Chicago's Lower East Side . . . Secret Home To the strangest inhabitants the Windy City has ever seen. Moving restlessly through its streets is Justinian, a mysterious nightclub owner who keeps himself at arm's distance from his customers and has no known companions. Born centuries ago as the Earl of Sterling, Justinian is forever cursed to serve the Dragon, an all-powerful entity who controls its minions by seizing on their reflections whenever they view themselves in mirrors. Serving their wicked master unquestionably in blood and violence, in return they are granted immortality and the ability to shape-shift into the Dragon's own image.Now a younger disciple, careless about the carnage he creates, forces Justinian to cover for him, and a savvy police lieutenant investigating the mysterious deaths is hot on his heels. Will Justinian possess enough strength to save himself and finally break his blood ties to the Dragon?