Albert Manlii has walked this earth for more than two thousand years, but survival on his own was never easy. Now he leads a faction of highly organized vampires who carefully guard the secret of their existence. Unlike the old days, potential recruits are carefully selected and presented with an offer.<br><br>Phillip Brewer has weeks to live -- if he lets his disease run its course. He doesn’t want to die, but given a choice, will his desire to live outweigh his concerns about the vampires’ ethics?<br><br>When the new recruit’s missteps are cause for concern, can Albert control the fallout, or will Phillip’s life once again be torn apart?

The Recruit

“Not quite.” Albert shook his head. “While we believe he’s satisfied, we don’t want him to be continually reminded of it by running into you repeatedly.”


“Our investigators discovered where your friends and recent ex-boyfriends lived and worked. That’s always considered in making our members’ living and work arrangements. But you were a rush job, and they missed that Cameron’s current boyfriend lives in my neighborhood.”


And there was only one way to remedy that situation. Neil would have to move. He closed his eyes and molded his body against Albert’s, trying to commit the feeling to memory.


He’d already figured out there was no special tie between a convert and his maker. Albert and Eunice had been the primary makers of the converts over the last few decades, and none of them were devoted in either direction. So, he should be able to get over this.


Chapter 26