Justice's Curse, Mercy's Blessing
16 parts Complete First Time Entry in the Open Novella Contest 2025
What happens when the Goddess of Night and the Goddess of Dawn come together to save both vampires and humans from destruction? This is the story of the origin of the Blood Match. Long in the ancient past, vampires were given an opportunity to choose another path and they refused. So Hecate, the Queen of night, and her sister Theia, the Queen of Dawn, wove a powerful spell called Justice's Curse, Mercy's Blessing and nothing will ever be the same.
Prompt 11
Vampires are bound by an ancient destiny: their soulmate is always human, and this bond is governed by three rules. The smell of their soulmate's blood is irresistible, its taste sweeter than anything else, and if the love is unrequited, it can be fatal. Fearing this inevitable bond, most vampires try to avoid it. But what happens when one of them discovers that their soulmate is a human who not only rejects them but loathes them?
This story is set in the Blood Match universe and is a prequel to my current story, Blood Match: A Leonidas De La Cruz story
Cover courtesy of Nicole Woodward @caffeineismymuse