Bloodlines Mead Novels & Stories

“About Adrian.” My heart stops. “The turning,” Vera says gently. “It’s not permanent. Not completely.” I stare. “What do you mean?” “There’s a cure,” Lucira says. “One cure. The blood of the true mate, willingly given under the Bloodline Eclipse. Royal hybrid blood offered with love can burn the sire bond away forever.” I sit up too fast, head spinning. “You’re saying if I give him my blood during the eclipse…” “He’ll be free,” Vera finishes. “Human again. Or as close as he can get.”

Deep crimson shot through with starlight silver. “I think we’re past reading signs,” I murmur. “We’re living inside the spell.” Signe moves to the far wall, examining the carved names along the edge. She frowns. “I don’t recognize any of these names. Do you?” I walk over to join her and blink in confusion. “Most of these... they’re wolf bloodlines,” I murmur. “Old ones.” I swallow deeply. “Some of them are mine.” She looks up sharply.

“You’ve already tried to delay the inevitable, Adrian. What could possibly make me reconsider?” Adrian took a deep breath, the weight of what he was about to reveal nearly crushing him. “I found her" he finally revealed, "The divine bloodline" his words hung heavy on everyone. At first, his father thought he didn't hear properly, but soon Adrian added. "I found the legendary bloodline that’s been spoken of in the oldest tales. It’s real… and I know where it is.” The room fell into a stunned silence. Even the witch doctor, who had been prepared to leave with the king, stopped in his tracks, his dark eyes widening with interest. King Jackson stared at Adrian, disbelief flickering across his fa

She stopped herself. Not her what? She thought of Marcus. Of Elena. The form of Lydia's smile. She remembered the night when everything changed, the night nobody was to remember. “No, no, no,” said Ava, shaking her head. "That doesn't mean anything." However, it did not erase the words on the screen. “Bloodline,” she read again. “It is possible that strangers can match, but not very common. Rare.” Her hands began to shake. "If I matched..." she said and could not complete the sentence.

I replied. “And?” Meena asked. I finally looked her way. Her expression was unreadable. But there was something beneath it. Something more like when you're calculating. Because tell me why the only response was ‘and?’ “Tell me, Meena, what do you mean ‘and’?” I asked. She lightly raised and lowered her shoulders. “I mean… weak bloodlines don't last, Kane,and you know that.” A wave of tension washed overme, constricting my chest. Stronger this time.

She then gave it to him too, his brows furrowed in apprehension. “What's it babe?” I asked curiously. “War is coming, we should be ready.” “So we'd go now.” Anita said, pulling Martha out of the office. “What did they steal, Kael?” His blood shot eyes peered at me. “The Bloodline scroll.” “What's that?” He heaved a sigh of worry and said. “It's a powerful and ancient scroll that was used to find the direct lineage of any wolf alive. All that is needed is blood.”

I read the text three times. Each time it says the same thing. It matches Lucia. Dara's daughter in Santa Fe. A teacher. Bloodline one, the root, the founding contribution, seven generations of continuous cultivation twelve miles from Mira Seca. And something else. Something that doesn't match any of the seven original bloodlines. Something that matches my eight-month-old daughter. I text Pren back. How is that possible? Lucia's additional profile comes from the Sinclair bloodline combined with the evolved founding line. How does a teacher in Santa Fe carry something that matches that?

he says. "I know," I say. He hands the knife back to me, handle first. "Keep it," he says. "Next time, aim for the throat." Outside, the moon is rising—two days from full, heavy and pregnant with light. But in the portrait room, surrounded by the faces of women who had not been allowed to choose, I feel something shift. The bloodline is not a curse, I realize. It is a question. And for the first time, I am ready to answer it on my own terms.

“Let’s each take a box and open it.” Lillia said and the ladies agreed, reaching and picking a box. “Who will go first?” Kyla whispered, swallowing. She eyed her box and even tried to shake it. “I will.” Maera spoke. She removed the ribbon and loosened the silk knot to reveal a small wooden box. Then slowly, she opened it. “A scroll?” Maera frowned. Inside the box was a framed Wolfsbane lineage scroll, beautifully preserved. There were names written within in old ink, and formal calligraphy, and it was paired with a note—heritage, tradition, and honouring bloodlines.