Lilian Quinn

I never wanted to go to Mardi Gras. The wild parties, the chaos—none of it was for me. But my sister Raya lives for it, and spending time with her means everything. So, I went, determined to survive the madness for her sake.
Then I met him. A man so captivating it was impossible to look away. There was something dangerous about him, something eerily familiar, but I couldn’t place it. Not until the night that changed everything.
What started as a night of fun and celebration turned into a nightmare. Creatures that shouldn’t exist attacked us. The supernatural world isn’t real… at least, I thought it wasn’t. But now Raya is missing, and no one will believe me.
I know what I saw. I know she’s out there somewhere. But can I find her before it’s too late? And more terrifyingly—am I next?


Bloodborne Secrets

My feet barely dust the floor. I could lift into the sky at any moment and dissolve into pure light, reducing everything but myself to darkness. The universe itself goes still as if it knows the weight of my capacities.


Everything within my compass is a part of me. Each heartbeat. Every thread of magic contained in this place. All of it feeds into and through me, swelling my might. It’s exhilarating and peaceful at the same time. Sensations at once blissfully fresh and as familiar as if I’ve lived all this before.


My consciousness races through the skulls of Hiram’s slaves, drinking their thoughts dry. In each I find nothing but pain and craven subservience. Twisted souls bent to obedience by forces beyond their comprehension.


It’s repulsive. Not for their damned sakes, but that one man can be so ruthless as to perpetrate such things. Wreaking wholesale misery for… what? The power to destroy?


Chapter 128: The Reckoning