Blood And Desire
His storm-gray eyes had met August’s without warmth, without hesitation.
“Snow,” he had said. Just that. No explanation. No flourish. The word had fallen into the room like a dropped blade, simple, cold, final.
August had stared at him for several heartbeats, searching for the jest, the metaphor, the hidden meaning. He had found none. “Snow,” he had repeated slowly, tasting the name as though it might reveal more if spoken aloud. “You’re naming your son… Snow.”
Winter had given a single nod, sharp, conclusive. “That is his name.”
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