Okay, since Beyond the Darkness is now on preorder, I'm going to start teasers from Seduced by Moonlight, #1 Gargoyles of San DeLain.
We met Ward, the king of the gargoyles in the daemon series. Now we're gonna get to know him lol.
Chapter One – Ward
AS NIGHT crept across the land, Ward Tywyll stepped
outside his castle walls. The imposing structure stood tall behind him, its
centuries-old stones a testament to strength and resilience.
Shadows danced across the surface, highlighting the
scars from previous battles. His own blood graced those walls. A hot breeze
teased his hair, and he huffed.
Summer was finally coming to a close. The once-lush
green fields now held more hints of brown and gold. A faint hint of floral
perfume still lingered even shades of orange, yellow, and red began to dominate
the landscape as leaves changed color.
Ward gazed about his home, pride filling his chest.
This place had withstood the test of time. It rose from the earth like a beast
of ancient legend, its stone walls weathered and worn from centuries of
standing tall against the winds of time.
As the Alpha King, it fell upon him to protect and
promote the well-being of his kin, as it should be. And he fulfilled that duty.
But there was no denying a restlessness stirred deep within, bubbling up from
some unknown place and seeping into every aspect of his being.
It gnawed at him, urging him to move, to do, to find
that something that was missing. Only he didn’t know what was needed—he
couldn’t quite put his finger on it—and the restlessness was increasing, like a
wild beast trapped inside him, clawing at the walls of his soul.
As soon as the sun set, its last lingering rays gone
and stone no longer encased his body, a primal urge surged through him, a deep
hunger that demanded satisfaction. The call to leave, to hunt, was
irresistible.
But, again, he didn’t know what he was hunting
for or where to look. He’d tried ignoring the need, resisting the call, for all
of the good it did. Recently, he’d developed a habit of strolling through his
territory, hoping to find some form of solace. He wasn’t sure what he was
trying to achieve, other than maintaining his sanity.
After completing his required tasks, he couldn’t
resist the urge to wander.
With a quick check of his cell phone, he saw it was
quickly approaching midnight. Well, he’d lasted longer than usual. With a wave
of his hand, Ward cast a powerful glamour to hide his true form—that of a
fearsome gargoyle.
Although he shouldn’t run across humans, especially since
his territory was quite a distance from San DeLain, that didn’t mean a hiker
didn’t get lost out there occasionally.
Concealed in the shadows, he made his way into the
forest that surrounded his home. The moon shone down, illuminating the winding
path in its silvery glow.
