Anita Blake Vampire Hunter in Guilty Pleasures #3 First Printing

The Rat King saves Anita from a were-rat who is menacing her; Anita is taken for an audience with the head Vampire of St. Louis, Nikolaos; Nikolaos pressures Anita into investigating the vampire murders taking place around the city if Anita ever wants her best friend taken out from under another vampire's thrall; As the meeting turns violent, Anita and Zachary run while Jean-Claude covers there escape; On the way out of the building, Anita is met by Valentine.