kirbysevern
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- Parts 24
He kidnapped her to save her. Then he lied about what she needed saving from.
Lea has spent years calling the scarlet mark on her hands an allergy. Caedmon Ashthorn, heir to a powerful vampire house, calls it magic. Then he abducts her, takes her to his estate, and tells her marked mortals have two choices: transform, or die.
Cade says he is protecting her. Lea is not convinced protection is supposed to come with locked doors, blood-signed vows, and lessons designed to make her less human.
But the mark is more than a curse. Lea can paint with it. Fight with it. Survive with it. And in a vampire court edging toward war, that makes her valuable.
If she wants to stay human, she will have to survive the vampires who want to use her, the order that wants to own her, and the heir who lied before she ever had the chance to trust him.
Dark vampire romance with blood-mark magic, court intrigue, captivity, betrayal, and a slow-burn romance.
Content note: kidnapping, blood, violence, coercion, captivity, death, and body-autonomy themes.