What’s love without tragedy? Xánur Helson, has many titles; son of death, vampire king, captain of the sentinels. None of those were important as mate. Something he cherished until one day, his mate left him without so much as a goodbye. His heart is twisted. His love is now hate. His words are bitter, hateful because she left, but now she’s back. What will he do with all his rage? Lucinda Howell was an orphaned supe. She did her best to grow up and take part in the sentinel program. What she didn’t expect was the fall in love with the captain and find her mate. He quickly became her everything; her love, home and family. What could have been stronger than that love shared that caused her to walk away from his arms? It doesn't matter now. Lucinda has returned broken and empty to come face to face with the festering hatred she created in the heart of the Son of Death. Will Xáne clear up the fog of hatred and take a good look at what Cin has become?

I’m her PUNISHER. I’ll do everything in my power to punish her but she doesn’t want me to yet I can give her what she craves the most...PAIN. I’m her MONSTER. She can’t take it or leave it because she’ll never be able to leave me. Now it’s time to give her something more, but can she survive my kind of warped essence of pleasure born from the twisted bond linking us? Damned if she does...Damned if she doesn’t.