From Moon to Moon — Richard Wagner

How much is success worth? Can it be bought? Can you put a price on it in gold or silver or can the cost of success only be counted in blood? Steven didn't know but he was learning for he had purchased his success and the price was the blood of the woman he loved. It was her life that brought him wealth and fame and each full moon he had to make his monthly payment, a payment that he could no longer afford to make and yet there was no way out.