Auror Vont'in is the most powerful of his lineage, with over 400 years of existence. His relentless search for a mate has made him a bitter and cold being. The leader of the Férnus carries the punishment of a mistake, the mark of betrayal; he was deceived and will pay for his loss of control for all eternity. With each mating cycle, new chosen ones are brought to him to satisfy his bodily desires and continue his quest for one who will be his for all eternity.

Anira Montecião is a veterinarian who needs to change the course of her life. Tired of the hustle and bustle of big cities, she decides to move to the countryside after receiving a job offer to care for a circuit of farms in Forty Mile, Canada. It is a remote yet prosperous area known for large livestock and gold extraction.

On a rainy, cold night, a distress call leads Anira directly to the house on the hill. For her, it is just another emergency, though she never imagined that her strange dreams, filled with disconnected calls, would become real and lead her to meet the monster that inhabits her dreams, lurking in the shadows and condemned to darkness.

Condemned to Darkness

I arrive home with a growing desire that I shouldn't have left.
"This must be a punishment." I pound the steering wheel a few times. "Anira, be strong and brave. You learned to fight like a girl; you didn’t fall apart when life decided to play with you by taking away the only person you loved. A dam...