Near Death, She Became Queen

Pepper Valentine was raised on battlefields as the true heiress of a powerful family, yet she is drawn back into New York's vampire clan, where her return stirs suspicion. Before she can settle in, she is framed for a crime and punished harshly, a betrayal that leaves her near death. The clan she once belonged to now sees her as an enemy, and she must decide how to survive the humiliation and reclaim what was taken from her.