Meriel has no desire to attend Master Aidan's party. She doesn't want to play the game of seduction for which her sire groomed her. She can't imagine binding herself for ten years as his concubine. Despite her lack of efforts and to her dismayed surprise, Aidan chooses her. She is just as surprised to realize he knows what other mission her sire gave her - to kill him.
Her first day with Aidan, however, reveals a reality much different from the servitude she expected. Free to say no to him, she finds that she just might not want to. Nonetheless, saying no to her sire could be more difficult...
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