“Hi,” he breathed against her hair. “Hi,” she whispered back, her arms tight around his waist. They stood there in the parking lot holding each…
Steady, solid. There she fell asleep feeling less alone than she had in years. The hospital smelled exactly as Emma remembered. Antiseptic and illness. Hope…
The world had changed. Colors were brighter. Sounds were layered symphonies. She could smell Dorian’s skin, the stone walls, dust particles, and air currents. Could…
Do you? Emma Catherine Reeves, mortal woman born of earth and sunlight, come to this covenant willingly without coercion or enchantment. I do, Emma said.…
Did she know what she agreed to? Can she possibly survive? The whispers crawled over her skin. A figure stepped forward from the crowd. Male,…

She married a dying stranger for his last wish. Woke up as vampire queen with a thousand-year contract. The hospice room smelled of antiseptic and…

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The fluorescent lights of the subway car flickered like dying stars. Maya pressed her forehead against the cool metal pole. Her feet screaming in protest…
And underneath it all, desperate love for a child who couldn’t tell him what she needed. You really think I can help her? I think…
You saved them, Helena said quietly to Maya as the meeting dissolved. That vampire’s spell was subtle. Without you, they might have turned on Matias.…
Somewhere out there, the purists were likely regrouping, planning their next move. But for tonight, none of that mattered. Tonight, they had won something bigger…





