Awakening

This one inherits the veil.

For centuries, the women of one bloodline have walked the thin ground between the living and the dead-quietly, carefully, and always at a cost. They are not the witches of storybooks or bonfires. They do not seek power. Power finds them, settles into their bones, and waits.

Bound by an ancient Codex, governed by rules written in blood and prayer, the women of this lineage practice a craft older than names-one that lives in kitchens and bedrooms, nurseries and thres...