As the son of the infamous New Amsterdam city mayor, Lucian learned at an early age that power is king, love is for the weak, and a real man has no use for tears or mercy. The only light in Lucian's formative years was Shea who gave Lucian the impetus to break free of his father and leave the city. Shea is never far from Lucian's side, a friend and companion.<br><br>But after a lover dies despite Lucian's best efforts, Lucian returns home with new purpose: build an empire to destroy the darkness that steal lives and souls. Shea's back in the city, too, and when three long years pass without contact, Lucian realizes he can't live without confessing that Shea is his only solace and reason for living.<br><br>When reuniting with Shea leads to a horrifying discovery at the hands of the very evil Lucian wishes to eradicate, Lucian vows a path of bloody vengeance to save Shea from certain destruction.

Winter's Knight

Did she like to dance was the code phrase asking if Miranda was tied to Haze, a BDSM club on the outskirts of the city. It fed the least desirable customer and had made a name for itself by escaping any number of lawsuits. The owner was an expert in iron-clad contracts for every kind of play within the factory turned den of despair’s walls, and the right amounts of money were paid to the right people to keep it in business. Lucian would have taken the direct route and seen it burned to the ground years ago, regardless, but his father’s mob cronies were both the clientele and the people paid to keep the club running. Lucian’s ownership of Club Break, an establishment at odds with everything Haze stood for, was well known by Hendrick’s people, as was Lucian’s disdain for Haze.


Chapter 8