She swore to protect them. They betrayed her instead. Seraphina, the First Vampire, has spent millennia buried in rage, watching the mortal bloodline she guarded crumble into corruption. Now she's unleashing her wrath. But when a ruthless ancient rival rises to enslave their kind, she must wage a dark, bloody war for free will—right as a legendary hunter protocol awakens. Enemies on all sides. Trust in no one. The First Vampire doesn't just want revenge. She wants freedom. And she'll burn both worlds to get it.