Alisa is battling with a heartbreaking dilemma. Her daughter, Kalika, has disappeared. Alisa knows the great danger Kalika poses to the human world - but can she bring herself to destroy her own flesh and blood? And another threat looms large to Alisa. Someone means to destroy the 5000-year-old vampire, and Alisa's only hope lies in reliving the evil of her monstrous past. Then she can eliminate it. For ever.