Jade Eadwald is a peculiar teenager, living with neglectful, multi-billionaire parents who hoard a load of shady secrets, and a dark past they would do anything to keep their only daughter from finding out.

The Eadwald's move from house to house every year, constantly attempting to leave their past behind. But this fall, they have decided to move back to London, where it all began, for reasons unknown, and Jade is in for a school term she might not survive through.

Jade is set to join a school called 'Bloodstone Academy' for the fall term, and unknown to her, behind the ancient stone-walls of the castle, lies a whole new, dark and dangerous world she will inevitably come to be a part of.

'The Vampires of Ruin' have come to reside within the walls of Bloodstone Academy, and they seem to be on the hunt for something, or rather, someone important.

The Blood Prophecy that was once told a hundred years ago has been retold by another witch from the Almathea coven, and vampires all over the world have grown agitated. Tension that's been building up for a century is at its peak, and The Vampires of Ruin are relentless in their search for the one the Prophecy speaks of.

Until Jade walks into the hallways of Bloodstone Academy on an early September autumn morning, with a cold, indifferent expression on her stunning face.

Wild-haired, dark-skinned with a mysterious, radiant beauty that makes the world swoon, Jade quickly catches the attention of everyone in Bloodstone Academy. But especially that of two vampires; Vasilis Wang and Roman Augustus. 

Suddenly finding herself trapped in the webs of a dangerous love triangle, Jade realizes the boys she's falling for are not human, and her new school is no regular high-school either. 

Something bigger than all of them, and the affections they've come to harbor for one another is brewing just beneath the surface of their collective consciousness, and Jade seems to be the sole catalyst to a disastrous event that will come to threaten the existence of all Vampires. 

Bloody, dark secrets are suddenly being dug out of graves and tombstones, and the Eadwalds' family secrets seem to be right in the mix, too.

Will Jade survive being in the center of so much turmoil and destruction? Or will her heart be able to bear loving two immortals she might end up having to destroy?



WARNING: This book contains mature content. [see trigger warnings below!]



Trigger warnings: 

Mature content. 
Use of profanity, cigarettes, weed and implied alcohol abuse.
Strong depictions of mental illnesses [depression, anxiety, undiagnosed bipolar disorder, etc.]
Torture. [Explicit descriptions of torture techniques/devices]
Explicit and grotesque descriptions of murder/death.
Explicit descriptions of blood and gore.
Non-explicit mentions of grooming and rape.
Mentions of self-harm/suicide.
Depictions of self-harm/suicide attempts/suicidal ideations.

I stopped and stared in shocked silence.


Aiko and Suiko's mom was a witch? A century old witch? Which meant that they're also...


My head spun. I could never get used to or make complete sense of any of this.


"So, why do you need to find her exactly? I mean, if no one has seen her for almost a century, then don't you think she could be dead?"


"She is not dead." Roman said, and I raised a questioning brow at him.


"Because we have proof that her heart remains beating."


I didn't ask any further questions about that because I just knew it was probably something supernatural. Something I would not be able to understand even if he explained.


"Okay. So, why is it so important to find her?" I asked instead.


Roman turned his head to hold Vasilis's gaze, and something cold and silent passed between them. Like a silent mutual agreement of some sort. 


"She will be able to tell if you're really the one the prophecy speaks of or not." Roman answered.


Chapter 70 - An Invitation.