"𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓈𝓃'𝓉 𝓊𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝓂𝒶𝑔𝒾𝒸... 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒾𝓉." "𝐻𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝒹𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝒶 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇... 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓃." At the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, secrets are nothing new. Witches, vampires, and werewolves live side by side, learning to control their powers and survive in a world that fears them. But some secrets are far more dangerous than others. Clarke has spent his life trying to prove himself worthy of his father, the ancient monster Malivore. Determined to uncover the truth behind Malivore's plans and free himself from his father's shadow, Clarke begins watching the students of the Salvatore School. That's when he notices her. Raven Volkov Bennett-Parker. Quiet. Observant. Brilliant. A witch whose magic is far stronger than anyone realizes. When Clarke discovers Raven's abilities, he forces her into a dangerous alliance. If she helps him gather powerful artifacts connected to Malivore and aid his plans, her secrets remain safe. If she refuses... everything she fears will be exposed. Reluctantly bound together, Clarke and Raven begin as nothing more than allies - two outsiders working toward different goals. But the more time they spend together, the more the lines begin to blur. Because Raven is hiding far more than Clarke could ever imagine. And Clarke may not be the monster she expected him to be. In a world built on destiny, power, and monsters, two people who were never meant to trust each other may discover something far more dangerous than magic. Choice. 🖤 Tropes & Vibes ✧ enemies to something more ✧ morally grey love interest ✧ "you're hiding something" / "so are you" ✧ villain x girl who understands him ✧ forced proximity ✧ powerful girl with unstable magic

Villains aren't born. They're made-by blood, by betrayal, by the people who were supposed to love them. Set during Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries, Blood Between Villains follows Malachai Parker and Tatiana Bennett Volkov-two powerful beings who were never meant to survive, let alone love. Once high school sweethearts in 1989, Kai and Tati were torn apart by magic, prison worlds, and choices that left scars neither of them truly healed from. Eighteen years later, they collide again in Whitmore-both unchanged by time, both far more dangerous than before. Kai is a villain struggling with emotions he was never meant to feel. Tati is a tribird who stopped waiting for anyone to save her. As Kai descends deeper into the role of the season's most feared antagonist, Tati finds herself caught between the man he was, the monster he's becoming, and the blood bond that refuses to break. Love and violence blur. Loyalty becomes lethal. And in a world that demands heroes, they choose each other instead. This is a story about: • villains who fall in love anyway • power, blood, and moral collapse • obsession over redemption • loving someone the world says you shouldn't Because sometimes the most dangerous love stories aren't between good and evil... they're between two villains who refuse to let go.

❝ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ... ...ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ᴀᴍ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ? ❞

In 1989 Portland, Tatiana Bennett Volkov is the reckless werewitch every parent warns their kids about - beautiful, dangerous, and cursed. Across the street lives Malachai(Kai) Parker, her best friend's twin brother - brilliant, emotionless, and always one step away from chaos. They've hated each other since childhood, but when senior year hits something changes in the atmosphere. Hate turns into obsession. Obsession turns into something neither of them can control. Because loving a monster always has a price.