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 Thirty-One

I had enough awareness left in me to remember what Morrigan had said about the poisoned dhampir reaching sunlight. But they did not deserve such a fate.

How I made it up the stairs again, I didn’t know. The growling, pitiful noise of the ichor-made monsters rose behind me. Shoving my body into the door to close it, my legs finally gave way and I slid onto the floor’s cool embrace. I was so consumed by pain that I didn’t know where it started or ended, my vision grayed at the edges. Trying to breathe felt like forcing shards of glass into my lungs. I was beginning to burn through with bitter cold from the inside.

Ichor twisted and lashed in my veins.