Penance

ma·tri·arch
ˈmātrēˌärk
noun
a woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
an older woman who is powerful within a family or organization.


vam·pire
ˈvamˌpī(ə)r
noun
1.
a corpse supposed, in European folklore, to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth.


pen·ance
ˈpenəns
noun
1.
voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.
"he had done public penance for those hasty words"

2.
a Christian sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.


The Vaduva family, like any old family, has a legacy. Their legacy isn't like others. Their legacy is dark, sinister and full of blood. And it all started with their matriarch, Crina....