Sunlit Ambitions

Sunlight used to be a joke to Misha Cross. Now it’s the one thing she can’t buy, bite, or bully her way into. Stuck in that pale, perfect body since the night she was turned, she figures if she can’t have the sun, maybe she can sell it instead. So she slaps her name on a skincare line and promises forever-young skin to anyone willing to pay. The money rolls in, the daylight stays out of reach, and she still needs bodies—willing ones—to grow the family. Amirah Adara runs errands and warms the bed. One afternoon she drives out to fetch a lotion-obsessed brunette named Kelly, but the hunger hits hard and the ride ends messy. When she walks back into Misha’s office, blood on her lip and guilt nowhere in sight, Misha feels the old anger spark, then something hotter take its place. Turns out watching her girl give in to the craving is almost as satisfying as daylight itself. They’ll find another fresh face tomorrow. Tonight the two of them have a different kind of hunger to feed.