A shattered reflection. A stolen identity. Avela, a ghost in the machine, hunts a vampire conspiracy, only to find her double dancing with the enigmatic Lord Lorson. One wrong move exposes her. He can taste her memories with a touch. She can crack any system with her neural implant. Caught between a shadowy organization and a seductive underworld, Avela battles a reborn evil—Sebastian—and the dangerous pull towards Lorson’s crimson gaze. This is no masquerade. This is war. This is *Bloodbound Shadows*.