Vampire's Hearth (The Elements of Blood and Fate Book 1) by Isabelle Aster

Author:Isabelle Aster [Aster, Isabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Venerable Siren Publishing LLC
Published: 2025-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

Cormac

The evening sky held a few early stars as Rory and I walked along the beach, the cool night air carrying the faint perfume of the harbor water. Dún Na Farraige loomed ahead like a phantom in the distance, its lights beckoning. The blanket draped over my arm was the sole witness to our afternoon in the waters of the cave—wrapped in each other’s arms, fucking until her screams echoed off the walls. I bent down, kissing her again, each touch of our lips pulling me away from reality and also sending a surge of regret through me. What would happen when she learned who I really was?

“Careful on the steps,” I murmured as we reached the moss-covered stones leading up to the manor.

“I will,” she replied, her voice soft.

Something in the air caused my senses to prickle. My eyes searched the darkness until I saw her. Runa. She walked along the edge of the beach, her pale eyes locked on Rory, the wind tossing her ash-blond hair like the whisper of a storm approaching. My jaw clenched.

“I see you,” Runa’s voice carried on the wind, cold and sharp.

I pulled Rory closer. Whatever Runa wanted could wait. Right now, I needed to deliver a message.

“Is something wrong?” Rory asked, concern lacing her words. She must have felt my muscles tense when I spotted the other vampire.

“No, nothing’s wrong.” I tightened my arm around her waist, letting Runa see Rory was mine to protect. “You’re my guest here, the High Priestess Heir of the Coven of the Blood. No one is going to harm you.”

Rory bit her bottom lip, trying to hide the playful smile. “All that?”

I gazed over Rory’s shoulder, sure the vampire on the beach had heard my warning. I cupped the back of Rory’s neck, bringing my lips to hers again, this time slower, deeper. There was warmth in her I could never seem to get enough of, something that called to a part of me I wasn’t ready to face. I melted into our kiss before I pulled back just enough to meet her gaze.

“Yes, all that,” I whispered. “Someone I never could have dreamed of being with.”

She smiled, a small, knowing curve to her lips, her walls slipping for just a second. “I feel the same way.”

I led her up the remainder of the stairs, her hand warm in mine. Would we ever speak of the fire and weight that burned in my chest? I shook the question from my head, satisfied with one certainty from our exchange: Runa had seen everything, and she knew Rory was under my protection. Whatever twisted truce remained between her and my family would hold—for now.

I opened the anteroom door for Rory, guiding her into the cool, dark interior of the manor, away from Runa’s gaze. I threw the blanket in the corner, knowing it would be washed and returned over the next few weeks. The motion stirred up the scent of the long-drying wood around us.

“Why does this room

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