LUNAR VEIL
“Listen to me. You’re stronger than this. But you’ve been marked. Infected.”
The word landed like a hammer blow.
Her body convulsed. Her fingernails dug into the dirt, leaving furrows as her teeth ached, lengthening. Her vision flickered, the edges darkening until only silver moonlight remained.
And then, as suddenly as it came, the fire dulled. Not gone, but tempered—pushed back, as though his voice alone had anchored her.
Evelyn collapsed against him, trembling violently. He wrapped one arm around her, steady and unyielding, while his other hand pressed firmly against her wound to staunch the bleeding.
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