Bonds of love or chains of evil remain a shackle in this twisted trail of dark passions, ancient curses, and otherworldly entities. The love of her life, the Von Hendricks Corporate henchman, jetted out of her life before sunrise, and, even understanding his intentions to draw a serial killer away, Jenna Windrow suffers the heartache. And the killer might not have taken the bait. With the discovery of another dead body, FBI agents force Jenna into protective custody-and instead of a safe house, she's whisked to a winery in upstate New York, another of the von Hendricks holdings. Her sixth sense kicks into overdrive as her host's flirtations become ever more threatening. Something sinister lingers in the shadows of this lovely, ancient vineyard, but as visions from the past mix with the present, Jenna's grasp on reality dwindles. She's trapped, and she's not as alone as she first believes. Shackled to a vampire by blood and by oath, Darius enters another dimension of hell on earth when he returns to the von Hendricks family castle in the Carpathian Mountains. Eight years earlier, within the black stone walls, a supernatural force culled him from the Brock clan. He's one of thirteen Brock descendants chosen to repair an ancient curse upon his family; however, with his latest digression toward the dark dominion, his success remains doubtful. With his heart and mind at war against his chained will, he battles the hellish conditions, along with his growing rage. Fueled by wicked visions of Jenna's plight, he hovers on the brink of destruction-and god pity the poor souls to cross him if or when the chains snap.