I shut out the world—money's my shield. Then Livia crashes my Halloween night, serving drinks, stealing my air.

One look, and I'm restless, craving her too close for reason.

She sees me, not the billionaire, and that's my undoing.

I'd break anything to hold her, taste her strength.

But the past bites back—murder hits, secrets spill, and the Renaud curse looms.

They want her gone, us crushed. I'll bleed before I bend.

Christmas creeps in, dark and cold.

They're fools to test me—she's mine, a hunger I can't kill, and I'll guard her through hell itself.