Prologue
Wherein Our Heroine Considers Her Options
One
Wherein the Marchioness Is Without an Escort
Two
Wherein Our Heroine’s Services Are Engaged
Three
In Which Our Heroine Dredges Up a Past Event, to the Dismay of Her Companion
Four
A Dark Battle
Five
In Which Max Takes the Long Road Home
Six
An Unwelcome Summons
Seven
Wherein Sebastian Swears Off Women
Eight
Wherein a Frothy Pink Confection Leaves Little to the Imagination
Nine
In Which Our Heroes Accept Their Mission
Ten
In Which Sebastian Acquires Reading Material
Eleven
In Which a Vampire Is Taken in by a Pretty Face
Twelve
Wherein Sebastian Is Reminded That Hell Hath No Fury
Thirteen
In Which We Observe Venators in Their Natural Habitat
Fourteen
The Trial Commences
Fifteen
In Which Our Heroine Finds Herself Between a Rocky Wall and a Hard Place
Sixteen
The Negotiation
Seventeen
In Which Sebastian Exercises Unusual Prudence
Eighteen
A Parting of Ways
Nineteen
Of Dreams and Sacrifice, and the Incurrence of a Debt
Twenty
The Visitation
Twenty-One
In Which Our Heroine Chafes at the Bit
Twenty-Two
Wherein Our Heroine Sets the Record Straight
Twenty-Three
In Which Victoria Receives the Most Unpleasant of Surprises
Twenty-Four
In Which the Vampire Queen Invites Her Companion to Dine
Twenty-Five
The Temptation of Sebastian Vioget
Twenty-Six
Two Farewells, and a Shocking Instance in Which Victoria and Max Agree
Epilogue
Wherein We Are Assured That Though Nothing Will Change, All Will Be Well
Acknowledgments
