Bitten

What the Bite Awakens
Some awakenings draw blood.

A quiet town.
A buried truth.
And a choice that will change everything.

Rhea Huddleston didn't come to Briar Hollow looking for answers.
She came because her mother needed work, because staying had become impossible, because starting over felt safer than standing still.

The town is small. Watchful. The kind of place where people notice newcomers but don't ask questions-and where some houses carry reputations no one wants to explain. Redfern Road is one of them.

Calder Fenrick has lived in Briar Hollow his entire life. At twenty-two, he carries responsibility most men never see, bound by rules that exist to keep the town safe-and the truth buried. Outsiders don't get explanations. They get distance. And Calder intends to keep it that way.

Until Rhea steps too close to things she doesn't understand.

Rumors of wolves in the forest trail through Briar Hollow like half-remembered warnings. Disappearances are explained away. Storms cover more than thunder. And when jealousy turns calculated and restraint finally fails, Calder is forced to make a choice that will cost him everything he's sworn to protect.

Some secrets survive only in silence.

Others demand blood.