Whispers Behind the Door

Synopsis

A blood moon hung in the sky—an eclipse that occurred once every hundred years. My wife, Elin Castell, insisted on entering the sealed chamber beneath the manor. She said it held "the key left to her by her ancestors." I could not stop her. The blood court's laws forbade the use of enchantment upon one's bonded partner. The moment she pushed open the iron door, ancient whispers seeped from the walls. My blood began to burn—not hunger, but something far more unnameable, awakened deep within my lineage. She turned back to me, her eyes reflecting the crimson glow, and asked softly, "Darling... why didn't you tell me your blood comes from the Abyss?"