Salem Ysabel swore she would never be like her father. At eighteen, she promised to shoulder every ounce of responsibility to her family before finally pursuing the life she wanted for herself. And when the right time comes, she swore she would throw everything behind and never look back. For almost a decade, she built a life untouched by the past. A safe one. One she swore she'd never abandon. But fate had other plans, pulling her back to the very place she worked so hard to escape. Salem found herself face-to-face with Nikolas-the one who reminded her why she was running away in the first place. *** Firstborn Series #1