Rory's Gift — Kat Barrett

Emerald Slade became a vampire after she is murdered. She is now starving for blood in her newly formed body, but she is hesitant to harm any of the few remaining humans left on Earth. Her mates Joel and Gaelic Cast sympathize. When Rory Laroche offers a solution, they are reluctant to accept because Em will be left with an eternal emotional connection to Rory. Then their fortress is raided by a band of rogue vampires, and most of the humans are taken. Those who are left team up with the remaining vampires to go get their friends and neighbors back. Things do not go as planned. When the outcome is discovered, the fortress and the vampires within come under the scrutiny of the vampire governors. The revelation that Joel and Gaelic's maker is still alive and part of the governors comes as a complete shock, but the actions that follow this discovery threaten to break Em's heart.