Lila

That summer night changed everything. I was on a camping trip with my friends and my boyfriend. It wasn't supposed to end the way it did. None of us knew I would go missing.

I woke up in the middle of the ocean, in a world I never knew existed. I had no way to let anyone know I was alive.

That was the least of my worries. The Deadwood Sea had deadly mermaids lurking within its waters.

It wasn't much safer on land.

I was captured. A vampire prince was keeping me as his slave.

Escaping from him is impossible – if I even wanted to escape. I didn't want to fall in love with Sebastian Stark, but I did.

Sebastian

When Lila DeHaven showed up at my castle, I wanted to snap her neck. It's what I should have done, because the name Lila DeHaven is just a myth. She doesn't exist.
And yet, a part of me hopes she's telling the truth. I thought my heart turned black years ago, but now I know different. I can't let her go. 

This isn't good for anyone. If we fall in love, we'll make the world crash down around us. 

The problem is that I've already fallen for her.