The Veil of Embrace

Book Two of the Ashwood Chronicles by Samantha VanGundy

The Watcher is not gone. The veil still listens.

Rhea thought the battle was over-that Ashwood might finally be free. But when Daniel's broken voice begins reaching across the veil, she realizes he never left. Trapped in the shadows, he is fighting to return, even as the Watcher twists his image and hungers for her soul.

With Marley's terrifying visions growing sharper, Silas experimenting with dangerous rites, and Lucien's devotion fraying under the weight of secrets, Ashwood becomes a battleground between love and despair. Every vow is tested. Every bond strained. And the veil itself begins to bleed.

To save Daniel-and her town-Rhea must face the truth: the veil feeds on every choice, every heartbeat, every sacrifice. If she reaches for him, she risks losing herself. If she lets go, he is lost forever.

The veil is listening. And it has already decided the cost.