Beneath His Bite

Beneath the shadow of ancient bloodlines and forbidden history, two men find themselves bound by a secret that could destroy an entire immortal civilization.Eric, a determined human historian, never believed in monsters—until the night he met Nelson. A centuries-old vampire burdened by loyalty, war, and silence, Nelson exists in the fragile space between protector and predator. When a series of ancient journals is discovered, they reveal a hidden vampire history capable of igniting a civil war among immortals and exposing their world to humanity.As rival vampire houses rise and the ruthless Crimson Dawn hunters close in, Eric is drawn deeper into a dangerous world of blood oaths, betrayal, and forgotten truths. But nothing prepares him for the bond formed when Nelson is forced to perform an ancient healing bite—an act that links their emotions, memories, and fate.What begins as survival quickly transforms into something far more intimate. Through shared pain and fractured memories, Eric sees the centuries of loneliness that shaped Nelson, while Nelson discovers a humanity he thought long lost. But their growing connection makes them both targets in a world where love between mortal and immortal is considered a weakness—and a threat.When a powerful council elder reveals a centuries-old conspiracy that rewrote vampire history itself, trust collapses across all factions. Allies become enemies, hunters become uneasy allies, and truth becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.Separated by betrayal and forced into impossible choices, Eric and Nelson must decide what they are willing to sacrifice—truth, eternity, or each other.In the end, only one thing remains certain: even in a world of immortals, love is the most dangerous power of all.