Tarnished Knight (London Steampunk 15) After a vicious vaes of the craving virus, John "Rip" Doolan thinks he&39;s finally starting tothat threatens to shatter his hard-won control is Esme, his closest friend and the only woman he&39;s ever wanted If the stubborn beauty ever realized precisely as going through his mind, their friendship would be ruined For six months, Esme has waited for Rip to recover and take her as his thrall, not daring to hope for more Too afraid to put her heart on the line, she is devastated when Rip reveals that he never had any intentions ofof Slashers start causing havoc in Whitechapel, Rip and Esme have no choice They must face up to the depth of the passion that burns between the each other forever