Merciful Bleed

Blood and venom—one sustains life, one kills!Paladin Bodine, called a Bleeder, is serpentine. He's paid to extinguish unmanageable vampires and even end the lifecycle of those old and tired of existing. He cheats, lies and skulks, whatever it takes for his serpents to deliver. Paladin is damn good at what he does until he meets a vampire who turns his slithering world upside down.Braid Calderon means to stop the individual hired to end his sire's life at any cost. He follows the murderous man whose strangeness entices and delights Braid from a distance and he fails to consider his body's reaction when he meets the killer face to face.Both cold and distant, one hot coming together changes their lives forever!A short paranormal MM romance with coarse language, explicit sex, and an HEA. Serpentine vampires can be read as standalones.