"I let them bruise my skin because I enjoy the way your hands tremble when you fix me."

To the rest of the school, Sunoo is the perfect target—a pale, quiet transfer student who haunts the dusty corners of the library. He endures the bruises and the insults with a haunting silence, a dark masquerade played by an ancient vampire bored with eternity. But to you, he is a secret that needs protecting.

As you approach him with your bright smiles and first-aid kits, Sunoo sees more than just a friend; he sees a prey too exquisite to let go. Behind the towering bookshelves and deep shadows, the "victim" act finally drops. You realize too late that Sunoo never needed saving. He is the very thing you should have been running from all along.

[Part 5 of 7: The Vampire Series]