WARNING: This work contains mature subjects. | SUMMARY: SETH LEANED INTO HIS DEFENSIVE STANCE, PREPARING TO DEFEND ME -- even at the expense of his own life. . . . | When seventeen-year-old Benjamin Brandon escapes the clutches of his scotch-drunken, abusive father, he finds himself in the unexpected refuge of the Cullens. But when he discovers his life is in danger as well as the impossible truth - they are vampires - Ben finds himself thrust into the protection of a formidable werewolf pack while the Cullens embark to unveil the immortal threat. In the heart of the maelstrom, Ben encounters the buoyant and compassionate Seth Clearwater, igniting an inexplicable connection that transcends the ordinary. In the backdrop of approaching danger, Ben's wounds find solace in Seth as their seeds of friendship grow into something more. Yet, shadowed by foreboding premonitions, Ben's anticipated nightmare unfolds - the vampire that thirsts for his blood emerges - and with fear bursting into every livewire, time becomes an elusive factor standing between prevention and the inevitable. Highest Rankings Overall: Jacob - #51 / Gayfanfic - #25 / Esmee - #1 / Emmett - #89 / Seth Clearwater - #1