Tariq vowed he'd never use dark magic... But what if it's the only way to save his friend?

Five years ago, Tariq fled his family and made a life for himself in the human world. It was the only way to avoid his mother’s notice. If she finds him, she’ll surely drag him back, and who knows what he’ll end up doing.

But the temptation remains, lurking under his skin.

The further he got from his family, the easier it was to resist—so the last thing he needs is to get stranded in Paris. Right in the centre of his mother’s territory, right at the most magical time of year.

His battle against his own desires is interrupted when his friend, Connie, goes missing. Connie is human, pregnant, and painfully vulnerable against supernatural threats. With time ticking, Tariq’s only hope of saving her might be to embrace the very past he is trying to escape.

And with allies thin on the ground, Tariq must decide whether to trust his family, or the strange vampire who claims to want to help.

But help always comes at a price, and this time Tariq may have to pay in blood.