After losing his parents, Theo has spent ten years trapped inside the powerful Hawthorne family, controlled by his uncle Victor and bullied by his cousin Mason—all while playing the role of the obedient “good boy.” But at Mason’s engagement party, Theo shocks everyone by destroying a family portrait and boldly propositioning Lucien, a dangerously powerful vampire.
What begins as a reckless one-night stand becomes Theo’s first real taste of freedom. Unlike his family, Lucien stops when Theo says stop, waits when Theo says wait, and gives him the power to fight back on his own terms. As Theo turns from secret rebellion to open defiance, buried family secrets begin to surface—and his relationship with Lucien becomes far more than a convenient alliance.
Just when Theo finally chooses his own future, an ancient vampire enemy arrives, threatening the one thing Lucien has never had before: someone he is truly afraid to lose.
