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Sensing that his good fortune could turn any moment Edmund temporarily sought a more human sponsor. He made the acquaintance of wealthy but aging shipping Magnate Nilo Typhos. As part of their ongoing talks and negotiation Nilo promised to barter his wealth and family (his son Richard, three grandsons and step-daughter Hazel) in order to be educated in the forbidden arts of immortality. It was in this way he made the acquaintance of his newest Childe.
Suspecting Edmund of posing some hidden danger to her family, she revealed to him financial documents that showed Typhos industries was in fact near collapse from hidden debts. It was at that time he revealed to her what he was and that a price needed to be paid for the time he had wasted.
He used Hazel as his advocate. She was proof that there was a stable and rational intelligence behind his motives. However, due to a disagreement between the two, Hazel alienated herself at court leaving his interests unrepresented.
He soon found his backing nearly non-existent in the council and so took out a number of his funds to continue to run his experiments. Soon complaints were lodged to the council that vampires from neutral clans had gone missing and Edmund was implicated. There were threats from several clans and though none could physically hurt the Tenebroso it affected their business relationships in Europe among nonaffiliated vampires. Finally the European council blocked Edmunds funds completely and sent a team of blackguard to bring him under heel, literally. The team and Edmund never returned. Some speculate that the blackguards actually joined Edmund under orders of one of the council; others speculate that he is seeking sanctuary among a rival clan, and still others that he created or joined a group of occultist interested in infusing the dark arts into the scientific world.
All that is known was that his last interest was the awakening of hidden abilities through neural manipulation.
Her views changed when she met Pierce Wellesy. He was very blonde and very shy, tripping over his feet and her own when they danced at parties, stammering out declarations of love for her in the shaded gardens of her parents home. Celeste fell for the sweetness in his smile and consented to marry him, much to her Mother's pleasure. Celeste's Father insisted she marry a man not quite so foppish, but she would hear nothing of it. Married on a warm Spring day in the Cathedral Gardens, Celeste Aincourt became Celeste Wellesy. They shared thirteen peaceful years together before her life was thrown into upheavel. And the man who would do this was named Cade.
He spotted her at one of the many fetes being hosted that year and immediately began to pursue her. At the time, Celeste's turmoil was heightened by her inability to concieve. Pierce had turned bitter in the face of continual failures and began to subtly blame her. Celeste already believed herself at fault; in those times, it was impossible that blame would be laid upon the man.
However, she was not overly susceptable to Cade's wooing. In fact, she disdained his very presence upon first meeting him, pronouncing him a dandy with far too much money and too little duties. Sheer persistence wore her down and sparked many heated conversations about faith, vows of marriage, and idle hands.
Torn between his charm and her marriage vows, Celeste eventually fell into sin with the vampire known as Cade Tenebroso. He was not the one to bring her across, though. His then travelling companion, a woman of distinct eyes, performed the pleasure.
Turned by a beautiful woman with black hair and violent eyes, Celeste eventually learned that her Sire was a woman named Lilette Moncrief, the "sister" of Vasille Tenebroso. Lilette had been born a vampire, taking those first evolutionary steps that would eventually spawn the vampiric race. She played no large role in the spawning of the vampire species, a mere footnote, but she was known for being one of the foremost members of the Dynasty before she was later killed after turning a single child. A daughter. Celeste.
Celeste was gifted with what was later identified by an amused Vasille as an enchanted voice. Speak to Celeste long enough, and you'll find desire burning within you to simply be in her presence. Vasille recognized it in the childe of his sister when Celeste came into his household after being brought in from the cold by a warrior named Damien Tenebroso.
Lilette's murder coincided with Celeste's first meeting of Damien Tenebroso. Lilette had been targeted by Hunters and, having gained no real strength as her brother had in those first years of evolution, was taken down before help could arrive. The Hunters burned the home she and Celeste had been staying in. Trapped inside, her voluminous dress and vampiric skin being licked by flames, she was saved from certain death by a team of Enforcers sent by the King. Leading them was a man named Damien Tenebroso.
Truth be told, they didn't like each other at first. They both felt the other too reserved in their actions to be of any use to the other, or the Dynasty. But first opinions are often the worst ones. They ended up becoming close, platonically. She's shared more than one annoyed look with him over the antics of their Family.
Following the traditions, however loose, set down by her own sire, Celeste has only embraced one child. A Daughter. Maya.
She has kept the last name of her human family as well despite being bonded to the Tenebroso in every other respect.
Celeste has set up her own book publishing company, a small private firm run mostly out of her stately, unimposing home.
Matteo turned her after watching the match, intrigued by any human who could down a demon with one punch. He taught her how to use her fangs and claws as well as her fists, and watched her become one of his most aggressive enforcers, her loyalty absolute. She was grateful to him for giving her eternity and vowed to protect him even when he didn't need it; he let her indulge herself though.
But she is not some loose cannon, she knows how to reign it in and play nice. She was taught politics by the best, after all. Whenever Matteo needs something handled, she's usually his first call.
They have a close relationship, very much like Father and Daughter, though they only use vampiric titles and even then, its only when there are others around. She's the only one whose been able to get away with calling him 'Matt'.