A troubled teen. A tragic past. An offer he can't refuse.If he could liberate himself of responsibility, authority, and mortality, would any cost be too great?On a hot August night, a fifteen-year-old boy finds his foster parents murdered by blood-drinking heathens. The killers offer him a new life free of hardship, where he can vanquish his enemies and attain true belonging...at the cost of his humanity. He is offered eternal darkness, but the promise of acceptance, freedom, and power is appealing.Target Audience: General Trade readers who enjoy dark, suspenseful thrillers. Fraught with resentment and confronted by ambiguous notions of good and evil, he explores a dark world on the fringe between bliss and oblivion. As he edges closer to his demons, he discovers how dangerous it is to be young and alienated in modern society. Discover a dark coming-of-age story, a supernatural thriller, and a crime fiction masterpiece.