Sometimes the monster you seek is the one you should fear most.

To save her dying mother, dhampir Kia Montana must do the one thing she swore she'd never do—seek help from a vampire.

The Ancient One, Sean Maximillus, is the oldest and most deadly bloodsucker alive, but he's also her mother's only hope. When Kia sets off to find him, she expects danger. What she doesn't expect is Ronan.

Gorgeous, mysterious, and radiating the kind of power that makes lesser vampires bow, Ronan promises to take her to the Vampire Lord—but only after he's taken her to his bed. There's something unsettling about how much he knows about her, secrets she's never shared with anyone. And why does he speak of Sean Maximillus with such familiarity?

As Kia is drawn deeper into Ronan's dark world, she realizes he isn't just offering her passage to the Ancient One. He's offering her truths that will shatter everything she believes about herself—and a desire that might be worth risking her soul.