In the shadowed heart of 17th-century France, where superstition bleeds into reality, Elara Vane's silver eyes mark her as an outcast. Orphaned and apprenticed to a village apothecary, she clings to a fragile normalcy.
But when ancient seals shatter, unleashing horrors born of the Seven Deadly Sins, Elara inherits a terrifying legacy from her grandmother: she is the last Keeper.
A cryptic journal reveals the truth - the night-stalkers terrorizing the countryside are cursed nobles, monstrous embodiments of Pride, Greed, Lust, and more.
Only Elara, bound by her bloodline, can seal them away again. But the key lies in their Icons: shattered relics tied to their human downfall.
Driven by duty and hunted by beasts who recognize her lineage, Elara embarks on a perilous quest across a plague-ravaged Europe. With Gabriel, a cynical ex-soldier scarred by his encounter with Wrath, she navigates decaying châteaus, toxic swamps, and forgotten crypts.
She must outwit a dragon hoarding gold, resist a siren's deadly allure, and face the bloated horror of Gluttony. Each Icon claimed reveals a fragment of the beasts' tragic past-and a chilling connection to her blood.
As the final confrontation looms at the sacred ruins where the curse began, Elara discovers the Keeper's terrible price. Victory demands more than courage; it requires an eternal sacrifice.
Can she pay the cost to bind the Sins and save a world that fears her, even if it means becoming a silent guardian, forever watching from the twilight realm?
A haunting tale of cursed blood, monstrous sins, and the eternal vigil of the silver-eyed girl.
In the dark, there are no saviors. Only predators... and the bargains we make with them.
Elara Vance is dying. Her rare blood is both a curse and a death sentence, and when it begins to claim her younger sister, she is left with one desperate choice. Her only hope lies in a whispered legend: a mysterious, reclusive patron of the night who can grant miracles for a price.
The price is her freedom.
Kaelen Valerius is ancient, powerful, and weary of eternity. When a mortal woman invokes his ancient pact, he expects another fleeting distraction. But Elara is different. Her very presence is a spark in his endless night, and her blood sings a siren's call that threatens to shatter his icy control. He offers her a year of servitude in his gothic estate in exchange for the medicine that can save her sister's life.
Trapped in a world of shifting alliances and ancient feuds, Elara finds herself drawn to the enigmatic vampire lord. Every guarded glance is a battle, every accidental touch a spark that could ignite a dangerous passion. But as a deadly conspiracy rises from the shadows, threatening to burn their dark world to the ground, the line between prisoner and obsession begins to blur.
In a game of blood and power, can a love born of desperation survive the coming dawn? Or will the secrets of the eternal night consume them both?
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