*Darick’s POV*

I shouldn't have been so cold and callous to Gwen. She didn't deserve to be treated like a one-night stand.

However, ending whatever we had was for the best. I would never be able to give myself to her entirely, and despite my heart telling me there was a way, I knew deep down there wasn’t. Not one that we’d both benefit from.

I couldn’t leave my men without a responsible leader. Kindred and vampires worldwide ...