Bianca, Gretchen's mother, awakens to news of a child being assaulted while she slept. The child's attacker is hunted down and justice is served in a manner that has not been seen in Romania for centuries. Rusty and Gretchen are faced with gunmen intent on killing; they take action resulting in them being exposed for what they truly are. Rusty's parents learn of his change; Gretchen's foreign exchange family learns what they opened their home to. The FBI gets involved with the investigation; Bianca and Hu, an ancient Mongolian vampire, arrive in Gilbert and whisk the two young vampires back to Romania. There, Rusty and Gretchen join Bianca's mother and Hu in a feast on human blood. As promised, there is still No Glitter.