The OakHaven Chronicles - Calise Lily

17-year-old Zoey Vance believes she is entirely ordinary, unaware that she is the last surviving descendant of the Vance bloodline-the primary anchors of the Ward..

Julian Blackwood: High-born, aristocratic, and enigmatic. Julian belongs to the Blackwood family, the immortal keepers of the Ward. For months, Julian has watched Zoey from the shadows-not out of malice, but because her dormant bloodline emits a subtle pulse whenever the Ward weakens. Over time, his duty morphed into a dangerous, protective obsession.