DaphneMonore
Viviane "Vivi" Selene Smith lives two lives-and excels at both. By day, she's the fiercely independent founder of Viviane's Atelier, crafting breathtaking, conflict-free jewelry for elite clients. Armed with a sharp eye for beauty, a mind for science, and a quiet wit, she's built a life defined by control, creativity, and survival. By night, she hunts monsters. A trained vampire slayer with a crossbow in one hand and knowledge in the other, Vivi has spent years tracking the undead-driven by the brutal, unsolved murder of her mother. She's carved out a reputation: precise, relentless, and deadly. Zachary Laurent. Older. Colder. Far more dangerous. A historian cursed by a slow, creeping blood plague, Zach has spent decades outrunning death-despite being immortal. He's running out of time, out of options, and out of reasons to hope. Until Viviane. She's everything he should avoid: A hunter. An enemy. A woman who would destroy him without hesitation. And yet... She might be the only one who can save him.As tensions rise between the supernatural underworld and those sworn to destroy it, secrets unravel:
A powerful vampire kingpin with ties to both families
A curse that defies magic, science, and time
A past soaked in blood that refuses to stay buried
And at the center of it all- a slayer who was never meant to love a monster and a monster who may already be falling for her. Enemies. Allies. Hunters. Prey. In a world where love could be salvation-or a death sentence- Viviane must decide: Is she willing to break everything she believes in...for someone she was born to kill?