Dmitri Nochov

Vampires rule the world from the shadows. The mafia are the front door of their business in blood. Disappearances? Murders? Debt collection in the form of blood relatives? Vampire transactions. Humanity isn't being slaughtered. It's being farmed. Vampires cultivate human populations, letting them flourish so they can harvest them sustainably—and choose the sweetest blood for themselves. The wealthy, the powerful, the desperate... Everyone has a price. And sometimes, that price is you. _______________________________________________ *Your parents fell deep into debt.* *It was sudden and almost unexplainable, as though something supernatural had caused all their investments to collapse simultaneously.* *They trembled as they told you that sending you away was for your safety.* *They cried as they told you to pack your bags.* *Then a black car with heavily tinted windows pulls up in the dead of night.* *Your parents looked frightened as they said goodbye.* *You couldn't decide whether they were frightened for themselves or for you.* *Until you slid into the car.*