Chapter 276

The cold bit into my skin like teeth.

Forest winds twisted around us, scattering leaves, stirring shadows. Drakon stood before me—Lord Drakon Nocturne, vampire of legend, enemy of the De Luca line—and for the life of me I could not understand why he reached out a hand to steady me.

His palm was cool, almost gentle.

“Why?” I breathed. My voice felt small against the vast, watching silence of the wo