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ADAM

Lucia woke up fully two days later. Sophie woke up the same day.

The first thing Lucia did when she was conscious enough to understand was ask to see Sophie. The nurses tried to say no, that both girls needed rest, but Eve shut that down fast.

"These children survived a massacre together. They need to see each other. Now."

They wheeled Sophie's bed into Lucia's room. Both girls were still weak, barely able to sit up, but they reached for each other immediately.

"You're okay," Lucia breathe
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  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   79

    ADAMVictoria made her move forty eight hours later.Not against us directly. Against everyone we'd ever helped.Twelve hybrid families hit simultaneously across four continents. This time, no survivors. Parents, children, everyone killed. Houses burned to the ground.Then she sent us the footage.Every death. Every scream. Every child begging for mercy they didn't receive.With a message: "Release Elena or this continues every forty eight hours until you do."I watched it once. Couldn't make it through the second time. Just sat there staring at the blank screen while my hands shook."She's a monster," Eve said quietly. "She killed children to make a point.""We have her daughter. She's escalating to force our hand.""So we don't give in. We hold Elena and keep applying pressure. Force Victoria to meet on our terms.""At the cost of how many more families? How many more children?" I looked at her. "Eve, we can't keep this up. Every forty eight hours, another dozen families die. That's

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   78

    EVEThe Benefactor struck three weeks later.Not at us directly. At the families we'd saved.Five hybrid families across three continents. All attacked on the same night. Coordinated. Precise. Devastating.Two families were completely wiped out. Parents and children. The other three lost at least one parent each.The message was clear. Helping us came with consequences."They're targeting our network," Dr. Cross said during the emergency call. "Everyone who supported the coalition. Everyone who fought in Toronto. Everyone who sheltered hybrid families after Haven. The Benefactor is systematically eliminating anyone who stood against them.""How many people are we talking about?""Hundreds. Maybe thousands if you count indirect support." She pulled up a list. "I'm on it. Madam Bella is on it. Every Alpha who pledged fighters. Every vampire clan that opposed the Purists. Every witch who provided safe houses. All targets now.""We need to warn them. Get them to safety.""Where's safety?

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   77

    CHAPTER 76ADAMThree months after Toronto, we got a message that changed everything.It came through Dr. Cross. Encrypted. Marked urgent."There's someone who wants to meet with you," she said over the phone. "Someone claiming to have information about Haven. About who funded the Purist movement.""The Architect is dead. The movement is broken. What does it matter now?""Because according to this source, the Architect wasn't the real leader. She was a figurehead. The actual power behind the Purist movement is still out there. Still operational. Already rebuilding." Dr. Cross paused. "Adam, if this is true, everything you accomplished in Toronto was just cutting off a limb. The body is still alive."I felt cold. "Who is this source?""A vampire named Marcus Thorne. Former Purist who claims he left the movement after Haven. Says he has proof of who's really running things. But he'll only talk to you and Eve directly.""It's a trap.""Maybe. Or maybe it's legitimate. Either way, you nee

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   76

    EVEThe nightmares came back worse than before.Not just mine. Adam's too. We'd wake up at three AM, both of us gasping, reaching for weapons that weren't there."The factory again?" he'd ask."The factory. You?""Same."We'd lie awake together after that. Too wired to sleep. Too exhausted to do anything productive.Dr. Reeves said it was PTSD. Recommended medication. More frequent therapy sessions. Time to process the trauma."You killed someone," she told me during one session. "Not in immediate self defense. Not in the heat of battle. You made a choice to end a life. That's different from other violence you've experienced. Your brain is trying to reconcile the person you think you are with the person who could do that.""I don't regret it. She was evil. She deserved to die.""Believing something is right doesn't mean it doesn't affect you. You can know intellectually that you made the correct choice while still struggling emotionally with having made it." Dr. Reeves made notes. "Ha

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   75

    EVEThree years of peace made me nervous.Lucia was ten now. Sophie just turned eleven. Both girls training regularly, learning to control their abilities, growing into remarkable young people.Too remarkable. Too visible."Mama, can I go to the pack gathering tonight?" Lucia asked over breakfast. "Everyone my age is going.""What kind of gathering?""Just games and food. Sophie's going too. Madam Bella is supervising."I looked at Adam. He shrugged. "It's pack territory. Secure. Nothing's happened in three years."Three years. Long enough to get comfortable. Long enough to forget that comfort was always temporary in our lives."Fine. But you check in every hour. And if anything feels wrong—""We leave immediately. I know, Mama." Lucia rolled her eyes. "You've told me a thousand times.""And I'll tell you a thousand more until you're thirty."After the girls left for school, Adam found me staring at nothing."What's wrong?""Three years. That's longer than we've ever had without somet

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   74

    ADAMThe fighting was chaos.We pushed toward the Architect through waves of vampires. Every step cost us. Every second brought more injuries.But we kept moving.I shifted between wolf and human, tearing through vampires who tried to block us. Eve fought beside me with lethal precision, vampire strength making her devastating."She's retreating!" someone yelled.The Architect was backing toward a far exit, protected by a wall of elite guards."Don't let her escape!" I roared.We pushed harder. Lost three fighters in the next minute. Then two more.But we were getting closer.A combat witch in our team managed to break through the vampire line. Got within ten feet of the Architect. Raised her hands to cast.The Architect was faster. Pulled a gun and shot the witch three times in the chest.Silver bullets. The witch collapsed."NO!" Eve screamed.She moved like lightning. Faster than I'd ever seen her move. Crossed the distance to the Architect before anyone could react.The Architect

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