"I swear if that girl's not careful I'll mount her head on my wall." Alex growled. "If she didn't have a warlock and Luc protecting her..." He didn't finish the sentence, but his meaning was clear.

"Calm, Alexander." Illyad said, instantly soothing the raging vampire. "We have matters to attend to."

"Can you really sever the connection between you and your brother?" Alex asked him.

"I'm not sure, but there is more than one way to skin a cat." Illyad chuckled. "I talked about severing the connection, it may be possible, but until I find out, we will have to call on some external resources." He smirked.

Alex turned to Victoria. "I'm sorry for this, all of this. I'd hoped to keep you safe, or safer than this anyway."