The creator of the Murdock brothers. Valerian abused the power he had over them like a tyrant, subjecting them to all kinds of humiliations and tests to learn the limits of their powers and the vampire species. He was the personification of evil. An abomination of nature. And the witches who came before me didn't like that at all."
I watched her silently, absorbing every word.
"So the Dyer witches cast a powerful spell to expel him from Grimwood. He was unbeatable, except by magic," she continued. "As long as we are alive, Valerian will never be able to step into the city again. In gratitude, the Murdock brothers swore to protect our lineage from evil. Ensuring that Valerian would never return and enslave them again."
I already knew there was some history between vampires and witches ar
