Brittany has always known how to command a room without trying. With long red hair, sharp green eyes, and a presence that turns heads, she moves through life untouched, unknowable—even to herself. She never lingers, never lets anyone close, and never explains the pull people feel toward her. Some things are safer left unexamined. Matt has spent centuries mastering control. When he sees Brittany at a crowded house party, something inside him fractures. He knows what she is the moment their eyes meet—knows the danger, the prophecy, and the cost. Yet instead of claiming her, he does the one thing that has kept him alive all these years: he walks away. But fate is not so easily denied. When Brittany notices the long-abandoned mansion across from her home suddenly come alive with strangers and shadows, she realizes she is being watched—and not by just anyone. Matt is closer now, drawn to her in ways he refuses to explain, protecting her without touching, wanting her without taking. As secrets unravel and ancient forces stir, Brittany is pulled toward a truth written in blood, sacrifice, and love that defies eternity. Some bonds are forbidden. Some destinies demand everything. And some love stories begin long before the first bite.