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-Nine

M orrigan did not see me off to the castle. I’d left earlier than usual, though I hadn’t the heart to go looking for her. The change in her demeanor had startled me so badly that I had to wonder if consuming the demon’s blood had left some lingering effects. But then, the two of us had been so mired in our emotions, battling something new every time we turned around, that perhaps the ichor had merely shoved unpleasant things to the fore.

Or it had simply revealed the truth neither of us had wanted.

And I hadn’t the time to dwell upon any of it.