I made a 5-night pact with a starving vampire. My plan was to poison him and escape. His plan? To lock the doors and keep me forever.
The "Red Cough" plague is decimating the continent, turning human blood into toxic sludge. Sabine, a ruthless blood-alchemist, knows the only cure is hidden inside the House of the Hollowed Vein—the rotting estate of a legendary, ancient vampire.
Lorcan is starving. The plague-tainted blood of humans poisons his immortal veins, rotting him from the inside out. When Sabine arrives with a deadly bargain—five nights of her alchemically purified blood in exchange for access to his library—he accepts.
The rules are simple: Feed the monster. Translate the cure. Survive the feral creatures locked in his cellar.
But in a house built on lies, both are playing a deadly game. Sabine plans to lace her final offering with nightshade and run. Lorcan plans to restore his lethal power and make his brilliant, defiant apothecary his permanent prisoner.
As the nights tick down and the feral threat breaches the walls, their toxic rivalry twists into a dark, consuming obsession. By the fifth night, Sabine must make a choice: save the world she left behind, or sacrifice everything for the monster who would burn it down just to keep her.
Perfect for fans of:
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
"Touch Her and You Die" Vibes
Morally Grey Characters
Slow-Burn, High-Stakes Romance
