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The Lord of the Flame has returned to collect Sophia's part of their pact.

I posted a long excerpt from the new chapter below.

The full chapter is available on my Patreon

TAUNUS CHAPTER 4 WOOD TO EMBERS

“Have you grown tired of being my guest already?”

I froze.

Like a desert wind, his aura pressed against my back. Seconds trickled by before I finally dared to turn.

Wearing the same airy clothes as last time, his face covered by the dark hood, he looked strangely at home and at the same time out of place in the luxurious suite.

A flutter grabbed my heart: fear, and something else—a sense of familiarity like the smell of your house when you return after a long journey. I almost took a step toward him, almost wanted to sink into his arms, but caught myself just in time and pressed my back into the door instead.

All my senses focused entirely on him, as if they were following his unspoken command. At least my memories were sharp again—he obviously didn’t need the foggy enchantment of the entry area to keep me trapped anymore, now that he was here in person.

“It’s kind of unpleasant to be a guest of a host you never get to see.” It felt weird to order my thoughts into words, and my voice sounded croaky from not speaking for days.

The dim light of the only burning lamp reflected off his sharp canines when he smiled. “So you missed me.”

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1950 Ford Taunus

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