He was the only hope I had in a lifetime of suffering. Gabriel, my angel, and salvation. Only in dreams did he come to me, pulling me into a world of peace that I couldn't find in the real world. He sheltered my soul in his arms and I never wanted to leave our fantasy. Without him I was nothing. My heart ached for this dream to be real. She was the light in the darkness, an innocent that I could never blemish. My beautiful Shanna, with a heart so pure it reminded me of who I once was.

My soul was tainted, body cursed, cast down from the heavens to become a creature of eternal night. How could I allow her to walk in my world when everything I was would destroy her? Some promises were meant to last forever, but at what cost? Two souls lost in torment will discover what they could never control. Destiny. Will either of them survive the Immortal Embrace?.