The Blood Moon rose over Salem, casting the city in crimson light. Selene stood atop the Witch Council Tower, feeling the ancient magic pulse through her veins. For three centuries, her coven had guarded the northern territories, maintaining the fragile peace between witches and vampires. But tonight, something was wrong. The wards were failing. Dark magic, older and more powerful than anything she had encountered, was breaking through. Then she sensed him—a vampire, crossing into witch territory. Protocol demanded she attack. Instinct told her something else entirely. When she descended to confront him, she found herself face to face with the most dangerous creature she had ever encountered: Daemon, Crown Prince of the Night Court, and the only vampire who had ever made her heart skip a beat...