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 moved around her and headed toward my dresser, dark iron wood with shining gunmetal pulls, keeping my back mostly to her in order to give her space. I opened the top drawer and pulled out clothes for tomorrow: a fitted black long sleeve shirt, soft and worn at the cuffs, and dark pants folded neat
“May I?” I asked, and held my hand out to her again.Not a demand.An option.Savannah’s eyes dropped to my palm. Hesitation flickered across her face—fear, pride, and exhaustion all wrestling for the same space. Her fingers twitched once, like she couldn’t decide if touching me would anchor her or
"Okay. He. Your male wolf roommate. I--" She exhaled hard. "I feel like I'm in a fever dream." Nero rumbled in my skull, equal parts smug and offended."She learns." he purred."Quiet." I warned. He did. Mostly. I exhaled through my nose, reins tightening in my chest until I felt fully myself ag
Rowan straightened instantly at the edge of my vision. I clenched my jaw so hard it ached. I've had enough. I didn't shove him back gently this time. I didn't allow him to negotiate. "QUIET!" I yelled out loud. The word cracked like a whip through out the room. Savannah made a startled sound







