“Milo.” Umbra woke me in the middle of the night. They weren’t panicked, but there was definitely some concern in their voice. “What’s up?” I asked, still half asleep. Ruby was snoring in the bedroom while I was on the couch. “A witch is coming down the hallway.” That snapped me out of my stupor.…
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Shadow-Blessed Ep. 15
I avoided the vendor hall, telling Ruby to go without me. Ice told me that they shouldn’t recognize me, but I still didn’t want to take any chances. Looking over the schedule of the convention’s events made me realize how disconnected I was from the rest of the world. It wasn’t that sci-fi and fantasy…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 14
Ice’s familiar magic waited for me on the other side of the door. Umbra reassured me that he was alone out there. I opened the door to see a nervous look on his face. I remembered him looking this anxious the first time he kissed me. Something told me that I wouldn’t be as happy…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 13
I didn’t get as much time with Ice as I wanted. He had to go back to his fellow Coven recruiters so they wouldn’t get suspicious. He took off with the excuse of getting coffee for the group. Insane lines caused by the conventioneers would excuse his absence for a decent amount of time. It…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 12
Ice stepped off the elevator on our floor. This was the time to run, but I wasn’t moving. Any other hunter and I’d have shadow stepped us into the car. I still had time. It wouldn’t have taken more than a second. Instead, I waited for him to find us. I could feel his approach.…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 11
For a brief moment, I had no destination in mind. I fell through the darkness without any signs of stopping. I couldn’t face Ice. Anyone else from my past wouldn’t evoke this uncontrolled dread. Temperance Alessandra herself could have found me, and I wouldn’t lose control like this. I’d run. Anyone in my situation would.…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 10
“At least try it on,” Ruby insisted. She’d been trying to convince me to expand my color selection for the past ten minutes after realizing I was only picking out black and dark grey clothing. “Adding other colors would defeat the purpose. The idea is to blend into the shadows as much as possible,” I…