The Vampire Queen of Los Angeles struggles against those who would show she is too weak for the job. A wave of murders among the vampires of her kingdom leaves the Queen as a suspect. Nate Silver, the queen's bloodson and sheriff, must track down the true dangers to the vampire kingdom, even if it means bringing down his own queen. At every step, he hopes to prove her innocence, but at every step, he finds more to link her to the crimes.