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The dhampir

Chapter 5 Bound by Blood

Word Count: 992    |    Released on: 22/01/2025

beneath an abandoned cathedral. The air was damp, thick with the scent of earth and stone. Their footsteps

he had tapped into something deep within her-a force that had exploded out of her like a

t spoken much since the fight. He was different now-tens

ke the silence. "What hap

ows over his sharp features. "You awakened. That energy-whate

s in her hands. "It felt like something inside me bro

d to awaken this soon. Dhampirs-if they even survive their awakening-develop

"You think it has to d

than any I've ever felt. It's not just a craving or a pull. I

m, pulsing like a second heartbeat. It wasn't just a hunger for his bloo

steady her voice. "If I keep changing l

y on your head isn't just for sport. Someone wants

er spine. "And if

essiveness rising like a storm.

ting. Lucian moved instantly, shoving Evangeline behind him. A sh

silver hair framed a face of unsettling beauty, his eyes a piercing ice-blue. A

ce smooth as silk. "This

oving toward the hilt of

where are my manners? You may call me

ne's pul

gs. "You'll have to

ost bored. "I was ho

motion, the

gleamed under the flickering torchlight as they exchanged fierce blows, their movements too fast for Evan

with the grace of a predator, every strike calculated. But Lucian fou

her skin. The power was still there, waiting to be called upon. She

him crashing against the stone wall. He groaned, blood dripping fro

th," he mused, stepping toward her.

ne's veins. Valerian raised his hand

n blood roaring in her ears

surged, and with a scr

rd. The cavern trembled, dust and debris cascading from the ceiling. Luci

trickle of blood from his mouth. "Inte

in an instant, gripping her

es flashing with intrigue, Lucian pulled her into the shado

an, Evangeline kne

uld come fo

he might not be

s pace urgent. "We're not safe here. There's a sanctuary deeper und

hing was ragged. "

efuge. A place for dhampirs. If anyone can help

ust another human. Now, she was being hunted, her powers waking, an

thing wa

dn't run

came again, sh

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1 Chapter 1 : The Awakening2 Chapter 2 Blood Ties3 Chapter 3 The Elder's Game4 Chapter 4 Shadows of the Past5 Chapter 5 Bound by Blood6 Chapter 6 Awakening in Blood7 Chapter 7 The Hunt Begins8 Chapter 8 A Dangerous Refuge9 Chapter 9 Shadows of the Past10 Chapter 10 The Queen's Ultimatum11 Chapter 11 Shadows of Destiny12 Chapter 12 Awakening13 Chapter 13 Blood Oath14 Chapter 14 Shadows of the Past15 Chapter 15 Bound by Fate16 Chapter 16 Shadows of the Past17 Chapter 17 The Awakening18 Chapter 18 Shadows of Fate19 Chapter 19 Blood Oath20 Chapter 20 Shadows of the Past21 Chapter 21 Shadows of Betrayal22 Chapter 22 The Edge of Darkness23 Chapter 23 the awakening24 Chapter 24 Shadows of Betrayal25 Chapter 25 The Elders' Judgment26 Chapter 26 Shadows of Destiny27 Chapter 27 Shadows of Destiny28 Chapter 28 The Shadows Close In29 Chapter 29 Bound by Blood30 Chapter 30 The Blood Pact31 Chapter 31 The Siege Begins32 Chapter 32 Shadows of the Past33 Chapter 33 The Throne Room's Secrets34 Chapter 34 Shadows of the Past35 Chapter 35 A Fateful Encounter36 Chapter 36 Shadows of the Past37 Chapter 37 Bound by Blood and Fate38 Chapter 38 The Edge of Surrender39 Chapter 39 The Ghost of His Past40 Chapter 40 The Monster in the Dark41 Chapter 41 Echoes of the Past42 Chapter 42 Shadows in the Dark43 Chapter 43 The Gathering Storm44 Chapter 44 Blood Oath45 Chapter 45 The Vanishing Shadow46 Chapter 46 Blood and Betrayal47 Chapter 47 A Deal with Darkness48 Chapter 48 The Heist Begins49 Chapter 49 Into the Vault50 Chapter 50 The Price of Power51 Chapter 51 The Coven's Price52 Chapter 52 A New Darkness53 Chapter 53 Whispers of the Forgotten54 Chapter 54 The Darkness Within55 Chapter 55 Shadows Never Rest56 Chapter 56 The Abyss Stares Back57 Chapter 57 Shadows Unleashed58 Chapter 58 A Game of Blood and Shadows59 Chapter 59 The Red-Eyed Terror60 Chapter 60 Awakening the Beast61 Chapter 61 The Unseen Chains62 Chapter 62 Shattered Resistance63 Chapter 63 The Edge of Desire64 Chapter 64 The Hunger Within65 Chapter 65 Surrender to the Blood66 Chapter 66 Bound by Desire67 Chapter 67 Shadows of Betrayal68 Chapter 68 The Awakening69 Chapter 69 Shadows Closing In70 Chapter 70 The Truth in Blood