Cypress is a free man once again.

But at what price?

As he flees to seek refuge with the Veritas, his mind strays again and again to the beautiful vampyre he left behind in New Alnwyck. The vampyre who should be his enemy. The one who set him free.

Haven Bathory. Held like a prisoner among his own kind. Used and distrusted. Determined to protect the human who stole his heart.

As the Veritas makes plans for a raid on the Dominion, new enemies emerge. Old friends seek to break newly forged bonds, threatening the tenuous ties that hang only by a thread.

Who is the real enemy? Who the real monster? Can Haven and Cy find their way back together when both sides seek to keep them apart?

Reader Warnings: This book contains content that could be triggering to some readers. Detailed trigger warnings included in the front matter of the book.

Thankfully, this story picks up right where book 1 left off.  Cypress is on the run back to the humans with plans on joining the attach, freeing the vampire allies that have been labeled traitors (thanks to Cy) and set to be tried by the Vampyres, and hopefully freeing Haven as well.

Back at the castle, things are looking more and more grim with every page.  Just when things seem to be going in the right direction for our poor characters who have been through so much already, the tables turn and it seems all hope is lost once again.

Trouble has been brewing between Haven/Gaius and Thorne.  It seems the humans were right on one level, you can just never trust a vampyre.  Thorne has big plans and he is going to use Haven and anyone else he can to achieve them.

As I said, things start looking up, then the rug is ripped out from under you and more torture and horrific behavior ensues.  I so badly want to see Haven and Cyprus succeed and finally find peace together, but it seems we are still a ways away from getting that.  I sure hope we don’t have to wait too terribly long to get the next installment.  Not sure these characters can last that long!

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