River Carteret is a diplomat, known for crafting solutions between disparate groups.
Growing up on Earth under the control of the Guardians, he'd never experienced hardships, such as war, plague, or famine.
Urged by his Guardian supervisor, River volunteers to go to the planet Drakonis to broker an agreement between the Drakos and the Draas. He is determined to bring equality to the Draas, wresting it from their ruling class, the Drakos, if necessary.
There is only one, small problem.
The Drakos are a sanguinary race, needing blood to survive, and River, with his rare hemoglobin, constitutes a banquet to the Drakos, a lethal hazard for him.
Mix in an angelically handsome vampire Prince, low oxygen levels, and food he can't eat, and River has set himself up for a task that will cause him to use every skill he has to survive.
Will River become prey to the Drakos?
Or will he succeed, losing his heart along the way?
