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"In which a single mother falls in love with a vampire haunted by his past."
In the quiet town of The Mystic Falls, secrets are buried deeper than graves - and Adelaide has spent her entire life becoming one of them. Abused and haunted by the death of her adopted mother and blamed for it by the man who was supposed to protect her, Adelaide survives behind silence after a traumatic incident leaves her selectively mute. At the age of 17 , she's already carrying the weight of a lifetime of scars... and raising a two-year-old daughter completely on her own.
Forced to move to Mystic Falls when her adopted father fears the neighbors are beginning to suspect the truth behind closed doors, Adelaide hopes for nothing more than survival. She hides her bruises behind long sleeves, her fear behind careful smiles, and her loneliness behind the small circle of friends she unexpectedly finds in town. Falling in love was never part of the plan - not after everything she's endured. But that changes when a mysterious new boy arrives in Mystic Falls.
As an unspoken connection grows between them, Adelaide is pulled into a world of vampires, danger, and deadly secrets.
Stefan X OC