My Vampire Harem Will Dominate Everything

"Genesis?" Ezra repeated, unable to believe it.. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Are you telling me this is the same Gen? My Gen?"

Olivia nodded. "I triple-checked. Genesis was part of the same coven as Hyde."

Ezra stared down at the name in front of him, not knowing what to believe.

Olivia glanced down at the documents again, her brow furrowing slightly.

"This is our same Gen. It was hidden deep but I was able to find it." She said, her tone cautious.

"Genesis was turned by a member of this coven but it was neither Nicodemus nor Hyde. It was a woman. In fact, from the records, I don't think she ever met Nicodemus or Hyde."

Ezra made his way to his chair and sat down.

"From what I can see here, she was 'officially' a member of the coven for about a year before the entire coven was executed for breaking the Law of Secrecy. Only two members were spared."

"Hyde because he did a public act of service and Gen because she was never with the coven."

Ezra leaned back in his chair, his mind swirling with thoughts he couldn't quite settle.

"Gen was part of that coven, and she never told me?" His voice was quieter now, more to himself than to Olivia. How could she have kept something like this from him?

Olivia watched him carefully, understanding what was going through his mind. "After the coven was destroyed, Gen left Faewall. Meanwhile, Hyde stayed behind and somehow grew closer to James Harlow and Anya."

Ezra's fingers drummed against the arm of his chair, a cold suspicion creeping into his mind.

"If she was part of Hyde's coven… could Gen be the mole? She was the one who discovered Hyde's body was missing. Could she have been the one to sneak it out?"

Olivia's eyes widened slightly, but she shook her head, her voice steady. "I don't think we should jump to conclusions, Ezra. Gen's always been loyal to you. We should give her the benefit of the doubt."

Ezra exhaled slowly, his mind a jumble of conflicting thoughts.

Trust was hard-earned but what he had just heard had shattered the trust between them. What else could she be hiding?

"Where is Gen now?" Ezra asked, trying to keep his voice calm.

"She's out on one of her urban explorations." Olivia said. "I can call her in if you want."

Ezra nodded, rubbing his temples as he tried to focus. "Do that. I need to talk to her."

Just as Olivia was about to reach for her phone, the door to the office opened, and Red stepped inside.

Her expression was serious as she approached Ezra. "Connelly wants to see you." She said.

Ezra raised an eyebrow, surprised. Connelly had been quiet since he placed her in the cells, her mind fractured and confused by whatever was controlling her. "Did she say why?"

Red shook her head. "She didn't give a reason. But something feels… different about her."

Ezra's gut tightened. After everything they'd uncovered about Connelly's strange behavior, this could be another piece of the puzzle.

"Fill Red in on what we found." He told Olivia. "I'll go talk to Connelly."

With a nod, Olivia quickly began updating Red on the revelations about Gen and Hyde's coven as Ezra made his way to the cells.

The corridors of peacekeeper HQ felt colder than usual, the silence almost like a watcher looking at him and observing his every move.

His every thought was filled with suspicion but he pushed them aside as he reached Connelly's cell.

When he stepped inside, what he saw froze him in place.

Connelly was sitting calmly on the chair, her posture entirely different from before.

Gone was the nervous, fearful woman who had pleaded for help.

In her place was someone entirely new. Someone who radiates confidence and power. Everything about her had changed, from the way she held herself to the cold, knowing look in her eyes.

Ezra narrowed his eyes, his instincts screaming at him that something was very wrong.

Connelly was a second-ringed vampire, but the presence he felt now was much stronger. Fourth-ringed, at least.

"Who are you?" Ezra asked, his voice sharp.

Connelly's lips curled into a cold smile. "I told you, Captain. It's me, Connelly. But also… not."

Ezra stepped closer, his eyes narrowing. "So you're the one who keeps taking over Connelly."

The woman, whatever she was, didn't answer.

Instead, she tilted her head slightly, her smile widening. "Did you know that your wife, Gen, was actually a virgin before she married you?"

Ezra blinked, taken aback by the sudden change in topic. The non-sequitur threw him off, and for a brief moment, he wasn't sure how to respond. "What?"

Connelly, or the thing possessing her, laughed, the sound low and mocking. "It didn't seem that way, did it? You actually were her first but she didn't tell you that. Ha! Your wife has a few… secrets, Captain."

Ezra's blood ran cold, his mind spinning. "What do you know about Gen?"

The woman leaned forward, her eyes gleaming with malicious delight. "I know quite a bit. But most of all, I know that you destroyed Faewall because of her."

Ezra froze, his body tensing. "What are you talking about?"

Her grin widened. "What if I told you that you also killed her in the process? You killed her with your very own hands."

Ezra opened his mouth and closed it.

Connelly's expression twisted into something dark and gleeful. "Oh, Ezra… you don't even realize it, do you?"

"Everything that is to come, every choice you'll eventually make, it'll all be because of Gen. She's the reason Faewall is crumbling around you. She's the reason you're caught up in this mess."

Ezra took a step back, his thoughts whirling.

This… this thing, knew too much.

It wasn't just a random possession. Whoever or whatever was speaking to him through Connelly was speaking as if they knew everything about him, both past and present.

"You're lying." Ezra said, gritting his teeth. He'll kill Gen and destroy Faewall? That definitely wouldn't happen.

Connelly's smile remain fixed on her face like he was the butt of an amusing joke. "Am I?"