Vespera was supposed to die the night she became a vampire. Instead, an unfinished curse left her suspended between monster and human, haunted by a hunger she never chose. Hidden away in a lonely forest cottage with her devoted husband, Elias, she clings to the fragile life they’ve rebuilt together. But peace cannot survive forever. When Mirella: a brilliant witch consumed by years of unspoken love for Elias; returns with dangerous magic and a heart poisoned by obsession, old wounds are torn open. As revenge gives way to war, ancient powers awaken, forcing Vespera to embrace abilities that are neither vampire nor witch, but something the world has never seen. In a forest where every choice leaves its mark, love will be tested, jealousy will become legend, and the roots of the earth will decide who deserves a crown. Some queens are born. Others are chosen by the forest itself.