Somber King: a Grumpy Romance of Primal

He is the king of shadows, a monster feared by his own kind, and a man who has forgotten the warmth of the sun. Valerius Sterling rules his crumbling estate with an iron fist and a heart of ice, until she arrives. Elara Blackwood didn’t come for a king; she came for her missing sister. But the moment she steps into his world, the dormant power in her blood screams a terrifying truth: she is the only light capable of keeping his darkness at bay.

Trapped within the castle walls, they enter a dangerous bargain. To save her family, she must offer him her essence. To save his soul, he must resist the urge to claim her forever. As ancient conspiracies threaten to tear the supernatural world apart, the friction between them ignites a fire that neither can control. In a world where love is a weakness and blood is a currency, their bond is the ultimate transgression. Can a man who has lost everything find a reason to live in the girl who has everything to lose?