{"id":252526,"date":"2026-07-13T02:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/avren-heather-kindt-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:10:12","slug":"avren-heather-kindt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/avren-heather-kindt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Avren – Heather Kindt (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It wouldn\u2019t surprise me if I still feel it\u2019s effects hours from now. Mari pulled a different shirt from my drawer, and her look is ethereal in the moonlight spilling over the bed from the window. I kiss her forehead, wanting nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with this woman. \u201cI love you.\u201d She traces my lip with her finger and smirks. \u201cI love you too, oh Dark King.\u201d 1kitap1.com\/en Mari I stuff two apples into the side pocket of the bag Bastian loaded with assorted supplies this morning.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a half day\u2019s journey to Tenny Rocks, but our extracurricular activities from the night before have my stomach rumbling. There\u2019s something about the magic inside me that not only gives me more courage against the enemy but also in the bedroom. Every time he\u2019s looked at me this morning, I swear my face flushes bright red. And I can\u2019t help drooling over the way he moves his body. He bends over to pick up a weapon from the floor, and images of him behind me come rushing back.<\/p>\n

He runs his fingers through his dark hair, and my fingers are there in my mind feeling their silky tendrils. I can\u2019t get making love to Bastian out of my head. But I need to. A battle looms over us. Beyond that, Grayson or Evie will notice, and we we\u2019ll never live it down.<\/p>\n

Well over a week has passed since we left for Avren, and I\u2019m excited to see my brother and sister. We also need to devise a new game plan if Chilon really is the other savior. At the weapons rack, I remove my bow and take stock of the arrows in my quiver. A warm palm rests on my shoulder, sending an immediate stream of warmth rushing through my body. His hand slips down my arm to my hip. He squeezes it. His lips brush my ear.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get all awkward on me, Windsong.\u201d No. But I just might melt into a puddle on the floor. Why does my whole body ignite with his touch? Something changed between us last night. In the past, I was always the reluctant novice, and he was the teacher, eager to show me his ways. But last night, it was as if we were on a level playing field. Maybe it goes back to our time in the cave, when I took charge.<\/p>\n

We were finally equals in an adult relationship. He squeezes my hip and slaps my ass, bringing me right back to last night. \u201cYou want to play that way?\u201d I chase him to the table where he suddenly turns around, leaning against it to face me. I stop short of running into his chest.<\/p>\n

He snatches my wrist and pulls me to him, his face inches from mine, and my breath catches in my throat. \u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about your lips all morning.\u201d I swallow, knowing I\u2019ve thought about more than just his lips.<\/p>\n

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Published by Midnight Tide Publishing Cover Art by BRoseDesignZ Edited by Megan Dailey Created with Vellum 1kitap1.com\/en CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Also by Heather Kindt Also by Midnight Tide Publishing About the Author 1kitap1.com\/en 1kitap1.com\/en CHAPTER ONE Mari The fire cracks, sending an array of sparks dancing into the air.<\/p>\n

A warm arm envelops me as I gaze into the night sky, watching the glowing embers light up against the darkness. Bastian shifts behind me and lets out a light snore. We\u2019ll be in Avren by tomorrow morning. Avren. The city of light and technologies so far removed from the wilderness where we now lie.<\/p>\n

A place where I once dreamed of becoming a seamstress, creating dresses for the city\u2019s elite to wear and boast about the woman who had crafted them. But now, I am so much more. I prop up on my elbow to search for our travel companion, or rather, our guard. Being a vampire, Sterling doesn\u2019t sleep, so he\u2019s the perfect Supe for the job of escorting Bastian to his birth parents in Avren. It\u2019s an interesting game, trying to find his pale face along the outskirts of the meadow where we sleep.<\/p>\n

When I do find him, he steps out of the shadows, his white shirt stained in blood. My stomach churns in disgust and anger\u2014at him, at us. Why didn\u2019t we let him take his fill? He\u2019s done it before. But Bastian refused to let the vampire touch me, and likewise, I couldn\u2019t unsee the bloodsucker\u2019s fangs piercing my boyfriend\u2019s neck, so he found his source elsewhere.<\/p>\n

A pallid corpse may lie for their loved ones to discover because of our selfishness. I shift to face Bastian\u2019s chest, burying my face in his cotton tunic, not wanting Sterling to know I saw him. We wake with the first light of dawn, bodies aching from lying on the ground and minds racing with what is to come when we walk into the city of our mortal enemies.<\/p>\n

For me, it\u2019s facing my mother\u2019s murderers. For Bastian, it\u2019s reuniting with his father and meeting his mother for the first time. Both equally daunting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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