She was nothing. Until he claimed her.Mira Duskwood is a forgotten girl in a cruel world—poor, unwanted, and barely surviving in the shadows of a city that doesn’t care if she lives or dies. But everything changes the night a stranger with crimson eyes saves her from a nightmare… and drags her into one even darker.Cassian Virell is ancient, powerful, and untouchable. Feared by all, worshiped by many, the Vampire Lord has ruled his world without weakness—until the scent of Mira’s blood awakens something he thought lost forever: a mate bond.Now, Mira is hunted. Not just by those who hate her for being human—but by jealous vampires who will do anything to take Cassian from her.Accepting him means becoming something more than human. Denying him could destroy them both.In a world of blood and shadows, love may be the deadliest bond of all.