All Chapters of The Eclipse Vow: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

LyraThe three red-eyed wolves lunged at once. They weren't just hungry; they were rabid. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for the feel of teeth on my throat.But the attack never came.Instead, a sound like a whip cracking filled the air. I opened my eyes to see a wall of solid shadows standing between me and the wolves. The shadows didn't just block them, they swallowed them. One second the wolves were snarling, and the next, they were gone. No blood. No bodies. Just silence.Zade Valerius stood over me, his hand still extended. He didn't look like a hero. He looked like the monster that lived under the hero’s bed."Get up," he commanded. His voice was deep and rattled in my chest. "Unless you want to wait for the next pack to finish what Caleb started."The mention of Caleb’s name felt like a fresh wound. I forced myself to stand, even though my legs felt like water. I wiped the mud from my face and looked at him. "Why did you save me? Nobody helps a rankless girl for free."Zade s

LyraThe shadows wrapped around my throat like cold, iron fingers. I couldn't breathe. My feet left the floor as the man who looked like a nightmare version of Zade lifted me into the air with a flick of his wrist."Father, stop!" Zade’s voice was a roar. He lunged forward, but the older man simply raised his other hand, and a wall of black spikes erupted from the ground, pinning Zade against the stone wall."You’ve grown weak, Zade," the man hissed. His eyes were leaking black ink that stained his face. "You brought a human-scented stray into our sacred halls. You think she is your cure? She is a parasite."I gasped for air, my vision starting to blur. Not like this, I thought. I didn't survive the kitchen just to die in a castle. I reached for my Void power. I didn't try to fight the shadows; I tried to delete them. I imagined the darkness around my neck simply ceasing to exist.Gone, I whispered in my mind.The pressure vanished instantly. I hit the floor, coughing and gasping. The