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last update Date de publication: 2026-03-29 23:52:46

CHAPTER 90

EVE

Six months after my resurrection, I finally slept in our actual bedroom again.

The ceiling didn't feel threatening anymore. The space didn't feel crushing. I could breathe without panic clawing at my throat.

Adam cried when I told him.

"Really? You're ready?"

"I think so. The guest room helped. But I miss our room. Our bed. Sleeping next to you without three feet of deliberate space between us."

"We can move slowly. Try one night. If it's too much, we go back to the guest room."

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  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   98

    CHAPTER 90EVESix months after my resurrection, I finally slept in our actual bedroom again.The ceiling didn't feel threatening anymore. The space didn't feel crushing. I could breathe without panic clawing at my throat.Adam cried when I told him."Really? You're ready?""I think so. The guest room helped. But I miss our room. Our bed. Sleeping next to you without three feet of deliberate space between us.""We can move slowly. Try one night. If it's too much, we go back to the guest room.""Okay. Let's try."That night, lying in our bed for the first time in six months, I waited for the panic to hit.It didn't.The ceiling was just a ceiling. The room was just a room. I was safe."How do you feel?" Adam asked quietly."Safe. Actually safe. Not just telling myself I should feel safe.""That's huge, Eve.""I know." I turned to face him. "I'm getting better. Really better. Not just managing symptoms but actually healing.""I've noticed. The nightmares are less frequent. The panic att

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   97

    CHAPTER 89ADAMThree months after Eve came back, we had our first real fight.Not about her being reckless. Not about the trauma. Not about any of the obvious things.About dishes."You left them in the sink again," I said, trying to keep my voice level. "I asked you to put them in the dishwasher.""I was having a panic attack. Dishes weren't my priority.""You've had three panic attacks today. At some point, dishes need to happen."Eve's eyes flashed. "Are you seriously criticizing me for not doing dishes while I'm struggling with PTSD?""I'm not criticizing. I'm asking you to follow through on basic household tasks.""Basic household tasks feel impossible when I'm fighting to stay grounded in reality!""Then tell me that! Don't just leave things half-done and expect me to read your mind!""I shouldn't have to explain every single time that I'm barely functional! You know I'm struggling!"We were both yelling now. The girls hovering in the doorway, uncertain.I forced myself to stop

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   removing soon

    EVE The 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

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   96

    EVE Leaving the Void was harder than entering it. We packed up everything we could carry, which wasn't much. Lucia's blankets, some food, the supplies the witches had given us. Adam dismantled the makeshift crib carefully, like he was hoping we might come back someday. "Ready?" Circe asked, standing by the door with her pack. I looked around the cabin one last time. Two weeks. Just two weeks of peace and normalcy. It didn't seem like enough. "As ready as I'll ever be," I said, adjusting Lucia in the carrier strapped to my chest. We walked back through the forest toward where we'd entered. The journey took longer this time because we kept stopping to rest. Lucia was heavier now, and I wasn't used to carrying her for long distances. "There," Adam said, pointing ahead. "That's the oak tree. The boundary." We stood there for a moment, none of us moving. "Last chance to turn back," Circe said. "No," Adam said firmly. "We made a decision. We stick to it." We crossed the boundary

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   95

    EVE Madam Bella cornered me three weeks after we returned to Umbra Pack. "We need to talk," she said, blocking the doorway to Lucia's nursery. "About what?" I was holding a bottle, prepared to feed Lucia on schedule. Six ounces every four hours. The routine was efficient. "About you. About what's happening to this family." Bella crossed her arms. "Adam is falling apart. He barely sleeps. Barely eats. Just watches you like he's waiting for someone who isn't coming back." "That's an accurate assessment. The person he's waiting for no longer exists." "Stop that. Stop talking like you're some kind of robot." Bella's voice rose. "You're still Eve. Still a mother. Still a wife. You're just hurt." "I'm not hurt. I'm empty. There's a difference." I tried to move past her but she didn't budge. "Please move. Lucia needs to eat in three minutes." "Lucia needs her mother. Not a feeding schedule." Bella grabbed my shoulders. "Look at me. Really look at me." I met her eyes. Registered conc

  • Bound by Fangs and Blood   94

    CHAPTER 56 ADAM Sanctuary looked like a prison. High walls. Armed guards. Magical barriers so thick I could feel them pressing against my skin from a hundred yards away. "This is where you bring people to help them?" I said as we pulled through the gates. "This is where we bring people too dangerous to exist in normal society," Dr. Cross said bluntly. "But also yes, where we help them. The two aren't mutually exclusive." The vehicle stopped in front of a massive concrete building. No windows on the first three floors. Everything designed to contain, not comfort. "I don't like this," Circe muttered. "None of us do. But we're here now." Eve held Lucia closer. Our daughter hadn't moved or made a sound the entire drive. Just stared with those dead eyes. Inside, the facility was sterile. White walls, white floors, the smell of antiseptic and magic. Guards everywhere. Cameras in every corner. "Room 347," Dr. Cross told the intake guard. "Family suite. They stay together." "The ch

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