Who Dies First In 'Blood Of My Monster'?

Just finished 'Blood of My Monster' last night, and the first death hits hard. It's the protagonist's childhood friend, Mikhail, who gets shot during a vampire ambush in Chapter 3. The scene is brutal—he takes a silver bullet meant for the main character, crumbling to ash mid-sentence. What makes it sting is the foreshadowing. Earlier, Mikhail jokes about dying for his friend, and boom, it happens. The author doesn’t glamorize it either; there’s no dramatic monologue, just sudden, messy death. Sets the tone for the whole series: no one’s safe, and loyalty has teeth. If you like stakes (pun intended) in your vampire romances, this book delivers.

The death order in 'Blood of My Monster' is actually a clever narrative tool. Mikhail’s demise isn’t just shock value—it’s the catalyst that transforms the protagonist from a reluctant heir into a vengeance-driven leader. The way it’s written feels cinematic. One moment they’re arguing about whether to trust the vampire coven, the next Mikhail’s chest explodes in a spray of black blood. His last act is shoving the MC behind cover, which becomes a recurring motif. Every major decision afterward ties back to that loss.

What’s interesting is how the book handles aftermath. Instead of a time skip, we see the raw grief. The MC cradles Mikhail’s ashes for hours, ignoring the rain. Later, when they confront the assassin, it’s not some epic duel—just a cold, efficient beheading that mirrors Mikhail’s own pragmatic nature. The story doesn’t let you forget this death either. Flashbacks reveal Mikhail was secretly researching vampire weaknesses, hinting his sacrifice might’ve been planned. Makes you wonder who really manipulated whom.

Mikhail’s death in 'Blood of My Monster' rewrites the rules of vampire fiction. Most stories kill off side characters to motivate heroes, but here, it’s a trap. Literally. The bullet that kills him is laced with holy water, something vampires shouldn’t even fear—except this coven has a secret. They’re half-angels, a twist you only learn later. Mikhail’s death scene is packed with clues if you reread it. His ashes glow faintly silver, and his last words (‘Watch the light’) suddenly make sense when the MC later discovers celestial bloodlines.

This isn’t just a death; it’s the first domino. The coven wanted Mikhail gone because he knew their secret. The MC spends the whole book thinking it was random violence, but that reveal flips everything. Even the title gets darker—what if the ‘monster’ isn’t the vampires, but the MC’s own rage? Mikhail’s ghost appears sporadically, not as guilt, but as a taunting reminder that the truth was always visible. Brutal stuff.