[Alaric]

The drive was nearly an hour of winding back roads, separating the Blood Diamond vampire coven, secluded compound from all other dwellers of Emberwood.

As my truck pulled to a stop, the estate that housed the ever-elusive Caspian Sterling, and his dozens of underlings, stood massive and strangely beautiful, a bleeder's opulent nest.

I climbed out, opening the door for Lyra, with Damian close behind. We paused before the towering gate until it silently swung inward, allowing us ...