Robert Sophie Ford has a secret. Fear for herself and her friend has her running to the vampire council in search of protection. And she is bonded to a vampire. Robert Valentine knows Sophie is hiding something, but what? She tempts him as no little human ever has in his whole life. He is the eldest son of the most powerful family in the world. Forces they cannot control are fighting against them. Time is running out. Sophie's secret is about to be exposed. Is there time to save the ones they love? Can Robert and Sophie move on and survive the war that is about to begin? William He promised to keep her safe, he promised to protect her. William Valentine failed. On the night his father was murdered, the same wolf took Katie from him. The one and only surviving witch...or is she? Katie White is going to die. She can feel it. Her determination and thoughts of William are what is making her fight to stay alive. But time is running out. An old foe from William’s past is determined to see Katie finished. Will William make it in time? The Valentines-the war has only just begun.