Selene Vale disappears to Moonshore because she wants one thing the vampire world cannot seem to offer: a normal life. Her sister has accepted a royal mate, their hidden bloodline has been exposed, and the violent Pale Covenant is still circling anyone connected to their family. Selene wants distance from all of it, especially from Soren, the towering vampire warrior she left behind after one unforgettable night. Then morning sickness turns hiding into something far more complicated. Soren has problems of his own. Duty ties him to a political betrothal capable of preserving a fragile peace among powerful vampire factions. His family expects obedience, his enemies are watching for weakness, and his vampire instincts refuse to respond to the woman he is supposed to marry. They respond to Selene. When circumstances bring her back into the orbit of the Nocturne Circle, old desire collides with new secrets. Selene is determined not to become a bargaining piece in another immortal family's strategy. Soren is torn between the alliance he was raised to honor and the woman whose absence has made every obligation feel increasingly hollow. Meanwhile, the Pale Covenant continues exploiting divisions among the vampires, making private choices dangerous on a political scale. Selene ran because she refused to let anyone decide her future for her. Now the future has become impossible to hide. To protect what matters most, she and Soren must confront the difference between duty and destiny before rival factions turn their bond into a weapon. In a world built on bloodlines, the most dangerous secret may be the heir neither side planned for.
Selene Vale disappears to Moonshore because she wants one thing the vampire world cannot seem to offer: a normal life. Her sister has accepted a royal mate, their hidden bloodline has been exposed, and the violent Pale Covenant is still circling anyone connected to their family. Selene wants dist...