Vanni and Damion grow up like brothers in the duke's castle of Cliffside Keep. From childhood to adulthood, they have been best friends, laughing and playing between the wide open sea and the fairy-like forests that surround them.In their beautiful world, Vanni's secret love for Damion grows like the tide-swept shores and the salt air that has become intrinsic to his heart.But when a guest of their father's comes to visit, everything changes.Lord Neverelle is more compelling and darkly beautiful than any man the two have ever met. Soon, they are swept up in a rising tide of passion that threatens their own brotherly bond and the very household Vanni stands to inherit.Vanni watches helplessly as Damion falls first for the alluring and seductive stranger.Not satisfied with Damion alone, Never uses a vampire trick called "the tempt" to compel Vanni, who is brought into a love triangle that includes fiery passion and nightly threesomes.Now Vanni must ask himself: Is any of this consensual? And what about Damion-does he really want to be with Vanni, or is it all a sensual play controlled by vampire compulsion?A softly lyrical and compelling story of childhood best friends, coming of age, first time virgin, vampire compulsion, mmm high steam and passion, angst and jealousy, dubious consent, immortality, and an mm happy ending