Twilight’s Denizens: Tales of Vampires, Lycans & More ⁽¹⁶⁾

The bell above the café door jingled when I walked in, the smell of cinnamon and burnt espresso wrapping around me like a blanket. It was 11 PM—closing time—and the only other person here was Lila, the barista, wiping down the counter. Her dark hair…

The first bullet hit the cabin wall at dawn, wood splintering inches from Kael’s head. He jolted awake, hand flying to the silver axe propped beside his bed. Elias, who’d been dozing in the armchair—still weak from Seraphina’s attack—was already on his feet, fangs bared,…

The town square was empty when Elias arrived, the clock tower striking midnight. Torch flames danced on the gallows, casting long, twisted shadows—shadows that didn’t belong to the wood, but to something darker. He tensed as a low, rasping voice slid through the air. “Elias…

The forest floor crunched under Elias’s boots, pine needles sticking to the damp wool of his coat. Moonlight sliced through the canopy, painting silver streaks across the moss. He froze when the growl rumbled—low, guttural, so close it vibrated in his bones. “Come out,” he…

The village of Willowbrook lay nestled between rolling green hills, where the wheat swayed like golden waves at dawn and the blacksmith’s hammer rang out like a distant bell. For as long as anyone could remember, the ancient laurel tree at the edge of town…