All power begins and ends with The House of Shade . . . Love is a curse, it hangs over my head like an executioner’s blade. Hundreds of years of secrets and lies are tumbling down around me. The House of Shade is on the brink of collapse and my enemies have me trapped.A war on two fronts could ruin the crown. I need my soulmate to fix this mess, but he’s fallen to madness. It is time to unlock my blood magic and save Grayson from his own inner demons. Together we can break the curse and win the Vampire war… if he doesn’t get us all killed first.