Heidi's gone; her body lies curled up at my feet. Despite the ache inside my chest, it falls to me to alert our alpha and maintain calm within the pack. Those are rules I vowed to obey.

Yet when my vampire neighbor Eli flashes his investigator's badge, insisting Heidi's death wasn't the first, I join his hunt for the murderer instead.

Eli should come with a warning label, though. Not only does he flaunt his distaste for authority, he's also an incorrigible flirt--catnip to a single guy like me.

Lead after lead, we canvass the rainy streets of Silverton, CA, driven by a single goal. Tonight, the killing will end.