Dead Camp, Book One

Eli, an ancient and tormented vampire, hides from love and his painful past, while his ghostly best friend Malachi remains unaware of Eli's secrets. When an unwelcome visitor arrives and a chance encounter with a mysterious, striking man disrupts Eli's isolation, he is forced to confront long-buried truths and powerful new emotions. Caught between returning to the world that haunts him or remaining in self-imposed exile, Eli faces a pivotal choice that could reshape his existence.