Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never give up, and always guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborne Vampire King, Oria, makes her way in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become more than someone else's prey is to participate in Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But among the fiercest warriors of the three vampire houses, it will not be easy to defeat.

To survive, Oria is forced to form an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything in Rheine is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, a skilled killer, an enemy of her father's crown... and her main rival. But what frightens Oraya most is that she feels a strange attraction to him.

There is no place for pity in Kejari. The war for the House of Night rages, destroying everything Oraya thought she knew about her home. Ryne may understand her like no other, but their growing attraction could be her undoing of a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.