In a world dominated by werewolves and vampires, the few remaining humans are trying to survive. Danger lurks in every shadow. An ancient book with a secret code is the key to absolute power. But who will be able to decipher it? And at what costs? will redemption lead to forgiveness? Will love be enduring?

**New chapters weekly! Professionally edited** Running from a past she can't forget, Samantha thought she had found herself a little peace and quiet, serving cheap booze to drunk tourists in a bar deep in the Carolina mountains. Late nights spent curled up with a borrowed dog in a borrowed trailer weren't thrilling, but Samantha was grateful for the respite - even if it meant spending most nights with only her vibrator to keep her warm. And then he showed up. A tall, hot, sasquatch of a man with too many questions and too intense a stare. After years spent trying to forget the things he's seen, Jack just wanted to quietly return home for a few days before taking his injured body somewhere warm and sunny for good. But there's someone sleeping half-naked in his bed ... and he doesn't believe her story. He's bound and determined to find out her secrets, and just might know how to make her talk. She's bound and determined to leave before he does, but something about him keeps making her thighs clench ...