In a hidden society ruled by vampires, her blood is currency-and temptation. Dess, a sharp-tongued waitress with a complicated past, doesn't believe in fate-only survival. But when desperation drives her to become a blood donor for a mysterious vampire Lysander Varshawsky, she finds herself entangled in a world she never knew existed. What begins as a contract quickly becomes something far more dangerous. Caught in a web of vampire politics, desire, and hidden power struggles, Dess must decide how much of herself she's willing to give, before it's taken from her. Book 1 finished