After destroying a horde of fledgling vampires with the help of her friends and allies, Natalie Pierce's hunt still isn't over. Her enemy has fled to parts unknown and will shortly begin to build a new army. The ancient vampire's ultimate goal is to turn the entire human race into his cattle. Nat and her friends aren't alone in their hunt. They have managed to forge a fragile alliance between the Japanese and European vampire nations, as well as with the human soldiers. Their peace won't last forever and the signs indicate that death and darkness awaits their kind. A betrayal is coming that will tear their alliances apart. Their fate has long ago been decided, but none yet knows exactly how or when their dwindling species will cease to be.