Previously... Time has run out. While David was able to save Blackwill from the Scourge's attack on his cabin in the Maine wilderness, Lera staked herself before David could secure evidence of the Scourge's involvement in the fang trade. Justice by Day is an inevitable conclusion, especially after Kellen brutally murdered Gustava before he could report back to the Old Families of her involvement in the hiding of Nephoros's Edict, an ancient scroll that could expose all of the 50 families.

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