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

“What sort of favor?” Lucian continued a mere heartbeat later, and he saw Aaron waving down Gary’s brutes. He knew what was being said without needing to hear it: Hey man, ya can’t fuckin’ park here. A ruse, designed to get the victims closer and disarmingly irritated.


“I would like a Scene, Sire,” Shea said smoothly.


Entirely distracted by the title and what it meant—to say nothing of its clever play on his nickname and typical Scene moniker—Lucian wrapped fingers around the door’s armrest. His pulse, completely normal while watching the violence unfold, doubled in speed with Shea’s single sentence. “You…come again?”


Outside, Aaron and Cale felled Gary’s men with electric current and then a dose of sedative to the jugular, and Clark didn’t even have to use force to open Gary’s door. In two seconds, Gary was Tasered, injected, hooded, and hauled onto Clark’s shoulder.


Chapter 52