When the blood fever rises, it is the Enforcer who names the time, the place, and the prey.

In Los Angeles, the Enforcer Selim has been called upon to approve a hunt. Much time has passed since the vampires of the city have last tasted fresh blood, and they are clamoring for the kill. It is Selim's job to keep them under control—and there are those who resent his authority.

He must not waver or show weakness when he gives the law—his life and the life of his mortal love Siri depend on his strength. But a whispered rumor is distracting him, a rumor of betrayal, of a violation of the most sacred of the Laws: Never reveal the truth about your own kind...