The net doesn't look like anything. A locked door. Papered windows. One quiet life at a time.Jack, Gwen, and Webb reach San Francisco and find the Program's harvest already underway — and the coffee house that was once the heart of the Haight standing empty. But the Program is not the only hunter in the fog. The Dark Council's Hound has come to the city, following what Ian Blackwell leaves behind in the walls of rooms — and the trail he is reading crosses theirs.The Emotional Vampires is a psychological thriller spanning centuries, exploring a hidden world where emotional energy is currency, weapon, and sustenance. Some feed on love. Others cultivate despair. A fragile balance has shaped wars, movements, revolutions, and private tragedies alike. As alliances shift and hunger deepens, one question remains:Who controls the harvest?Written & Produced by: Orman Beckles | Copyright 2024–2026Orman Beckles aka The Hi Tech Nomad is a Boston-based/World Traveling content creator and tech enthusiast who leverages AI tools to produce a wide range of content, from engaging YouTube tech videos, eBooks, Apps, novels and podcasts.The Official Fan Website - http://TheEmotionalVampires.com

High in the Swiss Alps, behind more security than any bank on earth, nine old predators sit down to dinner — and argue about the one who didn't come home.Ian Blackwell has missed three reports. Eleven weeks of silence. Evelyn Moreau wants a leash; Lord Alexander Blackwood wants patience; Lucien, who has run the Dark Council since before the Second World War, wants answers. The decision they reach will send something relentless out into the night — with orders to bring Ian back breathing.The Emotional Vampires is a psychological thriller spanning centuries, exploring a hidden world where emotional energy is currency, weapon, and sustenance. Some feed on love. Others cultivate despair. A fragile balance has shaped wars, movements, revolutions, and private tragedies alike. As alliances shift and hunger deepens, one question remains:Who controls the harvest?Written & Produced by: Orman Beckles | Copyright 2024–2026Orman Beckles aka The Hi Tech Nomad is a Boston-based/World Traveling content creator and tech enthusiast who leverages AI tools to produce a wide range of content, from engaging YouTube tech videos, eBooks, Apps, novels and podcasts.The Official Fan Website - http://TheEmotionalVampires.com

Webb's handlers call with new orders. On the road north, an old saying stops Webb cold — and a page in the wrong handwriting raises a question neither Jack nor Gwen wants answered. In San Francisco, above a print shop, a machine hums in the dark — and a man watches two blue outlines burn. Chapter 32 of The Emotional Vampires.