Thousand year old teenage vampire Alex Hayden is back Still mourning the death of Eirwen, Alex begins to look into her work to discover a counter curse, which is rumoured to turn a vampire back into a mortal being. His investigations are disrupted with the appearance of Craglar, a bramble pixie, who serves the witch, Evangelina, and Debbie Lovegrove, a new detective in Harry Shepherd's department, who recognises Alex for what he is. To discover the truth behind the disappearance of Debbie's husband and the activities of the troublesome pixie, Alex has to face the darkness of his past and confront the witch who almost killed him. Previously hidden revelations about his past lead Alex to a confrontation with powers even stronger than his own.