Aleck by Verika Sloane

The Vampire Entyre Law: To live is by blood. To take is by design.

With the exception of a few, no one knows Aleck Trevyn hides a darkness, a need that can only be fed by bringing pain to those deserving of it. He alone has evidence that can exonerate Marex Daulton. Too bad restoring the Trevyn name won’t be as obtainable. His twisted talent awards him a measurable amount of wealth, and an immeasurable amount of loneliness. Unfortunately, that talent is irrelevant for his most important mission yet. In order to salvage his family’s estate and save his brother’s life, he has no choice but to attend the Centurias. With the event nearing, he’s desperate to bring a companion, and he’ll pay whatever it takes to find the perfect one…

Without exception, no one knows the real name behind the Unavowed Auction, and Istelle intends to keep it that way. She needs money. She needs anonymity. She needs to pay back an ex-ally and start a new life. What she doesn’t need is to fall for a dangerously handsome stranger who gives her the greatest pleasure she’s ever known, only to walk away and leave her craving for more.
Even though he told himself he wasn’t worthy of her, Aleck can’t deny their fates are somehow intertwined. When Istelle’s life is threatened, he vows to protect her, knowing that bringing her into his haunted sphere will only complicate his life further. He fears nothing and no one, except losing the one vampiress he yearns to hold onto.

Will she understand what he truly is when tells her the truth, or have the gods only given him a taste of something he’ll never possess?

After all, he is an immortal forsaken…