The first book in a series to follow, of a saga of a man's quest to be loved by the woman he loves, yet cannot have. Marcusio is a man first and foremost, an immortal man who was created by a sadistic Vampire, Lorean. Lorean wants Marcusio all to herself and will destroy anyone or anything that comes between them. He is in love with a woman he cannot have due to his brotherhood with the Anuket, a secret society of other immortals whose mission is to protect mortals from the Vampire. If he breaks his oath to the Anuket, he will be put to death. If he does not tell his beloved, she will be unaware that Lorean seeks to destroy her. Will his immortality be his gift or his curse? "What is forever, if you cannot be with the one you love?" - Marcusio