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Shattered Vows, Silent Fire The Other Side of the River
The air on this side of the river felt different—warmer, wilder, as though the forest itself had exhaled and released her into a place where rules didn’t matter and the world beat with a rhythm she had only ever imagined in dreams. Ashara adjusted her backpack and let her fingers trail over the ivy-covered stone wall that rose beside the gravel path. This was it. Westwood.She had made it.From the moment she slipped out of her own college’s back door, adrenaline had been surging through her. The jungle hadn’t scared her the way it should have. The branches that reached out like claws, the sound of leaves crunching beneath her feet, even the eerie silence between birdcalls—it all made her feel alive. Not trapped. Not watched. Not guarded.Free.The crossing had been easy—too easy. Her friends Amira and Jade were waiting just like they promised, and their reunion had melted the stiffness from Ashara’s shoulders. Together they had climbed into the small wooden rowboat and crossed the ri
Shattered Vows, Silent Fire A Dangerous Smile Behind the Wheel
The Ice Monster purred as Ashara guided it onto the two-lane road that wound through pine-laden hills toward Graymoor University. Twin SUVs—her “security detail”—followed at a respectful distance, but she could still feel their presence like training wheels she hadn’t asked for.Okay, Ash, she told herself, knuckles whitening around the leather wheel. Don’t do anything reckless. One wrong turn and Dad’s going to ground you until you’re forty.She inhaled the new-car scent, half exhilarated, half terrified. Ideas flickered through her mind—speeding ahead to lose the guards, ducking onto an unmarked forestry track, pretending she needed gas at a convenience store and slipping out the back—but each scenario ended with the same vision: Kael’s silent disappointment. That, more than any locked door, kept her in lane.He wants to control me, she thought, the old ache resurfacing. He lost Mom and now he’s afraid of losing me, so every choice I make has to be padded in bubble wrap. She tapped
Shattered Vows, Silent Fire Secrets Behind a Smile –
A week had passed since the accident and the night Kael had seen his daughter teeter on the edge of the world he’d tried so hard to keep her from. He’d tightened his grip on her ever since, hovering like a storm cloud—silent, brooding, protective.But this morning, Ashara’s laughter echoed in the halls like sunlight breaking through a dense fog.Her room was a mess—textbooks, notebooks, hairbrushes, perfumes, and clothes scattered across the bed. She twirled in front of her full-length mirror for the fifth time, adjusting her denim jacket over a pastel green top. Her eyes sparkled with a rare joy as she checked herself from every angle.“Perfect,” she whispered to her reflection, cheeks slightly pink with anticipation.Today was the day.Her first day of college.And more than that—freedom. Her first taste of the life she always imagined, even if she had to walk through a lie to get there.Downstairs, Kael stood in the kitchen, the aroma of freshly made pancakes and eggs filling the a
Shattered Vows, Silent Fire The Edge of Truth
The long, sterile corridor of the hospital carried a stillness that made Kael’s skin bristle. The overhead lights flickered for a second, and his sharp werewolf senses caught a scent in the air—unmistakable, cold, metallic.Vampires.He halted his steps, his eyes narrowing as a group turned the corner at the far end of the hallway.Three young men and two girls, all cloaked in hooded sweatshirts, walked together in eerie unison, their movements graceful yet unnaturally fluid. The smell of ash, blood, and earth trailed them like a second skin. Kael stiffened, his wolf instincts flaring to the surface.They stopped too. Tension sizzled in the air like a wire about to snap. One of the girls slightly lowered her hoodie, her pale silver eyes meeting Kael’s with quiet curiosity rather than hostility. The other girl exchanged a glance with the boy beside her, a silent conversation happening in a blink.But Kael didn’t miss the subtle shift in their postures—the poised readiness, the alert st
Shattered Vows, Silent Fire The Cage of Silence
Kael stirred, a piercing ache running down his spine, but it was dulled—faint, as if it no longer belonged to him. His breath came shallow, heavy with something too sweet, too sterile. Light filtered through slanted blinds above him, casting stripes across the white-washed ceiling.A ceiling he did not recognize.He blinked, the events of the crash flooding back like shards of broken memory. The deer. The swerve. The roll. Ashara’s scream. Her body jerking beside him as the car twisted violently through the air.Then, darkness.“…Ashara,” Kael rasped.He sat up with a jolt, his muscles instantly tense, but unlike before, he felt no broken bones, no searing wounds. His body had healed, as expected—werewolf regeneration did not disappoint. But it wasn’t the pain he feared.It was her absence.The sterile room had no warmth, no pulse of humanity. The air was… wrong. Too still. Fragrant, but in a way that spoke of blood covered by flowers.He knew that scent.Vampires.Kael threw the blan
Shattered Vows, Silent Fire Stars and Silence
Ashara didn’t stop walking.The wind danced wildly around her, pulling at the hem of her sweater and tangling in her hair. Her bare feet brushed over the soft, damp grass as she moved farther away from the warm lights and laughter of the cabin. The world had become a blur — a muffled ache of voices, clinking dinnerware, and concerned eyes behind glass.She didn’t look back.Inside, through the tall glass windows, everyone could see her — a lone silhouette beneath the vast black sky, wiping tears with the sleeve of her cardigan. She looked like a ghost of herself, like a piece of porcelain left out in the rain, too fragile to be anything but broken.Kael’s fingers curled into fists at his sides as he stood by the fireplace, unmoving. His golden eyes remained fixed on the girl outside — the girl who was his entire world.Zev, standing at the far end of the room, was the first to move.“She’s crying,” he said quietly, looking toward Kael. “She’s wiping her tears and talking to herself. S
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