On her 20th birthday, orphan Elara is hunted by demons into a derelict church—her rare "pure blood" capable of granting vampires eternal life. Trapped, her spilled blood accidentally awakens Julian, the first vampire progenitor who has slumbered for 300 years. To survive, Elara signs a dark pact: her blood in exchange for his protection, becoming his contracted bride.
She assumes it is a cold transaction, unaware that Julian's bloodline carries a millennium-old curse: on blood moon nights, progenitors lose all sanity and tear their lovers to pieces. Yet, Elara is his only antidote, the one person he refuses to harm.
Evolving from a disdained "blood bag" to a fierce lover willing to risk it all, Elara shatters the death curse and crushes the Elder Council. Rewriting a thousand-year destiny with love and blood, the once-hopeless orphan forces the ancient pureblood nobles to kneel at her feet, hailing the rise of their new Night Queen.
