Nobody expected Dru Anderson to survive this long. She's battled killer zombies, jealous "djamphirs," and bloodthirsty suckers. But now that Dru has bloomed into a full-fledged "svetocha"--rare, beautiful, and toxic to all vampires--the worst is yet to come.
For her own protection, sixteen-year-old Dru is taken to a secret training facility that feels more like a prison, but she faces great danger there and learns that a traitor who was involved in her mother's now wants Dru .