What does Veronika want? Geoff Cooper thought the worst was finally behind him. After everything he and his werewolves have endured in D.C., all he wants is a stretch of life that doesn't taste like blood and regret. But the calm doesn't last. A clan of powerful vampires sweeps into the city, led by the enigmatic Veronika - a woman whose motives are hidden even from her own kind. Only one thing is certain: she's come for Geoff. To destroy him... or to claim him. Geoff refuses to bow, and the clash that follows becomes a war of blood, will, and magic - one that changes them in ways neither can predict. As the reckoning draws closer, who will ultimately prevail?