"Who are we? Well for starters, this is my prince, my heart, the love of my undead life." "And this is Kai, my guard." ** Despite their lethal bites, inhuman dominance, and calculating actions, vampires have served humans for years. They haven't been overthrown, but subjected to act like pets for royal uses. That's why the Dions, the highly noble family of the largest kingdom has prospered with their armies. Because, let's be logical, fifty blood thirsty vampires against a hundred humans with only a useless sword, it's obvious who takes the victory. But the Dions aren't like the other royal families in...many ways. And it all leads to the King and Queen's son, Iris, and his personal body guard, Kai, who have this..thing but they don't know about this..thing, nor do outsiders recall this..thing. Thing as in sexual tension.

For seventeen year old Newt, the number ten is everything. Ten steps. Ten times you must snap your fingers. Ten nods of your head. Ten. When he's put in a mental institution for his extreme OCD, depression and anxiety, he meets some unlikely friends. And possibly the boy he's been looking for his whole life. But can he trust him? (also on AO3 under ava_kay) WARNING: content may be TRIGGERING for some (deals with various mental illnesses) most characters from The Maze Runner by James Dashner, I do not own them. p.s.- if newt says anything that seems ignorant towards mental illnesses, please know I'm trying to portray a teenager who doesn't understand yet, and that he eventually will understand!