Once Lost Lords Royal Scales Book 1 by Stephan Morse

Humanity hasn’t been alone for almost two thousand years. Elves, wolves, vampires, all joined together with mankind to eradicate the ‘darker’ races and maintained a tentative peace until modern times. Society adapted, everyone has rules that help keep the peace in this modern era. Yet, absolute genocide is impossible. Some hid, some buried, others were re-purposed.

Some, like Jay Fields, pass for human with a little bit extra. He used to be a bouncer at a bar, a part-time enforcer for a loan shark, and even a fight club champion. That was four years ago before betrayal by someone close sent him packing.

Now he’s back and trying to recover a life he left behind. Questions of origin aren’t his only problems. His ex-girlfriend is a vampire. There’s a missing elf who might have some answers, and Jay’s best friend is caught up in something dangerous.