All Chapters of Blood and Moonlight : Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

The palace gardens had never been so still. A soft mist curled over the marble paths, glowing silver beneath the moonlight. The scent of rain lingered in the air from a brief storm earlier, and somewhere in the distance, the faint hum of celebration carried over the walls. Wolves and vampires alike were gathered in the grand halls, feasting together — an act that would have been unthinkable only days ago. But I had slipped away, my heart still too full from the battle’s end. The war was over. Veyris was gone. And yet, the words he had left me with whispered like a phantom: The world will never let a wolf and a vampire live in peace. A shadow moved behind me, familiar and warm. “You shouldn’t wander alone,” Kael said, stepping into the garden with that predatory grace that always made my pulse stumble. His dark hair was still damp from the rain, his shirt slightly unbuttoned, revealing the edge of a scar along his collarbone. I smiled faintly. “Are you guarding me or stalking me?”