Jayvin Dyre has trained his entire life for one to kill the Vampire Queen responsible for his father’s death. As an Eldain—a gifted order of monster hunters—vampires have always topped his kill list. When word spreads of Jayvin’s particular talents, he is offered more than another routine hunt—a chance to strike his true enemy, the Matriarch. But the Matriarch has survived for a reason—and the Eldain are not the only ones who carry a grudge. And as Jayvin’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, he finds himself caught in a battle that no longer follows the rules he was raised to trust. Vengeance is now a liability, and Jayvin must confront a terrifying truth—not all nightmares can be defeated. Some reshape you. Some claim you. And some turn you into the very thing you were born to destroy.