Blood and Vengeance by B.A. Stretke

A fake date with an intimidating stranger turns into a lethal lesson in fated destiny…

Chris Trudeau is having a terrible night. Bad enough he’s pulling a grueling shift assisting at a high-society charity gala at the Ritz-Carlton, but now his cheating, smarmy ex-boyfriend has just walked into the ballroom to gloat with a new model boyfriend. Panicked and desperate to shield his dignity, Chris grabs the arm of the nearest man—a tall, devastatingly handsome stranger who radiates pure, terrifying power.

“Help me. Talk to me like you know me… Pretend we’re together.”

Arman Kane isn’t just an affluent art dealer visiting Chicago. He is an ancient vampire, a lethal warrior, and Commander of the ruthless Trento Syndicate. The moment Chris touches his arm; the vampire’s ancient instincts ignite. Arman knows exactly what Chris is to him: his Beloved—the fated mortal partner he has spent centuries searching for.

Swept from the ballroom floor and into a world of hidden supernatural covens, shifting power plays, and dangerous underground syndicates, Chris’s reality fractures. The intense physical bond with Arman awakens his senses to a dangerous underworld to which humans are completely blind.

But a vampire commander doesn’t pretend for long. When rival covens mark Chris as a target to settle a score, Arman’s medieval knight training takes front and center. To keep his newfound beloved safe, he will gladly tear down anyone—and any coven—that stands in his way.

Because Chris belongs to him now. And a warrior knight never let’s go of his heart.