"He was developing feelings he really shouldn't be having for the Blood Moon Matron. For Lucy." Lucy is used to moving from place to place. With her father constantly looking over his shoulder, they have never really settled in any one city. She tries not to get too attached. After all, what's the point of falling in love if you know it's going to be temporary? But then she meets Nickolas. Tall, gorgeous and with the most startling violet eyes, their attraction is immediate and intense, and Lucy knows that if she let herself, she could easily fall into bed with him. But can she risk their relationship turning into more than just a casual fling? Little does Lucy know that heartbreak is the least of her worries... As the Blood Moon draws nearer, and Nickolas finds his attraction to Lucy blossoming into something deeper, he is torn between his duty to the vampire king and his feelings for Lucy, the woman destined to sire the heir to the vampire throne, forcing him to make an impossible choice...