Deane has been a Genus Society enforcer for nearly a century and isn't used to putting others' needs first-that is, until he becomes the foster parent to Riley, an orphaned teenage blood-sucker. Not only are the boy's dietary needs in question, but Deane must travel to Miami to investigate the boy's dead father to learn more about this dangerous new breed. Verity has lived a quiet existence on the Florida coast for years, but a mysterious message...