At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she€s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she€ll see her mettle€"and her metal€"tested like never before.
It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago€s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.