Before Zari Baltimore came to study at the La Scala Legaturia or the School of Bonds, she was once an ordinary human girl. This book shows the beginning of a love story between an 18-year-old soul seer and a Master vampire. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Marian Tee 18-year-old Zari Baltimore's life has been turned upside down. Her parents are missing, trolls have taken her captive, and she's about to be sold as a highest bidder. Her only hope for rescue: Master Alexandru, a powerful gorgeous vampire who tells her she's the soul seer he's been searching for. Now, she's asked to make a choice: start a new life alone...or be with Master Alexandru - but as his human pet. This is the prequel to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marian Tee’s latest New Adult paranormal romance series Beholden.