fading light of dusk spilled through the windows, casting long shadows that danced and stretched across the worn

intensity that made Evelyn's breath catch. The weight of his gaze was s

quietly, voice like si

excitement roiled inside her. "I want this,

l of his skin contrasted sharply with the warmth

ill see the night through my eyes. Feel the hunger that gn

the legends of eternal darkness, endless thirst, and the death of humanity. But she saw so

she repeated,

wrist, piercing it just enough to draw a single drop of blood. He brought her ha

g deep within her chest, spreading warmth through every fiber of her being. He

rld sh

a sleepy town. She was something else now - a creature stra

ing her as she swayed. His breath was ho

the softest whispers of the wind, the flutter of a moth's wings, the rhythmic beating

mation was not w

brown, now shimmered with an otherworldly amber glow. Her skin was pale, almo

w, primal ache that gnawed at her insides w

nd patient. "It will pass with time," he

l was not idle dur

Evelyn's transformation was a breach of their sacred laws - a mortal brought i

e cloaked in black and silver, eyes like sharpened daggers. His presence was

yn saw the tension in his posture. Their love

The fog had rolled back in, thick and suffocati

es moved through the mist - hu

, eyes blazing with defian

ierce beat of his pulse against he

's newfound strength surprised even her as she fought alongside Lucian, their movements in perfe

y defeated, and the first light of morn

nding hers in a fierce, possessive

plied, her voice trembli

fraught with peril. But for the first time in her life, she