The body of a mermaid is a vault of treasures. Their tears formed the most splendid of pearls, their exquisite blood a euphoric drug for vampires, their luscious hair woven into the finest of silk, and their tender meat sought after by werewolves more than Heaven's ambrosia. 46 The creatures of night mingled within human society, fleeced in the wool of aristocracy, veiled in their portrayed innocence and nobility, their savagery continued to prey on the weak and powerless. 8 Genevieve Barlow, Eve for short, was an exceptionally strange young lady. She had an alluring and beguiling nature, where her twenty-four-year-old self had barely changed in appearance since her eighteenth birthday. She had fooled the administration and had gotten a degree so that she could have a better life. 15 Most odd of all was that Eve had a secret she shared with no one. She enters the house of Moriarty, not just to earn but also to find answers to what happened to her mother nearly two decades ago. Unfortunately, things do not always proceed as one plans. Despite her cautious nature and desire to stay out of sight, a cold pair of eyes falls on her, which soon refuses to leave her sight. 12