Sorrow To Serenity: A Castlevania FanFiction Novella

Nearly three years have passed since Dracula's curse ravaged Wallachia, and though the land has sunk into an eerie quietude, the shadows of impending danger still lingered on the horizon.
Alucard, now surrounded by a few trusted allies, remains haunted by an unshakable loneliness, his heart adrift in the wake of his father's destruction. Yet, when an unexpected visitor crosses the gates of his village-a striking woman with deep, soulful brown eyes-she disrupts the fragile calm of his existence. With her, she brings a warmth unlike any he has known, an aura that cuts through the coldness of his solitude, offering a spark of life that may either heal or destroy the stillness he has clung to for so long.