Introduction: Hyde spent years hiding from his past, until a vampire thief, all charm and wit, wandered into the village and pulls him out of his haze.Gay werewolf Hyde Walker hasn鈥檛 been home in six years. He keeps the past buried deep, sharing nothing but what he writes in his journal. All he has now is a village he hates, a witch obsessed with necromancy, and a job he never asked for.Bisexual vampire Rune Brightbold hasn鈥檛 seen his family in five years. Trapped in a criminal job with a clan he didn鈥檛 want, he finally gets a way out; by getting arrested by Hyde, who鈥檇 rather help than punish.They become inseparable. A mutual interest gets them prying into each other鈥檚 pasts and pushing the other to go home.But going back means facing everything they ran from: the violent night Hyde tried to forget, the werewolves who killed his grandfather, the gang Rune betrayed, and the families they left behind.Apparently, the dead don鈥檛 plan on staying that way. And this isn鈥檛 the first time their bloodlines have crossed....