The reigning King of Wallachia, Vlad III, is not your average ruler. He has a darkness inside...one that must never be revealed. Not even to his closest allies. Vlad's secrets threaten to surface when the forbidden book of magic is stolen. Now he must put those he loves in danger to recover the ancient book before it can be used to seed the land with more of the undead...vampires just like him. Hidden codes are revealed, trusted allies are interwoven with bitter adversaries in this race against time with the future of the world at stake.