Nick Calvani has never felt more lost. Ten days ago, he ran a secret, elite, vampire-hunting squad in New York City. Now, he is a vampire, and his former team is hunting him. Elle Dupree, his last recruit, has the instincts to track him down. Worse, the group's new leader is Scarlett Vaughn, the one woman he swore he would never see again—and more importantly, never hurt again. When a more experienced vampire offers to teach Nick how to take control of his new bloodlust and avoid a staking, the former military man can't say no. But Nick's vampiric makeover hits a snag when he realizes that his heart might be vulnerable to more than just stakes...