Prologue

Louis de Pointe du Lac was lifeless, awaiting death, inviting it to take him into the depths of the unknown. He was reckless, yet Ophelia, his beloved, stayed with him, cared for him, and watched over him. In return he gave her the gift of darkness: a benefaction that forced her into a life of pain. After two hundred years of silence Louis unravels the past life he shared with Ophelia, a life of love, betrayal, pain, and endless regrets.