Dirty Blood
I had the chance to leave these lands and avoid the warābut I chose to stay. I chose to stay because if I don't keep Harlow safe, she'll die. The demons are a foe too powerful, invulnerable to Huntley's fire-breathing dragons, a fiend so untouchable that HeartHolme and the other kingdoms stand no chance. I tried so hard to fight it, restrained my emotions from the first time we were together, but the inevitable has come to pass. I've fallen hard for this womanāa human. I've chosen to risk my immortality for her even though she wouldn't forsake her humanity for me. When this war is over, we'll go our separate waysā¦ and never see each other again. Huntley and I are forced to work together to save his kingdom, and his hatred for me is slowly replaced by something elseā¦ respect. I've always been close with my father, but now I realize it's only because our politics are aligned. What Huntley feels for his family is genuineā¦ unconditional. Now I fight for more than just Harlow. I fight for her familyā¦ like they're my own.
