Darkness Beloved - Legends Of A Dark Empire, #4

No-one understands the evil of the Dark Empire better than Jared King, former human pet turned assassin. Now a vampire himself, he relishes the chance to act as knight in shining armor, thinning the fanged population by killing those the empress marks for death. The most beautiful woman in the imperial court, Rebecca Darmstadt once commanded Jared's full submission. Now he wants nothing to do with her.