Since the day his father strung him out as bait for being a tainted magical being, Lance Sheppard has vowed to never use his illusion to harm, thereby proving dear old demented dad wrong. Yet here he is in the middle of a colony of vampires, his magic drawn out and at the ready to strike. His mission: Convince the largest vampire colony left on earth to join the humans in their fight for survival. Not to get sidelined by a beautiful headstrong vampire. How could it all have gone so wrong so fast?