The Witcher clan was massacred by the Vampire High Table. Silas, the sole surviving bloodline heir, ventured forth alone. He successfully assassinated one of the Elders before fleeing gravely wounded—only to inadvertently take Aion, a half-blood noble, hostage. Seeking to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Elder Council, Aion forcibly turned Silas at the brink of death via the Embrace, chaining him to his side as a pawn for vengeance. Within this fragile, uneasy alliance, the two men evolved from mutual suspicion to forging a bond forged in life-and-death peril, and an unspoken, forbidden affection bloomed between them. To save the dying Silas, Aion dared to cast a forbidden ritual to share their life force, permanently weaving their fates into one.