Blood Brute: Strain of Four a Queer Dark Fantasy of Vampires & Blood Magic

The world is dying. The dead rise. And Rise is running out of time.Trapped in the grasp of the Warwolves and severed from the safety of Owl Court, Rise must confront the ghosts of his past—and the darkness growing inside him. His powers are gone. His coven is scattered. And the only light left in his world is Cypriot, the human who still believes he’s worth saving.In this slow-burn mlm fantasy, blood runs deep—but love runs deeper.Imprisoned and powerless, Rise is no longer sure if he’s the hero of this story—or its final monster.The Warwolves want control. The undead hunger at the gates. And within Rise simmers a volatile mix of guilt, grief, and longing that threatens to consume him from the inside out. As secrets unravel and loyalties crumble, even love becomes a risk. Can Rise protect the ones he loves without becoming the very thing they fear? Or will the price of salvation be more than he’s willing to bleed?They broke his body. They bent his soul. But they forgot: you can’t kill what’s already undead.