Nyxara Rising
“Another appetite. Another edge to master.”
She knew, better than most, that power always demanded payment. It was never given; it was taken, claimed, paid for in wounds and secrets. But tonight the balance tipped in her favor. Tonight, she was both the storm and the shelter.
Desire, she realized, wasn’t a weakness. It was a compass, a current, a blade she’d only just begun to wield. Every longing, every ache, every craving—hers and theirs—could be shaped, sharpened, unleashed.