Silas, heir to the Perry dynasty, was born with a vampire curse—doomed to die before thirty unless saved by a Silver-Blood woman. With fifteen days left, he was ambushed and saved by Lena on her wedding day. Discovering she was the Silver-Blood, he forced her to divorce her husband Owen and marry him.
At first he saw her only as a tool, but fell in love. To save Lena, he bled himself nightly for nine days to make an elixir. Sophia poisoned it. Lena "died." Silas's hair turned white overnight.
But Lena was alive—hidden by Owen, paralyzed, and having given birth to Silas's son, Jude.
Six years later, Silas offered 81 spirit toads to summon Lena's spirit. Lena also needed 81 toads to heal. Jude stole them all to save his mother, ruining the ritual. Enraged, Silas "shot" Jude.
Lena came to kill Silas, found Jude alive, and tried to leave. Silas threatened Owen's family and Jude. She stayed. In the end, Silas traded his life for hers—she lived, he died.
