Raina's Sire has released her to be with her human love. Finally. If only her hunger for blood wasn't getting out of control and endangering him. If only the first vampire and most dangerous being on earth wasn't pursuing her for his torturous pleasure. If only she could stay. She travels across the world to escape him, Varo, the man who was cannibalized and began the vampire curse. She leaves everything she loves behind and goes to Tombstone where the "Silver City Strangler" has been making his own living dead girls- using and abusing them before leaving their naked bodies to the desert sun. Finding him and tearing him to pieces will feed the beast inside the beautiful new vampire, but still protect her human soul from disintegrating into nothingness. But The First has found her. He wants to hurt her to make Raina's Sire suffer for killing his love, but never thought his stone heart would come alive again. In her. He torments Raina, but she can feel his hidden desire, feel him secretly begging for her, and is fascinated with him. She is drawn to The First, for he is beautiful and deadly... and the one who started it all. "A dark and passion filled tale, with all the REAL serial killer fun of the first book."