Dilos then laid everything out: the origins of the Corvinus bloodline; the fact that Amelia was actually Viktor's trusted confidante and had done plenty of dirty work for him; that Marcus was the true progenitor of the vampires, while Viktor had only secured the position of First Elder by controlling his younger brother; and how Selene's father had helped build William's prison, as well as Viktor's daughter Sonja's love affair with the Werewolf King Lucian.
"Sonja became pregnant with Lucian's child, creating the first true half-werewolf, half-vampire. Fearing that the power he had spent so many years obtaining would be threatened by that child, Viktor finally resolved to kill his own daughter."
"Not only that, after Viktor captured Lucian, he had Sonja burned to death by sunlight right in front of him. That was the true reason vampires and werewolves had been killing each other for over six hundred years. Otherwise, from what I know of Lucian, even if he had started a war, he would have ended it soon enough for Sonja's sake instead of letting it continue endlessly. Lucian only ever wanted two things: to live peacefully with Sonja, and for himself and his people to be treated as equals to vampires."
"But Sonja's death completely changed the nature of that war. From that moment on, Lucian wanted only one thing—to kill Viktor."
At that, Dilos glanced at Viktor, whose face was full of unease, then continued explaining to Selene beside him. "After Sonja died, Lucian forcibly transformed himself into a werewolf and escaped. Along the way, he took the necklace that had originally belonged to Sonja. That necklace was one of the keys to William's prison, and that key had been forged by your father."
"Viktor feared Marcus learning of this, especially since one of the keys