LOGINRowanValtheris laughed and when he did, something cold slid through me. Cold enough to become calm.The vampire shrieked in front of me, rotten chest split and spilling into the pristine snow. Black blood pooling hot and foul by its feet. It staggered backward, hands clawing uselessly at the ruin I
RowanThe Bloodborn's smile didn't falter. If anything, it sharpened.The vampire in front of us swayed slightly, its dead eyes fixed somewhere near my throat, but it didn't move without being told to. That was what made my stomach tighten. It wasn't hunger holding it back. It was command.The Bloo
The air changed.Cold sharpened into something metallic. The trees seemed to lean closer. Somewhere deep in the forest in front of us, a branched cracked.Faint beneath the pine, beneath the snow, beneath the wet bark and old leaves...Decay.Rot. Sweet. Copper thick. Like blood left too long in a s
Rowanthe cold air hit harder once I reached the edge of Sector 4. Out here, away from the house and it's humming wards, the forest felt bigger. Hungrier. The trees pressed close in thick black rows, their branches clawing across the wanning sun like crooked fingers. Snow dusted the ground in uneve
Mable snorted.Both Asher and I looked at her. She didn't look remotely apologetic."Sorry." She said dryly, "Nightmare DLC was pretty funny."Asher's eyes narrowed."How much did you hear?""I'm old, Asher. Not deaf."His face tightened."Mable.""What?" she asked, finally turning from the counter.
SavannahAsher crossed the room like he had walked through fire to get here. Not physically at least this time, but something about him looked burned anyway.His face was too still. His jaw too tight. His eyes kept flicking toward the door like a part of him had been left on the other side of it. H
I swallowed, my breathing still a little uneven and forced myself to meet his eyes again. "But..." I started, my voice quiet, "I don't know why." Asher's expression shifted, his attention sharpening. "Why you are staying?" he asked. I nodded then hurriedly talked before I could back out of it.
When I finally pulled back, it was because my lungs were screaming for air.I stayed close, forehead resting against his, breathing hard, eyes closed, mouth still warm. I licked my lips, still tasting him. When I opened my eyes again, his were staring down into mine, pupils blown wide, stunned and f
"Don't push it, puppy."I saw a small hint of a blush creep along his neck as his gaze flicked back to the portrait. He smiled again and huffed. It was like he was checking himself. Like he was reminding himself, along with his so called wolf, that there were ghosts in this room and he owed them con
Then he lowered his hand and turned, facing me fully."I want you to understand something." he said."Okay." I said, my voice wary.His gaze held mind, dark, honest."My mother wasn't weak." he said, "My father wasn't weak. And neither am I.""I know." I said automatically, because just the idea of







