Duke regained consciousness only to be met with some punches every couple of seconds. He looked at his surroundings to find himself tied up in rope and hanging from a hook. He looked down to see the cause of his punches, little Ann.
"Ann, nice to see you again. Still kissing up to my father? I'm sure he doesn't even notice." Duke taunted as Ann punched him in the gut.
"That's enough Ann. You've given him enough of a beating." Wyatt said as he came in from the shadows.
"Wyatt, you actually teamed up with my father in some bullshit scheme to get me back here? You know, even if you changed your last name, signed some papers, you'll never actually be his son." Duke mocked Wyatt before Wyatt slapped him across the face.
"You'd think that, but that's where you'd be wrong, thanks to a little magic and a ritual, I actually have 'our' father's blood flowing through me as he does have my own blood. You're trigger happy best friend certainly took out a good number of our men. I heard Donovan was also lost, but with Duncan gone, he was quite an excellent teacher and I will miss him. There's someone here who wants to talk with you before I continue." Wyatt said as he moved aside for a figure to come closer.
She wore all black with a pill box hat on her head with a veil. The girl looked up to Duke holding back tears.
"Wait, I know you, you've been hanging out with Diane and Naomi. Oh my god, I should have known, you infiltrated the high school to get close to us, you bitch." Duke realized as the girl slapped him across the face harder than Wyatt had and spat in his face.
"I went by the name Cassie and lied to those little skanks to earn their trust. I played nice and was prepared for everything to go right for the vampires tonight. But my father, my lover, my soulmate was burned to dust by that hillbilly hick friend of yours. I'll enjoy watching you suffer for what it's worth. I won't kill the Moreland boy either, I prefer to watch him suffer. My father was Duncan, my true name is Cassidy and from here on out, I swear to never love again. My lord." Cassidy said taking a bow to Wyatt as she stepped aside.
"What about that other girl? How did you get her caught up in all this? Did you manipulate her too?" Duke asked as blood poured out from his mouth.
"My name is Kyra, hand to Wyatt, wife to Prince Wyatt and therefore Kyra Tepes. As to your previous assumption, I came in by my own will. At first it was just to check on Wyatt, people like him and me were never noticed at school. I always noticed him. Through the last couple of months my goal was the assurance that he become the true heir you never were." Kyra smirked holding Wyatt's beaten face.
"Yeah? What about the other so called replacements? You ever think my father has done this shit before?" Duke asked as Kyra slowly scratched his face.
"Hmmm, let me think. Daniel, Wade, Kenneth, Victor, Gregory, Liam....Wyatt, my love, what was the rest of them?" Kyra turned her face to ask.
"I believe it was Tristan, Seth, Philip, and either Freddy or Fred. I don't remember." Wyatt continued as Wyatt and Kyra looked at him with deviant smiles.
"You knew and you still did this?" Wyatt asked shocked.
"Of course we thought of it. We're not a pair of vampires that were born in a backwater trailer park. We asked about them, and we heard about them and they all wanted just fame and admiration of Lord Miro. But none of them looked ahead to the future, despite whatever Lord Miro may intend for you, we don't expect everything to go the way he believes it will go." Kyra said.
"We're well aware that you're girlfriend and all her little friends are going to be coming here and we have a contingency plan. Cassidy, Ann, are you two still with Kyra and I on the contingency plan?" Duke asked as Cassidy immediately nodded though Ann hesitated.
"I know how you must feel toward father Ann, but you must realize what will happen once the wizards and witches and whoever else comes. I promise, I will be devoted to you like you were a daughter to me." Duke promised as Ann raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, an older brother.
"As will I." Kyra said as she bowed toward little Ann.
"Father, will be along to see you soon Duke. We were gentle with you, I can't imagine what he might do to you." Wyatt smirked as everyone left Duke alone and bleeding.
"Sasha, please...come find me. I just want to see your beautiful face again" Duke whispered as he began to cry softly.