Previously on Bayou Blood: The Awakening
Decisions are made. Lines are crossed. And the hunt finally begins.
Derek and Olivia arrive at Dr. Marsh’s Baton Rouge cottage expecting answers. Instead, they find silence. No lights. No movement. No sign of a struggle—yet everything feels wrong. The air is still. A mug of coffee sits half-finished on the counter. Papers lie scattered on the floor as though someone searched the room with purpose.
And then they find the letter.
A folded message, written in elegant handwriting that doesn’t belong in Marsh’s orderly home, waits on the table. One name at the bottom freezes them both: Monica Scales. The hive hasn’t just taken Marsh. They’re taunting Derek. Daring him to follow. Even giving him an address.
Everdale, Louisiana.
A quiet community now holding a secret that could ignite the full moon.
With the threat closing in, Derek and Olivia make their move. They gather silver rounds, Compound 47 grenades, and every tool that might give them a chance. Planning shifts into ritual—routes drawn, weapons checked, backup abandoned. There are no reinforcements coming. No police. No cavalry.
Just two people preparing to enter a town they may not return from.
Because Everdale isn’t a rescue mission.
It’s an invitation to war.
And the full moon is only hours away.
Read the full chapter on Substack and continue the journey into Bayou Blood: The Awakening. The hunt is no longer coming — it’s already here.
