After his death, Hephaistion son of Amyntor became a Vampire, condemned to be alone for endless nights of blood and terror. These are the memories of his mortal life, his ENTIRE story, from the day he was born in Pella to the day he died in Ecbatana and, how after Centuries of darkness, he is still looking for a way to be with Alexander again in the Modern Era.

Alexander's right to the throne is in danger with the threat of a pure blooded Macedonian heir, and Hephaestion discovers that the hardest part of their exile might be going home.