Blood Will Tell

A group of women use druidic magic to take on the traits of animals: panther fangs, bear claws, and fish gills. One of these women has committed the ultimate crime: allowing herself to be seduced by the consort.By laying with the consort of her group's Dominant, Cachia has committed the cardinal sin. Worse, she's become pregnant from their liaisons, despite strict rules against women like her bearing children. For this crime, she is banished and sent downriver to die. As Cachia fights to survive the night, she comes to terms with what her pregnancy means, and its impact on what she saw as her place in the world.A feral, emotionally charged fantasy of exile, survival, and self-reckoning, this story explores what happens when a rigid order is broken by desire and consequence. As Cachia claws her way through darkness and river-wild, she must confront the lies she was taught about her body, her worth, and the right of her child to endure. Raw, intimate, and unapologetic, this tale will grip readers drawn to primal magic, transgressive choices, and women who refuse to disappear quietly.