The Longhorn’s Sword

Elaine Longhorn has lived by one rule: vanish. After years of hiding in plain sight, the stolen sword and a whistled tracking spell turn her anonymity into a death sentence. When a desperate phone call from Bel reveals Elaine’s oldest friend is hunted and the covens have put bounties on her head, she’s forced to choose between running forever and returning to the woman who once taught her how to survive.

Nana’s library is sanctuary and prison both—she saved Elaine once and broke the covens’ hold by doing it. To seek her is to risk tearing treaties and reigniting ancient feuds, but Nana’s amulet may be the only thing that can steady Elaine’s shattered reserves. With a Hunter on the doorstep and a cunning young predator manipulating the chase, Elaine must decide how much she’ll sacrifice for safety.

Every choice has a price. Will she accept help from the one person who knows her past, or will coming home mean trading her freedom for a fragile protection that might crumble under coven wrath? The answer waits behind the library doors.