Angelina Cullen never wanted to become a vampire-never even believed they existed-until the day her blood answered Demetri Volturi's call. The awakening was agony. When she opened her eyes to the unbearable thirst for blood, she thought her life was over. She vowed never to harm a human, but survival demanded it. Each time she gave in, guilt hollowed her soul, until death began to seem like the only escape. Salvation came unexpectedly in Alaska, when she and her brother, Jace, crossed paths with the Denali coven. They showed her another way-a life free of human blood. It wasn't easy; animal blood was still a burden, but it was one she could bear as long as no innocent lives were lost. For the first time since her turning, hope glimmered again. She wanted to share this peace with Allen Hayes, a vampire who was tangled in Demetri Volturi's dark web. Through patience and persuasion, she helped him see there was another path. Slowly, he began to follow it, although it is not with her coven. Yet recovery rarely runs smooth. One mistake, one moment of weakness, sent Angelina spiraling back into despair. Refusing to lose her, Jace made a desperate choice-he called Allen, entrusting him with her fragile life. That single act changed everything. Now living among the Cullens, Angelina has lived quietly for years, from the frozen serenity of Alaska to the rain-soaked forests of Forks, Washington. And it's there, in the most unlikely of places, that a human girl enters her life and changes the Cullen.