She didn't believe in vampires. Then she met him. After breaking up with her movie star boyfriend, Alivia Rivers was single and free. Her sisters could have all the adventures, Alivia wanted nothing more than to get lost in a good book. Then he entered her world and everything changed. The man of her dreams lives as the nightmares of others, and the love they share could mean the end of the world. How can she convince Markus to make a choice she doesn't want to make herself? Markus Covin maintained the balance between the forces of good and evil for hundreds of years. When the Vigilante broke his vow and killed, he tipped the scales and became the next man for Markus to hunt. An unbalanced world means a thousand years of darkness, and Markus is the only one keeping it at bay. A man of singular purpose, Markus never misses. Then he met her, and the Vigilante got away. For the first time, he chose to love another. Now the darkness is spreading and he has to make a choice. The fate of the world, or the love of his life?