How does a vampire fight a government determined to exterminate his race? Any bloody way he can. Fledgling Julian Wilkes is thrust into a nightmare world where Seattle's vampire population are brutally victimized by humans. After the devastating loss of his career as a symphony musician, Julian has little left to believe in until he meets Saranna, a female vampire who steals his breath and his heart. But after witnessing the horrifying murder of three young vampires, Julian understands that only the underground Resistance can save his persecuted race from total government annihilation and he wants to join the fray—if only he can prove himself a warrior.