Civil Blood

In Madeline Erstwind’s life, there were three things she knew to be true. First, she should never make eye contact with her passing reflection. Next, dried lavender at the foot of her bed chased away nightmares. And finally, she knew that she could not, under any circumstances, trust the Lorend coven. But when the surprisingly kind and very beautiful Dahlia Lorend shows up on her balcony one night, she’s forced to rethink things.

 

Civil Blood is a short story written as a thank you for hitting 1k on tumblr!