Five vampire families rule the world, and the Kyrkos Family is one of the most powerful. But they're hiding a secret from the other vampires, one that could not only earn the ire of their species, but also cause the humans to question their rule. Mine. That's what vampress, Athena Kyrkos, hears just before jumping in to save the very werewolf that had tried to kill her moments earlier. She doesn't understand why she does it, only that she has to -- even if werewolves hate vampires. But she's a monster! Kyle Quinn's race may be dying off, but that doesn't mean they have to rely on fleas of all things. At least, that's what he tries to tell himself when he sees one lying in her own blood -- because she saved him.