Vlad Savryn

Golden-eyed, unnaturally beautiful, and dangerously unstable, Vlad is a royal vampire by blood but an embarrassment to the court by reputation. As King Vaelen's nephew, he carries the Savryn bloodline without its discipline, stumbling through court life like a weapon with no wielder. The king tolerates him out of obligation, while the rest of the Shadow Court regards him as a blood-drunk disgrace.

Vlad agrees to trade vampire blood for Selene's rare moonstone, one of the only known means by which a vampire can walk beneath the sun. But greed and desperation eclipse the agreement. Unwilling to risk the wrath of the Umbral Assembly—and convinced he deserves the moonstone's power—he attempts to take both prizes for himself. He underestimates Selene's song, and the betrayal costs him everything.