The Half-Blood Princess
For a thousand years, King Ryker Ashbourne has ruled his vampire empire with an iron will and unmatched power, adapting to every era while refusing to bend to tradition. He....
For a thousand years, King Ryker Ashbourne has ruled his vampire empire with an iron will and unmatched power, adapting to every era while refusing to bend to tradition. He is the strongest, wealthiest, and most formidable immortal alive, a king who needs no queen to validate his throne or secure his legacy. His world is meticulously ordered, his decisions absolute, and his future, he believes, entirely under his control. But even a king who has seen empires rise and fall cannot foresee every challenge. A life lived without compromise is about to collide with an unforeseen destiny, threatening to shatter the carefully constructed reality of the immortal monarch. What happens when the most powerful vampire in history faces a force he cannot command, a future he cannot plan, and a connection he never wanted?