In the heart of a forgotten forest, under the looming shadow of Vaelmont Castle, lies the past buried behind castle walls, something feared, cold, and unknown. Arielle Ashwyn, a 24-year-old orphan with a hidden gift for healing, has spent her life in the shadows, loved in secret, betrayed in silence. But nothing could have prepared her for Lucien Vaelmont, the reclusive heir of a royal vampire bloodline, cursed, not fully vampire... nor fully human, long whispered about in legends. As truths unravel about their pasts, desire begins to bloom between fear and fate. But the closer she gets, the more dangerous it becomes. In a world where trust is lethal and love comes with a cost, Arielle must decide: Is one bite worth eternal life? Or will it be the end of everything? Two destinies. Endless possibilities. One choice.