After suffering through the death of a loved one, Bella Swan packs up her things and moves back to Forks, needing a change of scenery. A few weeks after settling in, she reconnects with Alice and Emmett Cullen. Life really starts to look up, but something is still missing. More like someone, and Bella just can’t let it go.

Edward Cullen has become the black sheep of his family. Living a life plagued by drug addiction and violence, he is now a walking shell of the highly educated and accomplished man he was three years before. His own family has turned against him and would rather have nothing to do with him. With no one to turn to, no one to care whether he lives to see another day, Edward is utterly alone.

Until Bella Swan turns up at his doorstep.

Will she be able to break down the walls he’s built around himself? After being burned by everyone he’s ever trusted, will he allow Bella in or keep her at arms length?

And more importantly, can Bella restore hope and love in the life of a man who’s completely given up?

WARNING: Contains drug addiction, violence, and LEMONS!

She was lost in him, the taste of his blood and the feel of his skin against her mouth.  She acknowledged that from this moment on there would be no turning back.

Summary:  Two reluctant vampires find themselves mated, each requiring the other’s blood to survive.  She will fight it.  He will fight for her.  In the end, their blood will save them both.  

Story contains adult themes, graphic lemons, and violence.

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