Two NYT bestselling author styles come together for Dark Paranormal Romance + Urban Fantasy = a yummy Brief Bites novella. Grace has been taken by a yet-unheard-of shifter group: the First Species. When Grace discovers she possesses rare ancient genetics that are a match for these shifters, she wants to escape—except it might not be possible with her awakening feelings for Conrick, the alpha. Murphy is determined to acquire #1231, Grace Cline, and hand her over to the proper Turner assigned by the vampire Nobles. As Murphy fights his unique connection to Grace, he hides behind his badge of duty while ignoring his growing feelings of possession and desire for one female. Can Murphy find Grace before she's claimed by one group, as two more draw nearer? Will the Mutables find her, or has another ancient shifter group's covert reconnaissance to find the perfect female finally caught up to her. Vampire is app. 85 pages/20,000 words, and is the eighth episodic volume in the ALPHA CLAIM serial. Final Enforcement is a spin-off novella based on the VAC and SAC serials.