Forget Ever After

Seven months ago, Lena's fiance disappeared without a trace. She spent those months burying herself into textbooks and lecture notes, but never quite lost the hope that, somewhere, Liam was all right, and that he would come back to her.

When fate allows them to meet again, Lena is overjoyed and ready to welcome him back into her life. Even the shocking discovery of how much he has changed does not deter her because, he admits it with some difficulty, he still loves her.

But what future can Lena and Liam have together, when she wants nothing more than to save lives and he is a newly turned vampire?

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