Forget what you've been told about fairytales. The only truth to them are the monsters.When I was sixteen years old, a monster took my best friend. I told everyone. No one believed me. Fifteen years later, the boy I thought I would never see again is here. In the flesh. And he is no longer the boy I once loved. He is a monster.His eyes shimmer in the moonlight. His fingernails scrape over my skin. His fangs pierce my flesh.And I do not fear him.The vampires abide by a specific decree, created long before my existence. Vampires and humans cannot mate. It dilutes the pure bloodlines. All half breeds are destroyed.But there is one exception to that decree. One way for us to be together. The Death Trials.**This is a Paranormal Romance story. It is a standalone with HEA. It contains adult content, adult language, violence, gore, and sexual situations. It is intended for mature readers only.**