Selene Valtoria has always lived in the dark.Not the gentle kind that softens the night, but the heavy, breathless dark of the vampire court. It is a world of polished lies, quiet threats and secrets that press against her skin like a warning she cannot shake. She carries a curse she does not understand, a past no one will explain and a loneliness she has learned to swallow in silence.Everything changes the moment Aiden Kaelthorn steps into her life.Aiden is a werewolf with a voice like thunder held in restraint and eyes that burn with an honesty she has never known. He should be her enemy. He should be a reminder of every rule she has spent her life obeying. Yet a single look from him feels like a breath she did not know she needed. A single touch feels like a spark she cannot forget. And every moment near him threatens the walls she has spent years building.But danger is rising.Whispers of an ancient prophecy begin to follow her steps and every sign points to Selene. Old grudges stir in the shadows. Someone wants her power. Someone wants her gone. And through all of it, Aiden stays close, even when it risks everything he has ever protected.She is the darkness he cannot resist.He is the fire she cannot walk away from.Together they are a question the night is not ready to answer.Is their forbidden connection the beginning of peace, or the spark that will destroy both their worlds?Selene has lived her entire life without trusting her heart.Now she must decide if she will follow duty, fear, destiny… or the one person who makes her feel alive for the first time.