Delia

The Things That Follow

THE THINGS THAT FOLLOW Some secrets should have stayed buried. Some things should never have followed you home. An ancient secret has awakened, and something in the darkness knows your name and what you really are. You were raised believing you were human. Your father gave you a normal life, never revealing the strange history surrounding your birth or the mysterious book he once stole and kept hidden. But after a series of disturbing encounters, creatures begin appearing where they shouldn’t be. Pale figures watch from across the street. Unnatural shadows move when no one is there. Something ancient seems to recognize you, and it wants you alive while others want you dead, just like how they killed your best friend because they mistook her for you. Your search for answers leads you to Sid Valtair, an impossibly wealthy, a pureblood vampire; an ancient, aristocratic vampire who has lived for centurie with a dangerous reputation and a talent for making people regret asking questions. Cold, calculating, sharp tongued, and notoriously difficult to read, Sid has little patience for foolishness and even less interest in becoming anyone’s hero, and refuses to tell you what he really is. Yet he knows more about the creatures pursuing you than he is willing to admit. The truth is far more terrifying than either of you expected. You are an Elarith, one of the Firstborn; the original supernatural species, believed extinct since an ancient catastrophe known as the Sundering. Your dormant power, called Veylith, carries the essence of something older than gods, vampires, demons, and every known bloodline. You may be the last surviving heir. Hidden within ancient manuscripts is the secret of the Silver Eye, a living archive containing the memories and essence of the Firstborn. You are the only one capable of unlocking it. Vampires hunger for your blood, ancient creatures recognize your presence, and powerful figures are willing to destroy entire worlds to possess what you carry, but the creatures hunting you aren’t the only danger. Sid has his own secrets, enemies, and history. His protection comes with rules, his patience has limits, and his intentions are rarely transparent. He doesn’t trust easily, doesn’t surrender control, and certainly doesn’t believe in romantic weakness as of yet anyway. As you uncover forgotten histories, test your awakening abilities, and navigate a world filled with supernatural politics, betrayal, and ancient horrors, the distance between you and Sid becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. What begins as suspicion and reluctant cooperation may become something neither of you can afford. This is a slow burn enemies to lovers dark romance. Expect dangerous attraction, sharp banter, emotional restraint, possessiveness, complicated loyalties, forbidden secrets, moments of unexpected tenderness earned rather than given, and pure horror. Beyond the estate, something follows, and it has been waiting for you far longer than you know. Be careful what you awaken. Some things remember the taste of eternity.