Sanctified

Her blood. His sacrament.When Rosalind Hale arrives at the ruined chapel of Sainte Nocturne, she is cold, desperate, and running from a past soaked in scandal. The priest who answers the door - Father Nikolai - is silent, severe, and far too beautiful. He offers shelter without judgment. A bed. A place to disappear.But not everything inside this chapel is holy.Father Nikolai never eats. Never drinks. He walks without sound. And when Rosalind begins to feel the bruising weight of his gaze, her body begins to betray her. She aches for penance. Hungers for forgiveness. And she's willing to bleed for it.As tension rises and desire curdles into need, Rosalind must confront the truth: sanctuary may have a price... and sin can taste like salvation.A gothic vampire erotica novella by Ravyn T. Blackwood.Warning: Contains religious imagery, minor blood kink, power imbalance, and unholy heat. For sinners only.