Kenric St. James wants revenge. Three hundred years ago, an ancient vampire turned him against his will and killed the woman he loved. He's spent more than a century building an Enclave of warrior vampires who have sworn their allegiance to defend humanity. After two centuries of denying his body's needs and with vengeance finally at hand, he's found the one woman he burns to claim as his own. If only giving her his love wouldn't surely mean her death. Emily Ross needs a fresh start. She's a survivor, coming off the tail end of an abusive relationship. All she wants is time alone to learn who she is and to save the home that holds her heart. The last thing she needs is a controlling, alpha male calling all the shots. Never would she have thought stopping her car one night to save a dying man might change her mind, and her life, forever.