Once Upon a Dark October

Once Upon a Dark October

Author: Jessie Thomas Listening Length: 15h 12m
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All curses made in blood must be broken with blood. Dreadmist Harbor sleeps under a near-perpetual veil of coastal fog, home to mortals, vampires, and those somewhere in between. Already down-on-her-luck, mortal charwoman Elspeth finds herself the target of a rogue vampire, shattering the peaceful coexistence. Forced t...

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Chapter Twenty-Eight

W ith the autumn Blood Moon fast approaching, I was all the more restless with each passing hour, unable to soothe the tightness that wound itself around my chest. My appetite waned. I held so little interest in my last dress fitting for the ball that I could hardly speak. It was as if we were picking out our mourning clothes.

Morrigan had thrown herself into work and became so distracted—almost to the verge of obsession—that she’d sent me out the door with no more than an entire sentence exchanged between us.

I knew the coven’s worries were mounting. The last week and a half had been taxing on us all, and I had nothing to show for it.