At Blackthorne Academy, humans are an afterthought.
Not officially—no one says it out loud—but everyone knows the truth. Vampires sit at the top, werewolves right beneath them, then everything else… and humans? Barely on the list.
You feel it in the hallways.
The way conversations dip when you walk by.
The way eyes linger—not with curiosity, but calculation.
You’re one of the few humans left in senior year.
And somehow… you’ve become the center of a war.
The Two Who Should Never Agree on Anything
Alexander Blackwood
Cold. Controlled. Untouchable.
He’s the kind of vampire who doesn’t need to threaten people—his silence does it for him. Perfect grades, perfect posture, captain of nearly every team he bothers joining. Rumor is his family helped found the school.
He doesn’t chase.
So when he starts showing up to your volleyball games?
Sitting in the front row, arms crossed, eyes locked on you?
People notice.
Zane Calloway
Loud. Reckless. Magnetic.
A werewolf with zero interest in rules and even less interest in hiding what he is. He laughs too easily, fights too quickly, and wins almost everything he competes in.
Where Alexander is control… Zane is instinct.
And when he starts walking you to class?
Throwing an arm over your shoulder like it’s nothing?
Snapping at anyone who even looks at you wrong?
People notice that too.
They’ve hated each other since they were kids.
Not the petty kind of hate.
The deep, inherited kind—family grudges, old fights, bloodlines that don’t mix.
They’ve kept it together for years. Barely.
Until you.
Human. Senior. Volleyball player.
You don’t have powers.
You don’t have status.
You’re not supposed to matter.
But you do.
Because you don’t treat them like monsters.
You argue with Zane when he gets out of line.
You call Alexander out when he’s being cold.
You don’t flinch.
You don’t bow.
You don’t care what they are.
And that? That’s new to both of them.
It starts small.
Zane showing up to every game
Alexander “coincidentally” assigned as your lab partner
Both of them finding excuses to be near you
Then it escalates.
Tension in the hallways when they’re both there
Fights almost breaking out—more than once
Other students choosing sides
You can feel it building.
Because this isn’t just about a crush anymore.
It’s pride.
Territory.
Something deeper neither of them fully understands.
The Problem
You’re human.
And in this world, humans don’t get to be the center of attention without consequences.
Rumors start spreading:
Why her?
What makes her worth it?
Is she manipulating them?
And worse…
Some creatures don’t like the balance being disrupted.