For eight hundred years, Dorian Ashford has been a prisoner of the sire bond—enslaved to the ancient vampire who turned him, unable to resist, unable to die, unable to be free.
Kieran Vale has spent decades hunting his father's vampiric creations, trying to atone for the monster's legacy written into his dhampir blood. When he finally tracks down Dorian—his father's first and most prized creation—Kieran expects a fight to the death.
He doesn't expect Dorian to surrender.
"Finally," the vampire whispers. "I've been waiting for you."
What begins as a mission of vengeance becomes something far more dangerous. To break the sire bond, Dorian needs Kieran's blood—and the ritual requires intimacy neither of them anticipated. Blood exchanges in the dark. Skin against skin. A connection that grows stronger with every forbidden touch.
But Kieran's father won't let his masterwork go without a fight. And as the bond between Dorian and Kieran deepens, they'll have to decide: are they replacing one cage with another, or building something that could actually be called freedom?
A dark paranormal romance about breaking chains, choosing love over control, and learning that some bonds are prisons—while others are freedom itself.
Enemies to lovers • Forced proximity • Blood bonds • Hurt/comfort • Vampire/Dhampir romance • Found family • HEA
Genre: Gay Romance
Kieran Vale has spent decades hunting his father's vampiric creations, trying to atone for the monster's legacy written into his dhampir blood. When he finally tracks down Dorian—his father's first and most prized creation—Kieran expects a fight to the death.
He doesn't expect Dorian to surrender.
"Finally," the vampire whispers. "I've been waiting for you."
What begins as a mission of vengeance becomes something far more dangerous. To break the sire bond, Dorian needs Kieran's blood—and the ritual requires intimacy neither of them anticipated. Blood exchanges in the dark. Skin against skin. A connection that grows stronger with every forbidden touch.
But Kieran's father won't let his masterwork go without a fight. And as the bond between Dorian and Kieran deepens, they'll have to decide: are they replacing one cage with another, or building something that could actually be called freedom?
A dark paranormal romance about breaking chains, choosing love over control, and learning that some bonds are prisons—while others are freedom itself.
Enemies to lovers • Forced proximity • Blood bonds • Hurt/comfort • Vampire/Dhampir romance • Found family • HEA
Genre: Gay Romance
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