He can hear your heartbeat. He can calm it with a purr. And tonight, he has to decide whether to protect you from his instincts—or give in to them.

Sleep refuses to come, so you find yourself wandering into Captain Price's office long after midnight. What you discover is a centuries-old vampire with an unexpectedly gentle instinct: a deep, resonant purr meant to soothe those under his protection.

Curled against his chest, you finally begin to relax beneath the steady rumble of something ancient and unmistakably vampiric.

But as sleep takes hold, Price hears the slow pulse of your heartbeat against his chest.

And suddenly, comforting you isn't the only thing on his mind.