In The Veins Of Monsters : An Enemies – To – Lovers Dark Fantasy Romance – Anne, Cate

They had been aiming to kill. And then, cloaked and masked figures melted from the shadows. It was clear in the way they moved they weren’t ordinary mercenaries. A heartbeat later, the first attacker lunged. Seren moved toward Kiaan. It was a moment she’d trained for. For years. Every strike. Every breath. Every hour spent in the Veilborn’s training halls, bleeding, breaking, rebuilding herself. It had all been for this. To kill Kiaan Valcorsan.

And yet… Now she was fighting for him. Her body reacted before her mind could catch up, moving with a speed and precision that felt too natural. Her dagger intercepted the blade meant for his ribs. The clash of steel rang in her ears. She twisted sharply and sank her steel into an enemy’s throat. The body jerked, a hot spray of blood splattering across her arm, but Seren barely felt it. She moved to protect him like it was her purpose. Another shadow lunged from her periphery, but Kiaan was already there.

He met the attack head-on, his sword cleaving through the soldier’s chest like cutting through ripe fruit. One step, one strike, one kill. Like they had been made to fight together. The bond blazed. Had the bond done this? Had it driven her to protect him? The thought clawed through her like fire. Was she still in control? Had she been his from the moment their blood mingled?

Her pulse hammered in her ears, her grip tightening on her blade as she tried to force the thought away. Seren saw the third attacker moving in from behind. The dagger arced toward Kiaan. She moved, intercepting its path. Then pain. A sharp, searing slice through her shoulder, the blade cutting deep. Her breath caught, but she didn’t hesitate, didn’t falter, her body was already twisting away. She wrenched herself free, dagger flashing as she drove it into the attacker’s side. His body crumpled at her feet.

Warm blood seeped into her sleeve, soaking into her skin and dripping down the inside of her leathers. She barely felt the wound. Kiaan appeared next to her, his gaze momentarily drawn to the slash of red at her shoulder.

Copyright © 2025 by Cate Anne All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Cate Anne asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. First edition This book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at reedsy.com OceanofPDF.com Contents Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 – Kiaan Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 – Kiaan Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 – Kiaan Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 – Kiaan Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 – Kiaan Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33- Kiaan Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 – Kiaan Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 About the Author OceanofPDF.com Acknowledgments First things first—thank you to anyone who picked up this book and gave it a shot.

Whether you stumbled across it by accident or sought it out on purpose, I’m genuinely grateful you decided to spend your time in this world I’ve been obsessing over. This story wouldn’t exist without my incredible first readers, Amy and Alyssa, who bravely waded through the very first draft when it was basically just bare bones held together by hope and caffeine. You two saw potential in what was honestly a bit of a mess, and your encouragement kept me going when I wasn’t sure this thing would ever make sense.

Huge thanks to my second readers and original writing group, Rachel and Diane, who helped shape this story into something that actually resembled a proper book. Your insights, questions, and gentle reality checks were exactly what I needed to push through to the next level. Thank you to my partner, Craig.

Without your support, this dream of mine would have died an untimely death.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “In the Veins of Monsters : An Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Fantasy Romance” by Anne, Cate, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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• Title: In the Veins of Monsters : An Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Fantasy Romance
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Table of Contents

• Page 6: Acknowledgments
• Page 7: Prologue
• Page 9: Chapter 1
• Page 15: Chapter 2
• Page 29: Chapter 3
• Page 38: Chapter 4
• Page 43: Chapter 5
• Page 50: Chapter 6
• Page 56: Chapter 7
• Page 64: Chapter 8 – Kiaan
• Page 71: Chapter 9
• Page 78: Chapter 10
• Page 85: Chapter 11
• Page 93: Chapter 12
• Page 101: Chapter 13
• Page 110: Chapter 14 – Kiaan
• Page 116: Chapter 15
• Page 129: Chapter 16
• Page 140: Chapter 17
• Page 150: Chapter 18 – Kiaan
• Page 160: Chapter 19
• Page 166: Chapter 20
• Page 176: Chapter 21
• Page 183: Chapter 22
• Page 192: Chapter 23 – Kiaan
• Page 195: Chapter 24
• Page 208: Chapter 25
• Page 218: Chapter 26
• Page 225: Chapter 27 – Kiaan
• Page 230: Chapter 28
• Page 239: Chapter 29
• Page 249: Chapter 30
• Page 260: Chapter 31
• Page 270: Chapter 32
• Page 281: Chapter 33- Kiaan
• Page 287: Chapter 34
• Page 296: Chapter 35
• Page 303: Chapter 36
• Page 311: Chapter 37
• Page 319: Chapter 38
• Page 323: Chapter 39 – Kiaan
• Page 328: Chapter 40
• Page 333: Chapter 41
• Page 351: Chapter 42
• Page 360: About the Author

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