
by Karina Osbourne
In a world where Vampire Houses rule over humans, blood is the price of safety, and loyalty is bought with fear—the rules have remained unchanged for centuries. Until the heir to one of the most powerful Houses dares to break them. Liara is a girl from the destitute Rookery, her fate decided long before she was born. She was meant to be a sacrifice—another drop in a system where humans exist only to sustain the immortal. But everything changes when Kael, heir to House Aster, chooses her. Instead of death, Liara is given a place within the House, a new name, and a protection most can only dream of. Kael grants her everything—status, safety, a future where she no longer has to fear. Yet such a future always comes with a price. Rian, a man who belongs to no House, offers her neither power nor protection, but something this world has never known: a choice. Then he vanishes, leaving behind a dangerous seed of doubt. The deeper Liara descends into the world of vampire dominion, the clearer it becomes—her presence is shifting the game. Where absolute power once stood, cracks begin to form. Where control once reigned, desires begin to stir. And soon, it becomes undeniable: the Houses will stop at nothing to claim her... or destroy her. Because in a world built on blood, the most dangerous thing is not power. It is the one who cannot be controlled.
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