THE OrPHan MaKer BLOOD & FLESH: BOOK ONE D.A. CHan

THE OrPHan MaKer BLOOD & FLESH: BOOK ONE D.A. CHan

A gripping thriller that plunges readers into a world where vampires lurk in the shadows and revenge is a dish best-served cold. LITERARY TITAN

THE OrPHan MaKer BLOOD & FLESH: BOOK ONE D.A. CHan

To every soul who sharpened their grief until it became purpose.

ProLOGUE

I had three rules.

Rule number one: Never engage at night. No matter how many people die, or how many more monsters they create, never engage at night. It's suicide. They're stronger, faster, and their senses are sharper. In other words, don't be stupid.

Rule number two: Never take in victims. If they're strong, they'll survive. They'll find a way. Hell, they may even become vampire killers, and God knows we're few and far between. But until they either die or become killers, they're useless. Worse, they're dead weight-they'll slow you down and you'll be just as dead as they are.

Rule number three: Trust no one. People are sick, scared, lustful, and selfish. Give a saint a good enough reason, and he'll become twice as evil as a son of the devil. If you can't trust yourself enough to handle things on your own, then you have no business being alive in the first place.

Last night, I finally caught up with the Orphan Maker, the sadistic vampire who killed my wife and son. I had her in the palm of my hand. All I had to do was stick to my MO, follow the rules, and she would have been dead this morning. But I got stupid ... and broke all three rules. Now, I've got a burning bite mark on my shoulder, a ten-year-old dead weight sleeping on my couch, and an elite vampire killer who wants to add my head to his collection.

I had three rules. Should've kept them.