❝If I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes too❞
Nathan Gilbert returns to Mystic Falls haunted by loss and drawn into its supernatural chaos. Unexpectedly, he forms a slow-burning, emotionally complex connection with Damon Salvatore-his sister Elena's ex and the last person he expected to trust. What starts as wary alliance turns into shared vulnerability, stolen glances, and an undeniable pull between them. As their bond deepens, friends begin to notice, danger creeps closer, and Nathan's feelings for Damon grow impossible to ignore. But when a vampire attack puts Nathan in mortal danger and Elena is kidnapped, Damon's carefully guarded walls shatter-and so does the line between protection and love.