David Rucker wakes up to a scene of shocking violence. Blood and body parts are everywhere. At first, he has no memory of who he is or how he wound up unconscious in the midst of all this carnage The mental fog engulfing him begins to clear and recognition dawns. The bodies of the dead belonged to people he loved. As he absorbs this information, a series of increasingly devastating revelations soon follow, including the realization that he is no longer alive. At least not in the technical sense. He is a monster. A killer. A vampire. At last he remembers something even more disturbing...Narcisa, the ancient and beautiful vampire queen who turned him and set in motion the events that led to this tragedy.

There's still more David needs to remember, but first an even more crucial piece of the puzzle needs an answer...where the hell is Narcisa?