In the third chapter of Blood Slave, nothing on this alien planet is as it appears to be. Danger and death lurk at every turn. Zero discovers new and frightening aspects to Stride, even as he finds himself more and more hopelessly ensnared by the voracious vampire. Chapter Three sees Zero taken captive in a terrifying underground warren for blood slaves. He encounters a surprising jailer in charge of milking' the blood donors for the vampire queen. Zero seems doomed to a painful fate until he is rescued by Stride. On the run now from his captors who badly want Zero's blood, the two vampires find deadly traps with almost every step. Even so, Zero alternately resists and embraces Stride's sexual dominance. Becoming lovers finally, their passion rages quickly, but soon turns to panic with their savage jailer hot on their trail. The strange planet on which they have become stranded reveals new and increasingly weird elements, including a huge passenger ship on which they sail to safetyor do they? Reader Advisory: This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.