From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

reason, the gods hadn’t taken anyy of that into consideration when theyy
initiated the Blessing.
Scanning the paragraphs, one word stood out, causing myy stomach to
dip. Fangs. Although I knew what it would sayy, I read the sentences
anyywayy.
Between year 19 and 21, those of blooded Atlantian descent leave the
vulnerable state of immaturity, wherein the ill-spirits in their blood
become active. Noted during this period is a disturbing increase in
strength, and the ability to recover from most mortal wounds as they
continue to mature. It is also to be noted that before the War of Two Kings
and the extinction of the wolven, a bonding ritual was performed between
an Atlantian of a certain class and a wolven. Not much is known is about
this bond, but it is believed that the wolven in question was duty-bound to
protect the Atlantian.
For a true Atlantian, two upper canines will form fangs, becoming
elongated and sharpened, but they will not be overly noticeable to the
untrained eye.
I thought of the two puncture wounds on Malessa’s neck. An
Atlantian’s fangs mayy not be as overgrown and noticeable as a Craven’s,
but the Duke could order the mouths of everyyone in the castle to be
checked.
Admittedlyy, that would be invasive.
I kept reading.
Upon the appearance of fangs, the next phase of their maturity
begins, wherein they begin to thirst. As long as their unnatural demands
are met, their aging slows dramatically. It is believed that a year to
mortals is equivalent to three decades to an Atlantian. The oldest known
Atlantian was Cillian Da’Lahon, who saw 2,702 calendar years before his
death.
Meaning that an Atlantian could appear to be in their twenties, but in
realityy, theyy would be over a hundred yyears old, possiblyy even closer to
two hundred or more. But theyy still aged, unlike the Ascended, those
Blessed byy the gods, who stopped at whatever age theyy were when theyy
received the Blessing. Onlyy the oldest of the Ascended appeared older than
someone in their thirties, and theyy could live for an eternityy.
However, both the Atlantians and Ascended still lived an
unfathomable amount of time, the closest thing to immortalityy—to the