
Where the Tide Returns
by Valencia October

In rain-soaked Veilmoor, one desperate plea taught the Veil to hunger. Now shadows feed on need, rifts bleed violet, and every gift has a price. Isla Vale awakens to silver power she never wanted. Guided by scarred Rune and hunted by ruthless Sylvara, she uncovers her mother’s secret: bleeding life-force to save an unborn brother whose echo waits in a silver rattle. Refusal, not sacrifice, begins the healing. A lyrical dark fantasy of grief and quiet hope. Refusal is the first healing