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"Jean," Slava said, his voice dropping the grandfatherly act to reveal the ancient predator beneath. "Get the boy. We’re going hunting. And tell him if he records this for his followers, I’ll personally break his phone."

Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, or "Grandpa Slava" to the few who knew his true nature, sat in his cramped kitchen, nursing a mug of lukewarm pig’s blood mixed with chicory. To his neighbors, he was a grumpy pensioner with a penchant for historical trivia and a stubborn refusal to fix his leaky sink. In reality, he was the eldest vampire in the region, a man who had seen the Golden Horde come and go and still thought the invention of the internet was "a bit much." Central Russia's Vampires (2021) subtitles

Slava opened the door to find Irina standing there, her face as cold as the Smolensk winter. "Jean," Slava said, his voice dropping the grandfatherly

For centuries, a secret pact had existed: the vampires could live among humans as long as they followed the "Covenant"—no killing, no turning without permission, and absolutely no drawing attention. In exchange, the human Keepers, led by the stern Irina Vitalevna, kept the police from asking why Grandpa Slava’s birth certificate predated the Romanovs. And tell him if he records this for

"Jean! If you use my surgical silk to mend your designer trousers one more time, I’ll bury you in the vegetable patch!" Slava bellowed.

In the city of Smolensk, the snow doesn't just fall; it gossips. It clings to the crumbling brick of Khrushchev-era apartments, whispering secrets about who is truly human and who has simply been around long enough to stop aging.

"It’s called style, Svyatoslav. Something you haven't touched since the Rurik dynasty," Jean retorted, checking his reflection in a blackened spoon.