Adrian Vale has lived his entire life in the shadow of one night. The night his father vanished. The night the mist swallowed everything. Raised by a hardened vampire hunter, Adrian grows into the perfect weapon—cold, controlled, and deadly. By the time he enters college, he’s already a legend in the underground world of hunters. But destiny doesn’t care about legends. When a powerful vampire arrives in Blackridge—and a mysterious girl crosses his path—Adrian’s carefully built world begins to crack. The truth about his past. The secret his father died protecting. The blood running through his own veins. Love and loyalty collide. Hunter and vampire blur. And the shadows are no longer just something he fights… They’re calling him home.