With the blood of the Van Helsing slayers in my veins and the legacy of Dracula himself in my bones, I’m primed to be the most powerful vampire alive. I want nothing to do with the crown placed upon my head or the throne carved into my future, yet the weight of my parent’s love and their expectations have paralyzed me. But that’s the trap, isn’t it? Living for them means dying for me. One fateful night I’m pushed to the brink and escape to the human realm with nothing but my dreams of mundane days full of art and peace pushing me forward. I’m quickly confronted with the reality of why my parents strictly forbade going there. Two human brothers disarm me with wit, charm, and a shared dream of the arts. I think I’ve found kindred spirits. What I find instead is the doorway into their family’s nightmare. I’m caged by supernatural hunters, tortured for the magic in my blood, and starved to the brink as I fight to mend their inflicted wounds night after night. They try to break me, to shatter my spirit. Yet every cut of their blades ushers my soul closer to the darkness that’s always lived inside of me. A desire blooms to become the killer I was born to be. I am no one’s pawn, and not even the gods will be able to help the man who tries to take my freedom from me again. Yet even monsters can find devotion and love in the most unexpected places, and it turns out I’m not the only one held by chains in this compound. Three humans I once swore to kill vow to break me out and protect me. They’re meant only to be a means of escape—until they bleed for me, beg for me, and worship me. Somewhere along my path of vengeance, they become the very people my soul craves. Before we can discover if there’s a world that allows us to choose each other, together we must face the demons we’re running from. Only then will we know if love can save us, or if it will demand we bleed for it. *** Author Blood Lies is a standalone dark, why choose vampire and human romance for readers who crave vengeance, obsession, and love that cuts as deep as it heals. Blood Lies is a 107k word full-length standalone that CAN be read without reading previous works in this universe.