In Christine Feehan's seductive Carpathian novels roiling passions collide in a perfect storm of dangerous desire that only a precious few can hope to outrun . . .

Buried alive for hundreds of years in a volcano in the Carpathian Mountains, Dax awakens in a world of absolute darkness and oppressive heat. He fears that he has become the full-fledged abomination that every Carpathian male fears. But there are some things that never change.

His name is Mitro, the vampire Dax had hunted all these long centuries. He is the epitome of everything malevolent. Even Dax's friends and family weren't safe from Mitro's bloodlust. Neither was Mitro's lifemate, Arabejila, an extraordinary woman with extraordinary gifts.

But now that Dax has re-emerged, so too has Mitro. The ultimate battle between good and evil has been re-engaged. A violent game has begun - one that has marked Riley Parker, the last descendent of Arabejila, as the reward.