Thank you," he accepted the gift with a smile, that never reached his cold eyes. The man sent shivers down Amoris’s spine. She then excused herself and took leave from the couple. Ready to head out.

Taking long strides she reached her car. Her bodyguard quickly opened the door for her to enter it. "Did you give him something to eat?" she casually inquired before getting in.

"I did, ma’am," he bowed his head.

"Take him home, and drop me off just outside the mansion, away from prying eyes," she instructed and he nodded in return.

Amoris got inside her luxury car and found the boy to be soundly sleeping. Her eyes lingered on him for a few seconds as if making sure he was sleeping.

She then began to strip right to her last piece of lingerie. The car halted away from all the hassle and Amoris shifted into a Femoris (fox-like creatures, with blue tails and black fur).

She jumped out of the window and disappeared into the dark night while the car started again and headed for an unknown destination. The fox headed back to the mansion.