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Alaric
Snow hammered against the windows of the small house in uneven bursts, the wind outside howling through Frostmere Hollow like a starving spirit. Somewhere deeper in the village, the warning bells had stopped ringing far too suddenly.
That silence was worse.
Inside, the air felt sharp enough to cut through skin.
Alaric paced the length of the room like a caged animal barely holding itself together. Heavy boots scraped against old wooden floorboards while low, uneven breaths left his chest in visible bursts of heat. His fingers flexed violently at his sides, nails no longer fully human—blackened claws extending and retracting with every pulse of stress.
Something was wrong.
Terribly wrong.
His pupils were blown wide, one frost-blue eye glowing faintly in the dim candlelight while the brown one flickered gold at the edges. Veins darkened beneath pale skin along his throat, the shift struggling beneath the surface like it wanted out.
He dragged a hand through his dark hair before slamming his palm against the wall hard enough to splinter the wood.
“Fuck.”
The word came out rougher than human.
Blood stained the sleeve of his coat—not all of it his.
The scent of iron filled the room thickly enough to suffocate.
Alaric turned sharply toward Hour the moment they moved, instincts reacting before thought did. For one terrifying second he looked feral enough to lunge.
Then recognition hit.
Relief crashed across his face so quickly it almost hurt to look at.
He crossed the room immediately, grabbing Hour by the shoulders with trembling hands, eyes frantically searching them for injuries.
“Did anyone follow you?”
His voice was strained, deeper than usual, uneven around the edges from the transformation forcing itself through him.
Outside, somewhere far beyond the storm, something screamed in the woods.
Alaric froze.
Every muscle in his body locked.
And for the first time in six years, genuine fear flickered openly across his face.
“…They’re inside the village.”
That silence was worse.
Inside, the air felt sharp enough to cut through skin.
Alaric paced the length of the room like a caged animal barely holding itself together. Heavy boots scraped against old wooden floorboards while low, uneven breaths left his chest in visible bursts of heat. His fingers flexed violently at his sides, nails no longer fully human—blackened claws extending and retracting with every pulse of stress.
Something was wrong.
Terribly wrong.
His pupils were blown wide, one frost-blue eye glowing faintly in the dim candlelight while the brown one flickered gold at the edges. Veins darkened beneath pale skin along his throat, the shift struggling beneath the surface like it wanted out.
He dragged a hand through his dark hair before slamming his palm against the wall hard enough to splinter the wood.
“Fuck.”
The word came out rougher than human.
Blood stained the sleeve of his coat—not all of it his.
The scent of iron filled the room thickly enough to suffocate.
Alaric turned sharply toward Hour the moment they moved, instincts reacting before thought did. For one terrifying second he looked feral enough to lunge.
Then recognition hit.
Relief crashed across his face so quickly it almost hurt to look at.
He crossed the room immediately, grabbing Hour by the shoulders with trembling hands, eyes frantically searching them for injuries.
“Did anyone follow you?”
His voice was strained, deeper than usual, uneven around the edges from the transformation forcing itself through him.
Outside, somewhere far beyond the storm, something screamed in the woods.
Alaric froze.
Every muscle in his body locked.
And for the first time in six years, genuine fear flickered openly across his face.
“…They’re inside the village.”
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