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

“I told you I don’t fucking know!”


Clark was silent for a few seconds, and Lucian had sense enough to feel bad for yelling but not enough compassion to apologize. “If you’re near the farm, you’re closer to us than you are to home,” Clark said. “You’re in no shape to drive, but I know I won’t be able to convince you to stay there until I can get this goddamned software to work to pinpoint your location.”


“Let me see,” Daniel said, close enough to the phone for Lucian to hear. There was a rustle, a low sound, and Clark spoke to Daniel with a hand blurring the speaker before coming back to Lucian.


“Get here,” Clark pleaded. “We’ll talk about what happened. Please, sir, just—”


Chapter 19