Left to die in the deadly Sanctsilver mines, half-vampire Ava survives because Old Joe raises her in a forgotten settlement. When its future depends on an impossible fortune, she enters the powerful Lucano household and claims a place in its brutal inheritance battle. The family's cherished adoptive daughter Isabella, along with ruthless brothers Mark and Vincent, launches one deadly plot after another, certain Ava will fall. But Ava possesses an ancient silver-blood gift that turns every weapon against her enemies. From academy humiliation and a dangerous werewolf trap to kidnapping, betrayal, and a ritual designed to drain her life, Ava fights to expose the rot within her own bloodline. As the Pureblood Council moves to seize the Lucano fortune, she must defeat her rivals and decide whether power is worth more than the home she promised to save.
