Peter is living a similar life, he’s a drifter, who happens to have landed in Las Vegas for now. Which turns in to a meal, and a fuck! Which leads to a bite, and a surprise! Peter is not human. One night he sees a guy doing something fishy… manipulating people? He’s not really sure, but he’s curious, and he drags him off for a chat.

He seems so lonely to me! He has managed to avoid being recruited by the Shadows, the vampire version of the mob, other than the occasional contract. He lives in crappy hotel rooms, eking out a living by finding drunk men, going back to their rooms, drinking a little blood, and taking some cash. With enemies at their heels and old mistakes coming back to exact a price, how can Ante and Peter find sanctuary?Īnte is a lonely soul, a vampire, originally from Croatia, now settled in Las Vegas. As Ante and Peter flee, they learn more about themselves and each other, and they discover that the world is a stranger place than either of them imagined. But the Shadows want Peter too, and they’re willing to kill to get him. His existence feels empty and meaningless until he meets beautiful Peter Gehrardi, who can influence others with his thoughts.Īn attraction flares instantly, bringing a semblance of life to Ante’s dead heart.

Now he haunts Las Vegas, stealing blood and money from drunken gamblers and staying on the fringe of the powerful vampire organization known as the Shadows. A century and a half ago, Ante Novak died on a Croatian battlefield-and rose three days later as a vampire.

Ante Up by Kim Fielding