Clara agrees to marry Damian, the terrifying ruler of the night, only to secure funding for critical medical surgery. Although Damian's ancient blood curse demands a living bride's soul to heal him, genuine affection makes him refuse the dark sacrifice. Disaster strikes when a scheming noblewoman deceives Clara into completing the lethal blood pact, casting her into a deathlike coma before she vanishes into hiding.
Five years later, Clara lives under a false name with no memory of her past, raising a quiet daughter whose veins carry forbidden royal blood. When Damian's search brings his suffocating aura into her quiet sanctuary, the child's hidden vampire lineage awakens. Clara must shield her daughter from court assassins while piecing together the royal vows she cannot remember.
