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He is a beautiful monster whose body is a stage for others' pleasure. She is a deadly Thayan expatriate starved for a touch she can't have. Both have to learn that physical compatibility is not the same as emotional safety.
Astarion, a vampire spawn enduring two centuries of brutal servitude, finds his means of survival destroyed when he meets Shelly, a sharp-witted bookbinder with dark secrets of her own. As their ill-fated connection deepens into something real, they must navigate the ever-present realities of a sadistic vampire lord, Thayan enclaves seeking vengeance, A looming undercurrent of a grand design, unlikely betrayals and stranger alliances.
“I was so afraid I would kill you. And then that night…here.” She gestured weakly to the front workbench she’d been avoiding. “When you pinned my wrists… I thought… I thought you were still afraid I could hurt you after I showed you what I’m capable of.” A lone, hot tear fell down her cheek. “I thought you were protecting yourself from me. From what I could do.”
“I was.” His voice was hoarse, and barely audible. “Just… not the way you think.”