He’s banished from his land after accidentally taking Liana’s life. Instead of taking Brock’s life as was the creature’s intention, Brock somehow manages to steal the vampyre’s essence, turning Brock into the Vaer, both the curse of his people and their savior. When he does, he’s attack by the creature who isn’t human after all, but vampyre. Brock doesn’t want to stop, but feels he must offer help. On one of his trips, he comes across a human desperate for help with the forest is dying around him. Marriage to Liana will put an end to his human wanderings. When Brock falls in love with Celeste before realizing her demise is his cure, will love triumph over his desire to be healed? Will he risk everything to save her from a Warloc, an oath breaker, who also wants her dead?īrock is an Elvin with a liking for the human culture, curious creatures who capture his attention, and he’s not really sure why. If he succeeds in devouring her magic, she and the world will die.

An ancient powerful Warloc craves her powers. Her magic has been kept dormant by her captors. Chained by prophesy, he must find a witch, pierce her heart, and draw her blood for his cure.Ĭeleste must escape the monks who have held her prisoner for years. Cursed by a vampyre bite that forces him to feed on the life-essence of others, he is unable to touch another without taking their life. Forbidden to cross the Elvin barrier into human lands, Brock cannot sate his curiosity.

The Garnet Dagger by Andrea R. Cooper