Goodbye, Catherine

Eanna Catherine Baviera never asked to be cursed. Born on July 15, 1580 in Cebu, Philippines. She was the product of violence, a native Filipina raped by a Spanish soldier during the height of Spain's brutal conquest. Her mother took her own life soon after childbirth, leaving behind a single, bloodstained letter with her daughter's name and birthdate.

Tossed between relatives who treated her like a stain on their honor, Catherine ran. And for a moment, she found light, Calvia, a Spanish girl who gave her warmth, laughter, and a reason to stay alive. But that light was short-lived. Calvia's shocking suicide triggered something ancient and monstrous: a curse that made Catherine immortal... and something else.

Now branded a murderer, hunted like an animal, and tortured for crimes she didn't commit, Catherine has survived empires, wars, and betrayals. The girl they once called cursed is now a myth whispered in fear, a shadow that never dies.

Centuries later, when death comes for her once again, George appears, a vampire with haunted eyes and a past buried in blood. He doesn't speak much, but when he does, the truth cuts deep. In his arms, Catherine finds a strange sense of stillness, as if he, too, has been running from a curse he never chose.

Then there's Killian, George's older brother. Sharp-tongued, infuriating, and terrifyingly brilliant. His presence is a blade in the dark, dangerous and dazzling. Unlike George, Killian doesn't hide what he is. He wears his centuries of pain like armor, and he sees right through Catherine's defenses.

Together, the three form an uneasy alliance bound by blood, vengeance, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. But as they dig into the past, a horrifying pattern begins to reveal itself... one that connects Calvia's death, Catherine's curse, and a history that never ended.

When the curse begins to stir inside her, Catherine faces a terrifying truth:

She was never just cursed, she was created.

And she wasn't the only one.