Finding One's Beloved

In the Moravian vampire world, a vampire's beloved is a woman with whom he has a special psychic connection to whom, after they complete seven steps, he will be bonded for the rest of his life. This woman will become immortal once the bonding takes place, but she will also be the only person from whom he can take the blood he needs to survive for the rest of his life.

Before Paen's birth, his parents found one another and knew that his mother was his father's beloved. However, due to the fact that a war was going on, they were not joined before Paen was born. For this reason, Paen was born without a soul. The only way for Paen to get his soul back is to be joined to his beloved. However, due to the rules of joining, Paen has decided that he does...