A Vampire King without a heart needs a watcher who guards hers dearly, but I didn’t expect that watcher to be me. The Order of Helsing have protected the innocent from the Vampire King’s ravenous hunger and cruel games for centuries. He can’t be killed. He can’t be stopped. Because this ancient being has no master. Once every century he rises from his vampiric sleep to feed, and the Order assigns an operative to watch over him. This century, I’m that watcher. I can’t say I’m thrilled. I have a disgust for suckers, so babysitting the first of their kind is not on my to do list. But when the Order says jump, you don’t ask why. Ezekiel’s cruel beauty makes him the perfect predator, able to reel in his prey with pretty words and promises. Tempering his hunger until he falls back into a vampire coma won’t be easy. Others have tried and failed. I’m determined to avoid his kill list, and with the help of the two rogue vampire hunters assigned to assist me, I might just succeed. But the more time I spend with Ezekiel the more I’m drawn to the darkness inside him, because there’s a darkness inside me too. One which I’ve hidden for as long as I can remember. But now that it wants to come out and play, I’m afraid it isn’t just his hunger I’ll need to temper, but also my own.

The Vampire king’s fascination with me has drawn me into a game I’m not sure I can win. I thought I had Ezekiel under control. That his hunger was tempered, and we had an understanding, but he proved me wrong in the most horrific way. This is a game to him, and I’m his latest toy. I want to run, but the hunters’ revelations are shackles forcing me to hold my course and do my duty. Because there is more at stake here than I could ever have imagined. The fate of our world hinges on the vampire king’s rapidly waning humanity, and it’s up to me to help restore it. But how do you teach a monster to care? I have less than a year to figure that out…

Stay close or leave. Unfortunately, the choice is no longer mine. Orina’s story continues in Reap the Night.

A hidden heritage, a bounty hunter, and an impossible choice. When it rains in Dracul territory, it pours. Orina's journey continues in Kiss the Dawn