Xavier Alfaro, heir to a throne he’s never held, and viewed as tainted by his own people, is a hybrid marked for death. As the son of the vampire lord and a mortal mother, his survival is dependent on the fulfillment of a terrible pact made between his parents and their bloodthirsty subjects—a pact that demands his life.
But Xavier has other plans in mind.
To escape execution, he embarks on a dangerous journey across the other regions of TOW in search of the legendary Red Bloodstone—a powerful relic rumored to grant its wielder dominion over time itself, provided he can obtain it in time before he's hunted down and captured by enemies.
With it, Xavier intends to seize his birthright and defy those who seek his demise, but his path is fraught with hunters—from his own kingdom and beyond who are determined to see him dead—together with immense danger from the uncharted territories he ventures into which are filled with hostile rulers and even harsher landscapes—all eager to crush anyone who dares to trespass.
Soon, Xavier realizes, the road ahead cannot be conquered without allies to secure his survival. But can he trust them? The concept is very foreign to Xavier, because in his world as he knows it, every helping hand could also be wielding a weapon.
The closer he gets to his goal, the more his quest threatens to shatter the fragile peace between humans and creatures alike, leaving the balance of power hanging by a thread.
Knowing this, will Xavier’s pursuit of freedom end in triumph—or will it unleash an ancient doom upon the world, plunging everyone into eternal chaos as foretold in ancient prophecy?
