The mountains grew steeper and the air grew colder as we climbed higher, but I didn't feel the chill at all.My new body was humming with a strange, restless energy that I couldn't quite name. Finally, through the thick mist of the peaks, the castle appeared. It was a massive, dark fortress made of black stone, sitting on the edge of a jagged cliff like a sleeping beast."We’re home," Ezekiel whispered, his voice echoing against the stone walls.As we stepped through the heavy iron gates and into the Great Hall, the silence of the castle seemed to wrap around us. The air inside smelled of old books, burning cedar, and something else, something that made my skin prickle. It was the scent of Ezekiel. Now that I was a vampire, his scent was a thousand times stronger. It was like a thick, sweet musk that filled my lungs and made my head swim.Suddenly, a wave of heat crashed over me. It wasn't like a fever, it was a deep, pulsing throb that started in my chest and raced down to my toes
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