I thought immortality was a gift. I was wrong. It is a curse. I was just a girl in the Ming Dynasty until Sheng—a beautiful, terrifying vampire—sank his fangs into my neck. He didn't just take my blood. He took my mortality. Now, I am frozen in time. I watch every friend and lover age and turn to dust, leaving me trapped in a suffocating, endless loneliness. The bloodlust claws at my throat every single night, turning me into a monster I barely recognize. And the worst part? The man who did this to me refuses to let me go. He says we are bound by blood. He says we belong together. But how can I trust his twisted idea of love when he is the reason I am trapped in this eternal nightmare? I am cursed to live forever. But can I survive the agony of loving him? A dark, intoxicating gothic romance where eternity is a prison, and love is the ultimate torture.

Three years ago, he stared at me with no warmth and slid a prenup across the table. I signed it. For three years, I played the meek, compliant wife he expected. Then I vanished. Now I’ve returned. My fingertips drag slowly down his firm chest as I lean in to whisper in his ear. A wicked smile plays on my lips. “Tell me… how should I deal with you?” I am no longer his docile little wife. He thought he could cast me aside easily. But from this moment on... I will be the one running this twisted game.