BLOODBOUNDAthena Ludent has spent her entire life believing she is an ordinary girl with an ordinary past. Orphaned at eight and raised by her aunt in Rome, she has learned to live with the questions surrounding her parents' deaths. She never imagined that the answers would lead her into a world where monsters wear human faces, ancient families rule from the shadows, and blood determines the fate of kingdoms.Everything changes when Devon Alexander II arrives at Blackthorn High.Cold, dangerously handsome, and impossible to understand, Devon seems to know things about Athena that even she doesn't know about herself. His presence awakens strange feelings, unsettling dreams, and secrets that someone has spent years trying to bury.But Devon is no ordinary student. He is the heir to the vampire throne, raised among immortal enemies and bound by a duty that could destroy everything he has ever known.Athena carries a bloodline the vampire king wants erased. Her existence threatens the throne, an ancient prophecy, and the future of an entire supernatural kingdom.Devon has been given a mission: find the true successor.But what happens when the person he is supposed to protect is also the person he may be ordered to kill?As danger closes in, forbidden feelings begin to grow between two people who should never have met. Enemies become reluctant allies, secrets turn into betrayals, and the truth about Athena's parents threatens to shatter everything she believes.In a world ruled by blood, power, and ancient laws, love may be the most dangerous weakness of all.She was born to claim the throne. He was raised to protect it. And one of them may have to die for the truth to survive.Some bloodlines cannot be destroyed. Some prophecies cannot be escaped. And some bonds are stronger than death.

Athena Ludent has spent ten years trying to forget the night her parents were murdered. At only eight years old, she was left orphaned with no explanation for why anyone would want her family dead. Raised by her aunt, Athena grows into a brave, curious eighteen-year-old who has learned to keep the questions about her past buried. Until Devon Alexander the Second arrives. Cold, mysterious, and impossibly captivating, Devon is nothing like the students Athena has ever known. What she doesn't know is that he isn't human. He is a vampire prince, sent on a deadly mission by the vampire king: find the last heir of an ancient bloodline and kill her before her power awakens. But when Devon discovers that Athena is the girl he's been hunting, his mission becomes complicated. Athena begins uncovering secrets about her parents, her blood, and a hidden vampire kingdom that has existed beneath the human world for centuries. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her existence becomes. Devon was supposed to kill her. Instead, he falls for her. And if the vampire king discovers the truth, their forbidden love could cost them both their lives.

Full Story Summary There are some things people are never supposed to discover. There are doors that should remain closed, names that should never be spoken, and mirrors that should never be looked into after midnight. For seventeen-year-old Aria Vale, mirrors have always been strange. She doesn't know why. She simply knows that she has never liked them. As a child, Aria would refuse to sleep in rooms with large mirrors. She hated walking past them at night. She hated the feeling that sometimes came over her when she caught her reflection unexpectedly, as though the person staring back at her was studying her instead of simply copying her. Her mother, Maraine Vale, always dismissed the fear as childhood imagination. But there was one mirror Maraine never allowed Aria to touch. It was an old, tall mirror hidden beneath a dusty white sheet in the attic. Whenever Aria asked about it, her mother became unusually serious. "That mirror belonged to your father." That was all she would say. Aria's father, Daniel Vale, had disappeared when she was five years old. According to the story Aria had been told all her life, Daniel had left home one night and never returned. There had been no body, no goodbye, and no explanation. For twelve years, Aria had believed her father was simply gone. She had eventually stopped asking questions. Until her seventeenth birthday. Because that is the night the girl inside the mirror finally wakes up. --- THE BEGINNING OF THE MYSTERY Aria's seventeenth birthday begins normally. She goes to school, spends time with her best friend June, receives a small birthday cake from her mother, and tries to pretend she isn't disappointed that her birthday feels ordinary. June is the complete opposite of Aria. Where Aria is thoughtful and cautious, June is loud, curious, and fearless. She is the kind of person who would see a warning sign saying DO NOT ENTER and immediately want to know what is behind it. The two have been friends since childhood. June knows about Aria's fear of mirrors, but she thinks it is simply one of Aria's strange habits. That night, after everyone has gone to sleep, Aria wakes up. She hears a sound. A soft tapping. Three knocks. Then silence. Three more knocks. The sound is coming from her bedroom mirror. Aria initially convinces herself it is probably a branch hitting the window. But when she turns toward the mirror, she realizes something is wrong. Her reflection is standing perfectly still. Aria is sitting on her bed. The reflection is standing. Aria slowly gets to her feet. The reflection does not move. Instead, it smiles. Aria doesn't. The reflection raises its hand and places its palm against the glass. Aria backs away. Then the reflection writes four words across the inside of the mirror. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER ME. The glass cracks. Maraine rushes into the room. The moment she sees the mirror, she becomes terrified. Not surprised. Not confused. Terrified. She grabs Aria and tells her they have to leave immediately. Aria demands answers. Maraine refuses. Then every mirror in the house suddenly shatters. And from the broken glass, Aria hears a girl's voice. A voice that sounds strangely familiar. The girl says one word. "Finally." --- THE SECRET OF ARIA'S MOTHER Maraine takes Aria out of Bellwick before sunrise. She refuses to explain where they are going. Aria becomes angry. For the first time in her life, she realizes her mother has been hiding something enormous. During the journey, Aria notices a silver key hanging around Maraine's neck. She has seen the key before. Her mother has worn it for as long as Aria can remember. When Aria asks about it, Maraine finally reveals part of the truth. The key belonged to Daniel. Her father. But the key isn't for a normal lock. It opens a mirror. Maraine tells Aria that Daniel disappeared because he was searching for something. Someone. A girl. Aria immediately assumes he had another daughter. Maraine refuses to answer. Before they can continue, they are attacked by masked strangers. Maraine tells Aria to run. Aria escapes into an abandoned building. Inside the building is an enormous mirror. Unlike ordinary mirrors, its surface looks like black water. Aria hears the girl's voice again. This time, she introduces herself. Her name is Selene. Selene tells Aria that the masked people are called the Glasskeepers. They are an ancient order whose purpose is to protect the boundary between the human world and another realm. A realm called Veyra. Aria thinks Selene is lying. Then Selene reaches through the mirror. And Aria sees an entire world on the other side. --- VEYRA Veyra is not another planet. It is another reflection of the world. Long ago, Veyra and Earth were connected. People could cross between the two. Magic existed openly. Some humans could manipulate reflections. Some Veyrans could enter the That's all for now 😌🤫🤭 Can't spoil the fun of the story 😊😌 Til the full story is released Hope you liked it