Winter's Kiss

Winter's Kiss Southern Blue Blood, Volume 2 Serenity Snow Published by Serenity Snow, 2023. This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental. WINTER'S KISS First edition. May 1, 2023. Copyright © 2023 Serenity Snow. Written by Serenity Snow. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Epilogue Sign up for Serenity Snow's Mailing List Further Reading: Fall Awakening Also By Serenity Snow About the Author Prologue Ryan Baptist-Knight couldn’t say this was a moment she had dreamed of or even had been looking forward to. However, it was here. The night was so perfect or would be if Amelia was here. Amelia was her girlfriend, the woman that was slowly stealing her heart and Ryan wanted nothing more than to make a life with her. However, she had to keep this a secret for now because she had no idea what, if anything, Amelia knew about their world. The society of vampires in the South was a subculture that existed side-by-side with the human world. It mingled with the world of witches and shifter to create an entire world outside of the human one. Ryan smoothed her hands over her pants. She had chosen navy slacks and a white shirt with a red Chapter One Two Days Later. “Ryan are you sure this is a good idea?” Jaxon Rider asked. “I know Mihai is pushing you to take your father’s place, but it’s not necessary. However, we are eager to have you join the Council.” Ryan held the brown gaze of the man seated across from her in his office. The meeting hall had been updated from the old pre-Civil War building to what it was today. A three-story building with the same old wood floors in some rooms and no windows safe in a single office. The basement and the attic had also been updated, turning them into useful spaces, the basement leading to an underground tunnel that led to a secondary location with no windows allowing a vampire the ease of avoiding the sun in daylight. “Mihai suggested that