Perfect Timing Series by Aimee Brissay

For hundreds of years, vampires and therians have lived in a state of precarious tolerance. Now, the existence of a vampire artifact of incredible power could bring that balance to an end. The first lines in the coming war are drawn, and Valentin Alekseev finds himself in the middle of a fight he knows nothing about. Meet Valentin and see the wheels set in motion in the prequel to the riveting Perfect Timing trilogy.

The whole world is against them. Homeless and sick Valentin is sole heir to the Alekseev coven, and to the secrets it hid. With his shifter mate as his only ally, he has to retrieve the one thing that could save him. But the road home is long, and nothing is as it seems. For the first time in his life, Shawn is out of his depth. He is mated to man—a bloodsucker no less—and the entire supernatural community is against their union... moreThe whole world is against them. Homeless and sick Valentin is sole heir to the Alekseev coven, and to the secrets it hid. With his shifter mate as his only ally, he has to retrieve the one thing that could save him. But the road home is long, and nothing is as it seems. For the first time in his life, Shawn is out of his depth. He is mated to man—a bloodsucker no less—and the entire supernatural community is against their union. On the run, their lives at stake, he has to protect both Valentin and himself. But this time the odds are not in their favor and their list of enemies keep growing. In a place where even years-long friendships are not what they should be and loyalty is only to oneself, how can Shawn and Valentin survive—or keep their relationship alive? less