LUNAR VEIL

the underbrush, her breathing shallow as she scanned the tree line. The chill of the night seeped through her cloak, but she i

kind of creature that shouldn't exist. The Veil Keepers, the unseen rulers of So

in the hunt for answers. He was human, young and scrawny, but his l

ed, shifting uncomfortably. "The Veil Ke

nterrupted, her voice

y that every time, but tonight feels... different. The el

mens in their soup. I'm not going to

people in the last week," Jonah r

ing of the recent murders. She had smelled the blood in the air, felt t

e sound of snapping twigs broke

thick and metallic, mingled with something darker, more sinister.

orward, but Eira gra

oaked in blood, the fabric clinging to their body. Eira's insti

e..." the f

autiously, her hand resting on the hilt of the

t hit her like a slap to the face-vam

you?" sh

, it lunged. Eira barely had time to react. She sidestepped, drawing her dagge

shouted, scra

herself for another attack, but before it could reach her, a massive

ampire clashed, their movements a blur of teeth and claws. Eira watched, stunned, a

was reduced to ash, the rem

eyes locking onto hers. She tightened h

etracting as it stood upright. Within seconds, a man stood before her, tall a

ded, her voice steady despite the a

eeping over her. "I could ask

pt her identity hidden for year

you're talking abo

smell it on you-wolf and vampire blood, tangled toge

ale. "Look, whoever you are, we do

aced by a grim expression. "The Veil Keepers are already on thei

he Veil Keepers found her,

t you?" she asked,

eplied. "But I'm your best

ah urged, glancing nervousl

er. "The name's Draven. Decide qu

. Trusting a stranger was danger

she sheathed her dagg

n said, his lips curv

ed her ears, Eira realized she had just stepped into a much la