Mara was just a quiet, agoraphobic woman trying to survive her ordinary life—until an ancient vampyre queen sent a messenger to find her. That messenger, Louis, is a centuries-old French vampyre with secrets of his own—and a strange, irresistible connection to the woman he’s been sent to bring in. When Mara is drawn into the secretive world of the vampyres, ancient blood begins to awaken something buried deep within her. Her body is changing. Her mind is expanding. And she begins to sense the “light” of every vampyre in existence—as if their very souls are now threaded into her own. Then Thanich appears. The Creator of the Vampyre Race. A god to some, a myth to most. Ten thousand years old, Thanich was never meant to stay in this world—but loneliness kept him here. And when he meets Mara, he realizes she is far more than the Queen anticipated. She is his mate: physically, mentally, and spiritually bound to him in a way he thought he’d lost forever. As Mara struggles to understand her terrifying new gifts, she also finds herself caring for a baby dragon who emerged from the same portal Thanich once came through. The dragon bonds to her instantly—and now Mara is mother to a creature of myth, tethered to an immortal godlike being, and still trying to make sense of the connection she shares with Louis. Torn between destinies, caught between desire and devotion, Mara must navigate a world of ancient power, dangerous politics, and her own ever-expanding abilities. But can one woman hold the fate of every vampyre in her mind… and her heart