All Chapters of Bloodline Eclipse: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Ella's POV “I always knew the night would kill me. I just didn’t expect it to have fangs .”The alley smells like damp concrete and rot . I clutch the trash bag tighter , my knuckles white. Every instinct screams run , but my legs are glued to the spot .“Give us the girl, and nobody has to die tonight ,” the tallest one hisses , stepping out of the shadows like he owns the alley .I grit my teeth . “There’s no girl here. Just me. I’m literally taking out garbage. Move.”A laugh, low and dripping with menace , slithers through the darkness . “You smell brand new,” the second one says . “Like dessert that just learned it’s edible .”I glance over my shoulder at the faint streetlight above the diner . My heart is hammering so loud I swear they can hear it . “Back off,” I snap, voice shaking but stubborn. “I have pepper spray .”“Pepper spray,” the third one mocks, circling me like a predator savoring its prey. “Cute. Hold her.”Hands grab my arms from behind, cold and iron-strong . I

Ella's POV “Get your hands off me!” I scream, yanking against the silver cuffs chaining me to the metal table.“Calm down,” the older man in the lab coat says, pushing his glasses up. “I’m Professor Thane. You’re safe here.”“Safe?” I laugh, wild and broken. “You kidnapped me!”“We extracted you from a vampire attack,” he says, voice annoyingly calm. “You’re welcome.”“Extracted?” I spit. “You tased the only person who actually saved me!”“Adrian Vale disobeyed direct orders,” Thane says. “He’ll be dealt with.”“Dealt with?” My voice cracks. “He’s bleeding out because of me!”“He’s alive,” Thane says. “For now. Answer my questions and maybe he stays that way.”I glare so hard my eyes burn. “Ask.”“What are you?”“Human,” I snarl.“Liar.” He slides a photo across the table — me in the alley, golden sparks flying. “Explain this.”“I can’t!”“Try.”“I don’t know!” I yank the cuffs so hard the table rattles. “One minute I’m taking out trash, next minute vampires want me for dinner and my

Ella's POV “Hybrid trespasser. Kill on sight.”The words slice through the night like knives. My head snaps up . The biggest wolf-man steps forward , claws out, eyes glowing amber . “Step away from the human, girl.”“He’s not human,” I snap, voice breaking, kneeling over Adrian’s bleeding body. “And you are not touching him.”Barion snarls, teeth glinting. “Step back, hybrid. Or we’ll make you.”“My name isn’t hybrid!” I yell, pressing both hands against Adrian’s chest, golden light searing my skin. “And you will not touch him. Do you hear me? Not one of you!”“Barion, wait,” a woman’s voice cuts through the tension. Silver-streaked hair flowing, hand raised. “She’s shifting.”My bones crack, my skin ignites in fire, fur ripples under my arms. My vision fractures—gold and crimson, both bleeding into each other. My voice rises, raw and primal. “Stay back!”The wolf men hesitate, but the biggest, Barion, crouches, ready to strike. “Move, hybrid. Don’t test me.”I growl low , my fangs d