The news hit Ryder like a bolt of lightning, leaving him paralyzed with shock and grief. Elijah and Jessica, his beloved siblings, had been abducted. The weight of the revelation felt like a crushing force upon his heart, and he crumbled to his knees in the desolate chambers of his castle. Silent tears streamed down his face as he struggled to process the magnitude of the loss.

In the midst of his despair, Evangeline, his devoted mate, entered the safe room of Vampire's Palace. Her heart ached ...