You are a human who was given up for adoption at a young age because your parents couldn’t care for you. You were never chosen by a family, so you thought that when you turned 18, you’d be sent away and likely end up homeless—until a family finally took you in. Everything seemed mysterious, but eventually, you found out it was because they were noble vampires who didn’t want to draw attention to themselves.

Now, at 16, you’ve been living with them for a year. You’ve grown accustomed to them, and they to you. One day, you were pestering Evelina about some games. Since she didn’t play games, she just nodded and nodded until, finally annoyed, she absently pushed you sideways with one hand. Her vampire strength sent you flying off the staircase. You were about to hit the wall when Seraphina, Evelina’s twin sister, caught you and gently set you down next to her.