From merchant's daughter to a murderer, Zarissis finds herself tossed into a new family as she finds a way to free herself from her old life. However, is becoming the Silencer for Lucien Lachance and falling in love with a 300 year old vampire really as liberating as she thinks? {This is a new and improved updated version of Blood That Binds}

Born in darkness, all she was ever good for was murder and madness, and try as she might she could never fight it. When the divines intervene she must reap what she had sown and protect the Septim bloodline. Yet, what will she lose if she is to follow the path set for her?