There's war brewing and only one group of Slayers to protect their race. Their second-in-command must choose between the life he'd be forced to live and the life he'd kill for. Something inhuman is taking out the upper crust of society, and it's up to the Slayers to confront an evil so great that it threatens to destroy all they hold dear. Blood Alley will earn its name, as the war between the Slayers and the Rancor Order spills from the trenches and onto the streets of Van City. For Slayer Zylan, his demons haunt him as he comes face to face with his own personal hell. For ten years, Zylan-Zy to his friends-has been deep undercover infiltrating the Rancor Order. Now, shoulder to shoulder with the Slayers, Zylan must choose between his birthright and his heart's desire. He is forced to call in his one true love, his Fyrvor, Neri. He is given a taste of pleasure unlike anything he's had before-until fate comes knocking on his door holding a blade. You can't run from fate. You can't hide from the darkness.