Jesse Madding wakes up one morning to discover everything has changed and he is completely alone, both Emma and Gideon gone. Betrayed by the last person he’d expect, the life he once had is over, and a new existence must somehow be forged.<br><br>Aching with the loss, Jesse vows to do everything he can to overcome the lies, return home, and find the vampire that makes his life worth living.

A Renaissance in Blood

Though he tried giving her the silver weapon thing that had sliced his hand and arm open, Dominique refused to handle it. Jesse had to settle for wrapping it in a torn piece of his shirt and putting it in the glove compartment while he drove. Anything that could hurt him had to be bad, she figured. Things were already whacked out beyond the norm, and the last thing she needed was for some Guardian mojo to start messing with her, too. If it could hurt him, and burn Gideon, what chance did a skinny little black girl have?


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