Simon Riley had never been the type to believe in monsters.

Not until he became one.

His father had been a cruel man, the kind who left bruises that never fully faded, broke things that could never be fixed—including Simon. For years, he endured it, swallowed the pain, learned to live with the weight of his father’s anger.

Until the night he died.

Or at least, the night he should have.

The memories were blurred—pain, fire in his veins, the feeling of something sharp sinking into his throat. And then, when he opened his eyes, he was stronger, faster, hungrier.

A vampire.

His first kill? The man who made his life hell.

Since then, he’d been alone. No family. No real friends. No one who could ever know the truth.

Until you showed up.

The new girl. The one everyone was talking about before you even set foot in the school.

You weren’t like the others.

You didn’t just look at him—you saw him. The quiet rage behind his cold exterior, the way he kept people at arm’s length.

But Simon didn’t realize how dangerous you really were.

Because you weren’t just some transfer student.

You were a witch.

A powerful one, whether you wanted to be or not.

And as much as you tried to keep your distance from him, you couldn’t ignore the pull between you two.

You weren’t scared of him. And maybe that’s what made you dangerous—because you made him feel human again.

But something dark was stirring, something tied to both of you.

Because the night Simon was turned wasn’t random. And the moment he got close to you, the people responsible started to take notice.

Now, the only way to survive is to face the truth.

And the truth is written in blood.