***Completed*** I twisted to look at my right ankle to discover it had an iron chain shackle around it attached to the ground in the corner of the cabin. Crawling, I went over to it and pulled. “It is futile to try to pull it free,” the voice in the corner spoke. I stiffened. Covin. Slowly, I sat up looking over to the couch in the corner. He sat in the chair appearing horribly ragged. The skin around his eyes had deep coloration. His eyes were red. Sick did not describe the way he appeared. He slumped against the chair as if every muscle in his body had revolted against him and refused to function. He was vulnerable. I walked towards him intent on punching him until he gave me the key. But my shackles stopped my progress a mere two feet away from him. My capturer just watched me with exhaustion and pain written across every inch of his face. I was going nowhere. I sat back down on the couch. “What happened to you?” “You,” he whispered. “Me?” I didn’t understand. “Your blood.” “My-“ my hand went to my neck. His voice was coarse. “Your blood weakens vampires. It takes away all our abilities. It’s toxic.” “I would think drinking anyone’s blood would be toxic. It’s not natural.” A corner of his lips lifted. “Still don’t believe. Adira, vampires are real. Your family has been hunting them for centuries. You're what they call the resistant bloodline.” The conversation appeared to be draining his energy. But he was right. I didn’t believe a word he said. ***************** Adira Kilton Vandemere, a city detective, has been solving crimes for years as the youngest agent until a girl in a tattered red dress tips the scales on the crime that is actually happening in the shadows. Intent on solving the case of the missing girls who mysteriously show up disoriented, with puncture marks, and drained of fluids, Adira suddenly finds herself in grave danger of being one of the girls in red. Covin Castillian has been a vampire for centuries set on taking down the man who, for centuries, has been trying to gain power over the world and recently had started a sinister side business. When Adira is about to be taken, Covin steps in and saves her life which now sparks the interest of the Coven. In a hidden world that Adira doesn’t believe in, her blood is the key to ending the Coven’s reign forever. It becomes a battle if Covin can convince her of her family's legacy and her part in it. However, events continue to spiral out of control as they search for the missing girls, all the while Adira is losing her heart to a man who can’t accept it.