The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven novel Chapter 312

Chapter 312: Making Brackham Ask for Help

Draven.

As Meredith disappeared towards the house, I fully turned to Jeffery, the tenderness I had reserved for her vanishing with her footsteps.

"I learnt that Vampires attacked one of Duskmoor’s government facilities last night. A tech facility. And that Brackham and his cohorts covered it up before the media caught a whiff," Jeffery revealed.

My brow lowered, but it wasn’t surprise that crossed me—it was confirmation that the storm had finally broken. "How many?"

"I don’t have the exact details yet," Jeffery admitted, voice tight. "But there were casualties. Heavy ones."

"They have finally begun," I said, my voice low, carrying the weight of certainty. "And Brackham hasn’t seen anything yet. Vampires don’t forgive. They won’t stop until they have bled out enough lives to balance the insult."

Jeffery nodded, with a grim look in his eyes. "They should never have pushed. Planting those cameras in the woods was a mistake from the start."

My lip curled slightly. "And now they will pay for their curiosity."

Jeffery hesitated, then added, "I also heard Brackham sent teams into the woods not long ago to hunt for vampires. That may be why this retaliation came so soon."

I snapped my gaze to him, narrowing my eyes. "When?"

"When you and I were in Stormveil." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

A hum of rage built in my chest. I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms as the truth sank in.

"He wants them the same way he wanted us. He wants bodies to dissect. To twist. To use."

Jeffery’s jaw tightened, his disgust matching mine.

Brackham was playing with fire he couldn’t even begin to understand. The vampires would tear through him and his people without mercy.

Jeffery shifted at my side, his tone thoughtful. "What surprises me is that Brackham hasn’t reached out to us yet. If the vampires are already inside his city..."

I let out a scoff, sharp and humourless. "As long as he is scrambling to hide the mess—covering the crime scene, silencing the media—he has no plans of crawling to us for help. His pride won’t allow him to do that."

The silence stretched between us, heavy with unspoken truths. Jeffery finally broke it. "Then what do you plan to do, Alpha?"

I slowed my pace, pondering. The thought had been simmering since the moment he told me about the attack, but now it solidified. My lips curved, just slightly.

"I will make Brackham ask me for help."

Jeffery’s head snapped toward me, curiosity burning in his eyes. "And how exactly do you plan to do that?"

I didn’t answer right away. Instead, I motioned for him to walk with me. He fell into step without hesitation, his boots crunching the gravel as I led us away from the training grounds.

"The war," I said, my tone low, deliberate, "is almost at our doorsteps. And yet, we still haven’t located the Humans’ secret lab. That lab is the key to everything they are doing against us. This is the opportunity we have been waiting for."

Jeffery frowned, his brows furrowing. "I don’t follow. How does Brackham’s desperation bring us closer to the lab?"

I glanced at him, the shadow of a smile tugging at my mouth. "Two options."

His silence invited me to continue.

"The first: I force Brackham to ask for my help. Once I’m inside his circle under the guise of an ally, it’s only a matter of time before I find what he is hiding. Sooner or later, the trail will lead us straight to that lab."

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