Being one of the youngest Vampire Hunters, Lucian Lockhart didn't expect to encounter one of those bloodthirsty creatures in his lifetime. After all, vampires were on the brink of extinction and no one heard about a single apparition of them for more than fifteen years. However, the opportunity unexpectedly appears and Lucian finds himself face to face with the enemy he had only known from told stories and books. As if fighting a vampire for the first time wasn't astounding enough, Lucian also discovers one thing about his family's past that could tear apart everything he had believed to be true.