~~XANDER MORTAIN~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

The scent of jasmine and overripe blackberries was slipping away. The more it vanished, the more it stung.

 

Had I screwed up by letting her go? I wanted nothing more than to lock her in the highest tower and kill any shadow that breathed near her, but I knew that would only backfire.

 

I stood in the center of my chambers and felt the first tremors of the beast waking up.

 

Without her to act as a suppressant, the curse was already clawing at the base of my skull. It felt like a thousand needles were ready to pierce my brain.

 

"She’s gone, My Lord."...