Drained, killed, and thrown away... Brian wasn't supposed to survive. As a hunter of the Clan, he's the vampires' sworn enemy. They never meant to turn him. Yet he wakes up in the woods several days later, aching and thirsty.He turns himself in to be executed by his people. It's the right thing to do. But the father says God has a plan for him--a last task, then redemption. He's to infiltrate the nest as one of the vampires' beloved children and create their demise. The father believes this will work, since the children are supposed to be precious and protected. Brian doesn't believe that. He's seen the corpses left by their kind. They have no love. 59,235 words. This is the second book in the Sire & Childe series.