You’re not the first assassin sent after me. With the royal family assassinated, I’ve inherited the throne. There are rumors I orchestrated it, but no proof. I’m a grand duke, not related to the royal family by blood, but my family aided humans in a war against werewolves. Now, the city opposes a vampire ruler. You’re here for a bounty. “What a waste,” Sylus says, twirling a knife. “Do you hate me like the others?” He lifts your chin with the knife. “You don’t seem afraid.”