Bound by blood, addicted to danger, they'll enter the darkestand most eroticplace of all.A warrior trained in bullets and blades, Renata cannot be bested by any manvampire or mortal. But her most powerful weapon is her extraordinary psychic abilitya gift both rare and deadly. Now a stranger threatens her hard-won independencea golden-haired vampire who lures her into a realm of darknessand pleasure beyond imagining. A combat-loving adrenaline junkie, Nikolai dispenses his own justice to enemies of the Breedand his latest quarry is a ruthless assassin. One woman stands in his way: the seductive, cool-as-ice bodyguard, Renata. But Renatas powers are put to the test when a loved one, a child, is threatened and shes forced to turn to Niko for help. As the two join forces, as desire fans the flames of a deeper hunger, Renatas life is under siege by a man who offers the exquisite pleasure of a blood bondand a passion that could save or doom them both forever.From the Paperback edition.