Detective Brady Lindstrom deals in death, and not just because he's a homicide cop with the slaughter of a century to solve. Ten years ago, vampires murdered his lover. Ever since, he's looked over his shoulder, ready for vampires to strike again. Or maybe just the one he loved.<br><br>Exhausted and angry about the needless deaths he has to investigate, Brady worries the killers he's looking for aren't even human. Those fears are compounded by an unexpected visitor, the battered and nearly broken Cole Singer, the lover he'd long ago given up for dead.<br><br>When Cole offers to trade information on the killers in exchange for sanctuary, Brady realizes he doesn't have a choice. It isn't about justice. He simply can't turn his back on the face of the only man he's ever loved. Even if he's a vampire.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

“You don’t have to leave when the sun goes down.” The words surprised him, probably more than they surprised Cole, but hell, if he lasted this long around Cole when he was exhausted, he’d be more than fine when he was fully awake. He couldn’t look at him, though. He didn’t want to witness any satisfaction Cole might betray in getting to him. “I’m taking you down to the scene. You’re going to tell me everything that’s happened.”


Silence made his ears ring. He was almost ready to speak up again, just to fill the void, when Cole said quietly, “Whatever you say, Brady.”


That was the last thing he heard before slipping into sleep.4


Chapter 12