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

Brady shook his head. “I don’t know. I got him to focus on last night’s intruders, but that’ll only distract him for a little while. You’re an eyewitness. He’s practically drooling, he wants you so bad.”


“Will he give you a hard time if you don’t take me in?”


His simple declaration had Brady stopping in mid-reach for his fly. He gaped at Cole, his mistrust shining in his eyes.


“Did you forget you’re dead? Dead men don’t make the most reliable witnesses.”


“How do you think vampires manage in the real world?” Cole countered. “Especially in a digital age? Do you have any idea how easy it is to create a fake identity for ourselves?”


“There wasn’t any ID in your clothes the other night.”


He should have known Brady would go through them. “I don’t carry it all the time. Only when I think I might need it. I can go out tonight and get it while you rest.”


Chapter 21