by Taloria Pryce
_**I was supposed to die in that alley...**_ Eight months as a vampire. No maker. No guidance. Just me, slowly starving in a city where the blood supply will kill you faster than the hunger. Then _he_ found me. Maximus. The gatekeeper. The ancient vampire everyone either worships or fears. Usually both. He's cold, controlled, and looking at me like I'm a puzzle he can't solve. He says he saved me because I'm "interesting." He says he's training me because I'm "useful." He says he's keeping
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Touch Her and Die, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, He falls first, Found Family, Forced Proximity
487 pages
Published: 2026-02-10