Blood Betrayal

Nico, a half-blood illegitimate child sacrificed by his own elder brother, awakens to possess the Blood of the Ancestor at the instant of his death. To uncover the truth behind his mother Lydia's demise, he forms an alliance with Elena—Lydia's adopted daughter and heir to the werewolf hunters—tracing their investigation from the family blood bank through the Dark Night Council all the way to the Blood Moon Temple. The truth gradually begins to piece together: Vlad orchestrated the massacre; Kael