The Burn Beneath the Skin
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Last published Fri, Apr 18, 2025
Rowan Vale has spent years on the run-haunted by a mark that never fades, dreams that burn, and memories he can't trust. When a violent storm forces him to seek shelter in a secluded cabin, he doesn't expect to find someone living there... let alone someone like Red.
Red is a reclusive vampire who left the council behind centuries ago, burying a life of violence beneath the trees and silence. But when Rowan stumbles into his world-marked by a vampire Red once knew-old secrets rise from the ashes.
As the two are drawn into a tangled web of blood, memory, and hidden power, they must face not only the truth of the mark, but the connection growing between them. Because some bonds run deeper than flesh.
And some burns never truly heal.
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