Elder vampires don't feed on humans. They feed on their own kind.

Adrian Rowe survived the streets of Los Angeles by trusting no one. That was before Garrick?an Elder with a silver tongue and a thirst that only Adrian could satisfy?offered him a home, a future, and a pair of fangs. In exchange for safety in Garrick's shadow, Adrian became his weapon, his lover, and his primary source of life.
Forty years and one murder later, Garrick's shadow no longer offers protection.

Fleeing to the cold fog of San Francisco to serve a volatile new master, Adrian finds himself in the crosshairs. A professional hunter is closing in with a silver bullet, while a rival vampire with terrifying, unheard-of powers begins dismantling their sanctuary from the inside.

One wants Adrian's life. The other wants his heart.

In a world where the strong literally consume the weak, Adrian has to decide: how much is he willing to bleed for a master who has already abandoned him?

Without Garrick, Adrian has nothing. With him, he is nothing.

A gritty, character-driven thriller for readers who want the personal drama of Interview with the Vampire mixed with the complex moral decay of Breaking Bad.