The morning sunlight crept through the cracks of the decaying castle windows, touching my eyelids with a gentle warmth. I squinted, then slowly opened my eyes. The first thing I noticed was an incredible sense of freshness flowing through every inch of my body. The burning heat was gone; the suffocating pressure that had haunted my lungs when I was with Eros had vanished.
The union with Kaelen last night felt... right. It was as if the cells in my body—the silver blood that had been rebelling for so long—had finally found their proper course. Kaelen’s cold, calm soul was the perfect antidote to my fire. I looked to my side, but Kaelen was gone. Only the lingering warmth on the old daybed and his black cloak draped over me remained.
I stood up, stretching my muscles. Miraculously, I felt
