The Crimson Debt
Jessica Vance is a "nothing"—a human girl working three jobs to keep her brother out of the clutches of the city’s underground loan sharks. But when her brother gambles away....
Jessica Vance is a "nothing"—a human girl working three jobs to keep her brother out of the clutches of the city’s underground loan sharks. But when her brother gambles away five million dollars to the wrong people, Jessica is forced to pay the ultimate price. She is taken to the Blackwood Manor Auction, a secret gathering where the vampire elite bid on human "vessels." She expects a life of slavery. Instead, she is bought for a record-breaking ten million dollars by Ronnie Thorne, the most feared Pureblood in the northern hemisphere. Ronnie is cold, ruthless, and hates humanity. He didn’t buy Jessica out of mercy; he bought her because she carries the RH-Null "Golden Blood," a genetic rarity that grants a vampire the power to walk in the sun and defy the laws of the Vampire Council. But there’s a catch: the power only works if Jessica is willing. As the Council declares war on Ronnie to seize his "prize," Jessica and Ronnie are forced into a dangerous game of survival. In the darkness of the Under-City, the line between predator and prey blurs. Jessica discovers that she isn't just a vessel—she is the Sovereign, a legendary figure destined to either unite the two species or burn the world to ashes.