Queen of the Crimson Court

She ran from a killer and fell into a city that feeds on hunger. When Victoria de Lamarre crosses the Veil into Noctyrr, she’s captured by the Crimson Court and reduced to a Source—a living vessel of blood so intoxicating it drives ancient vampires insane. Her pulse tempts them. Her warmth unravels their control. Then the Blood King tastes her—and binds himself to her. Now every shiver she feels, they feel. Every breath she loses, they crave. Four immortal lords circle her, not just to feed, but to claim. “Don’t fight it,” the Blood King murmurs. “You feel it too.” They think she’s theirs to consume. They don’t realize that when she trembles, they break— and when she finally gives in, monsters learn how to kneel.