CHAPTER ONE

Beneath the cloak of suffering, something lurks. Not a cowering fear, but a caged beast, restless and yearning for release. It needs only a nudge, a whisper, to tear free.

She took a life. And the hunger, once sated, now gnaws anew. The thrumming in her veins, a siren song, promises oblivion and power, but the melody lacks a key. How does she unleash the storm within?

A near-death whispers secrets in the wind, pulling her to a man cloaked in mystery. He claims to know her, this stranger, and his eyes hold the echo of the darkness she wields. Betrayal and magic, love and loss - will she find redemption in his gaze, or will the shadows devour her soul?