*STAND-ALONE NOVEL* "And then I realized, we all have those moments when we feel like an outcast, like we don't belong among all these people. As if, we're extraordinary. However, unconsciously, this humanity is what we fight for, we decide upon, we're proud of." Finally, after much of a bumpy ride, Sean and Leila accepted each other as mates. Now, Sean's flaws were Leila's and Leila's flaws were Sean's. Both content and satisfied with what fate had served them with. Nothing in the world could ever come between Sean Ryan Strigoi and his beautiful, human mate, Leila Clark Martin. However, fate doesn't always play the game fair and square. For new yet old frenemies arise. There is nothing as 'Happily Ever After'. If there was, the graves wouldn't seem so haunting and desperate. What will happen when the unbeatable Vampire King, Sean Ryan Strigoi, has to face an old, amicable ally now as an unseen enemy who aims to destroy Sean not barely mentally but even emotionally? How will Sean save Leila from slipping through his hands when this serpent manipulates her enough for her to prefer him over Sean? But what matters is, if you remember to hold each other's hand more firmly than ever. Always You before Me. "Embrace the gloomy nights, for our souls only glow in the dark." ..... Highest Rankings : #1 in #Deceive #32 in #Throne