In the heart of Victorian London, where soot clings to the sky and secrets stir in every shadowed alley, a forbidden story unfolds between a man of ink and a woman of blood.Cassian Grey is no ordinary journalist. Known for his sharp mind and his strange, haunting columns on the supernatural, he has long been drawn to the unexplained. But when his words begin to echo truths too dark for mortal lips, he finds himself entangled in the gaze of something ancient. Something that has been watching him from the velvet-dark corners of the night.Seraphine D'Amour is a vampire with centuries of silence behind her and a heart she long believed had stopped beating. Elegant, aloof, and deadly, she walks among mortals like a living secret. But Cassian’s writing stirs memories she buried long ago. Memories of love. Of betrayal. Of a life she once tried to forget.Their paths cross in a collision of fate and obsession, drawing them into a forbidden bond neither understands. But this is no simple romance. Seraphine is hunted—by rivals in her own coven and by the relentless passing of time. And Cassian, too, is in danger—not just from the monsters lurking in the city’s underbelly, but from his growing desire for a woman who could ruin him with a kiss.As Cassian uncovers lost secrets and uncovers the truth of his connection to Seraphine, he begins to question everything: his sanity, his past, and whether he is a pawn in someone else's cruel game—or a man chosen by destiny. Seraphine, bound by ancient rules and a power that punishes love with pain, must decide if she can risk breaking every law of her kind to be with him again.But Aradia, a rival vampire with her own twisted ambitions, lurks in the background. Her eyes are on Cassian, and her knives are aimed at Seraphine’s back. In a world where memory is a weapon, love is dangerous, and immortality is a curse, the question remains: how much are they willing to lose for one stolen touch in the dark?This is a story of obsession and longing, of blood on the lips and poetry in the margins.A tale where a vampire's heart can still ache, and a mortal man's soul might just remember a love older than death.Perfect for fans of slow-burn paranormal romance, elegant gothic horror, and enemies-to-lovers with centuries of tension.