My Vampire Harem Will Dominate Everything

The night air was still as Ezra appeared on the rooftop of the tallest building in Faewall, the distant city lights twinkling below him like scattered stars.

His teleportation had drained him again and he sighed.

This would be the last long distance teleportation for some time. With his vitality returning more slowly with each passing day, it was quickly becoming a risk.

He stood there for a second, steadying himself. He had to move quickly and act on the information he just learned. There was no time to waste.

He stepped into the elevator, pressing the button for the ground floor, and as the doors slid shut, he pulled out his phone, dialing Olivia.

He waited impatiently, listening to both the ringing tone and the crappy elevator music until the call connected.

"Olivia?" Ezra spoke, his voice urgent. "I need you to find any records of Hyde being in a previous coven. Abraham just gave me a lead, and I need to confirm it."

There was a brief pause on the other end before Olivia's calm voice responded. "On it. I'll start digging through the records right away."

"Thanks." Ezra said. "I'll be there soon."

He disconnected the call and placed the phone back in his pocket.

His thoughts then turned to James.

Veilbreakers had been in Faewall, something had happened and James had the record sealed.

If Olivia finds Hyde's old coven, they'll hopefully be able to draw a timeline and discover when this whole thing began.

The elevator slowed as it reached the lobby, and the doors slid open with a soft chime.

Ezra stepped forward, but his path was immediately blocked as someone stepped in front of him.

Alfred.

Alfred stood in the center of the lobby, his hands behind his back, his face a mask of cold amusement.

This time, he wasn't dressed in his 'butler outfit' but in a long leather coat like he was auditioning for a role as the terminator.

"So, where did you go?" Alfred asked, his voice smooth and condescending.

Ezra's jaw tightened. He wasn't in the mood for this, not now.

"That's none of your business." He said, brushing past Alfred, his eyes focused on the exit.

But Alfred didn't move. Instead, he stepped directly into Ezra's path, his smile widening just a fraction.

"Oh, but it is my business." Alfred said, crossing his arms. "After all, I'm investigating the killer. And who knows? You could be the killer, Ezra Matten."

Ezra stopped in his tracks, his eyes meeting Alfred's. "What do you want, Alfred? What games are you trying to play?"

Alfred chuckled, his eyes shining with an amusement that bordered on malice.

"Who knows what you've been up to? You disappear for hours, go places without reporting your whereabouts. For all we know, you're hiding something."

Ezra glanced around the lobby, noting the few humans passing through the space.

Civilians who didn't know that they were in the presence of two predators. Predators originally designed to prey on them.

He could understand the Council's stance on Veilbreakers. Humans would never accept them.

But that didn't matter. He could feel Alfred's intent through the little vitality pouring off him in the vague shape of an Aura.

The man was not playing at all.

Ezra took a step forward, meeting his gaze head-on.

"And what?" He asked, his voice cold. "You're willing to fight me here? In front of all these humans?"

Alfred's eyes flickered with something dangerous, but he said nothing, the smirk never leaving his face.

After a moment, he took a step back, dropping his arms. "I'm just reminding you, Captain Matten. Stay where I can see you."

Then his voice dropped. "Otherwise, you might find yourself being seen as an accomplice to the killer."

Ezra's eyes narrowed at his words but before he could respond, Alfred turned and walked away, disappearing into the shadows of the lobby as if he had never been there at all.

Ezra stood there for a moment, his mind going through the interaction.

Alfred's fixation on his movements wasn't just paranoia.

James Harlow was hiding something, and Alfred was his enforcer, making sure that Ezra didn't get too close.

They were watching him now, monitoring his every move. Whatever was happening, James didn't want him to know about it.

Ezra turned and walked quickly to his car. He couldn't stop now. He wouldn't.

If James was involved in all this, then that meant whatever this was, it was undeniably dangerous.

And his gut was telling him to get involved in it.

His gut had led him here and it hadn't been wrong yet.

He entered his car and drove as fast as he could.

When he arrived at peacekeeper HQ, he parked in the underground garage and made his way inside.

He passed through all the security checkpoints, the familiar corridors of HQ feeling both comforting and suffocating at the same time.

What if James really had one of his officers compromised. Was it Connelly?

He finally reached his office, and as he stepped inside, he found Olivia waiting for him, a stack of documents spread out on the table in front of her.

"I've got something." Olivia said, her voice calm but with an edge of excitement. "It took some digging, but I found records of Hyde being part of a coven, just after the Death Wave."

"The coven existed for about eight years or so before it was disbanded."

Ezra stepped closer, his eyes scanning the documents spread before him. Olivia pointed to a page in one of the files.

"Here. Hyde wasn't actually the leader of the coven, though. They had to male vampires and it was the second vampire. A guy named Nicodemus."

Ezra frowned. "Nicodemus? Who is he?"

"I haven't found much on Nicodemus yet." Olivia admitted. "But there's something else. I cross-referenced the members of the coven, and one name stood out."

She slid another document across the table, her eyes meeting Ezra's.

The world felt quiet as Ezra read the name.

Genesis.