The Mouth of the Wolf, the Eyes of the Lamb

Sergeant Tim Bradford runs the LAPD's covert Supernatural Crimes Division (SCD) with cold, absolute control. To the LAPD, he's a veteran cop obsessed with ritual killings and occult crime. In truth, he is Azrael Black, the ancient Lord of the Black Veil, a vampire sovereign tasked with enforcing the terrifying silence between worlds. Bradford uses the SCD as his instrument, keeping the city safe from rogue supernaturals while hiding his own lethal secret.

His carefully calculated existence shatters with the arrival of Detective Lucy Chen.

She's intelligent, bright, empathetic, and sees the world without illusion. When she's recruited into the SCD, Black discovers a dangerous anomaly: she's the only human whose mind resists the pervasive magic designed to keep the truth hidden. Her unexplained immunity makes her an invaluable asset, and a terrifying liability.

For the first time in centuries, Black is rattled with a desire to feel human again. Lucy's proximity is an unbearable risk, yet her presence is a stark pull he can't fight-she sees the man, not the monster.

As a new threat from the supernatural world surfaces, threatening to break the fragile peace within the Coven of the Veil, Lucy and Tim are forced to work together. Their shared affinity for darkness ignites an attraction that is as desperate as it is forbidden. Every touch risks violation of the very laws Azrael put in place; every shared glance risks exposing his real identity and shattering the Veil forever.

He is the law of the night.

She is the light he cannot afford to claim.