After the death of her father, Elizabeth and her brother manage to work out a way of living without him, of getting by the best they can. All she wants is to find her old self again, to be the girl she once was. But there is no going back... especially since fate has it's twisted, bloodthirsty hands wrapped around her future.
Her mortal world collides with the dark and mysterious provinces of Domos Inmortuorum (Realm of the Undead); where there is a violent war brewing between the races of the Vantiquador and the Xotracul. As rulers of the Vampiric Kingdom, the Vantiquador's are a race of nobility and pride, leaders of a realm challenged by the merciless Xotracul, a race of Vampires who gain their power from Dark Magic, bound to a life of servitude.
Elizabeth finds herself in the midst of a war, caught within the trance of two brothers, ruling as the elite. She finds herself torn apart by the hands of love, lust, evil and power. But as she finds out, neither race is anything like the humanity she knew and the choices she make lead her to a destiny she could never have imagined. Will she manage to hold onto the normality of her human life or fall victim to the relentless passion of two brothers and the secrets of their race?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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