OUTCAST: FIRST BLOOD
Wednesday Adaire
“Adrian… tell me.”
He swallowed hard. Night clung to him like a second skin—Jenna’s death, Jason’s pursuit, the ritual still boiling in his veins. But none of that weighed on him the way Emily’s gaze did. She looked at him with fear and courage tangled together, a look that told him she was willing to hear everything, even if it broke her.
Adrian exhaled, long and shaky.
“Jason,” he began quietly, “isn’t just another vampire. He’s a pureblood. One of the oldest. One of the strongest. One who sees humans as ingredients, not people.”
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